Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College was established in 1871 to collect, preserve and make available the documentary records of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Library and archival repository for books, archives, manuscripts, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs and other images of the Religious Society of Friends, including the archival records of New York Yearly Meeting, P
hiladelphia Yearly Meeting and Baltimore Yearly Meeting (shared with Haverford), Friends General Conference, Friends World Committee, and other Quaker yearly meetings and organizations. Anyone is welcome to visit, but we are open by appointment only. Appointments can be requested via our website.