%eadnotat; ]> 5119paxs An Inventory of the Alice Hall Paxson Scattered Seeds Papers, 1930-1936 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1972 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Alice Hall Paxson Scattered Seeds Papers, 1930-1936 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1972 Descriptive Summary Scattered Seeds Papers, 1930-1936 RG 5/119 Alice Hall Paxson (1868-1955) 1 box; .25 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog Alice Hall Paxson (1868-1955) was a Quaker author and editor, of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Thomas Heston and Lydia H. (Cox) Hall of Chester County. The family moved to Swarthmore, Pa., about 1889, and Alice graduated from Swarthmore College in 1888. In 1897, she married Charles Paxson. The family had close ties to Swarthmore College, including many graduates. Lydia (Cox) Hall was founding editor and editor for forty years of the periodical Scattered Seeds, a position in which her daughters, Abby Hall Paxson and Abby Hall Roberts, succeeded her. About 1928, Alice Hall Paxson became sole editor. The collection contains chiefly editorial correspondence and other papers relating to Scattered Seeds, a magazine for Quaker children, from 1930-1936 when it was edited by Paxson. The collection also includes correspondence with American Unitarian Association, publishers of a similar periodical, The Beacon.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Alice Hall Paxson (1868-1955) was a Quaker author and editor, of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania She was the daughter of Thomas Heston and Lydia H. (Cox) Hall of Chester County. The family moved to Swarthmore, Pa., about 1889, and Alice graduated from Swarthmore College in 1888. In 1897, she married Charles Paxson. The family had close ties to Swarthmore College, including many graduates. Lydia (Cox) Hall was founding editor and editor for forty years of the periodical Scattered Seeds, a position in which her daughters. Abby Hall Paxson and Abby Hall Roberts, succeed her. About 1928, Alice Hall Paxson became chief editor.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains chiefly editorial correspondence and other papers relating to Scattered Seeds, a magazine for Quaker children, from 1930-1936 when it was edited by Paxson. Also, correspondence with American Unitarian Association, publishers of a similar periodical, The Beacon.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Correspondence Financial papers Manuscripts ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Eleanor Paxson Keighton, 1972

The collection was given by a daughter of Alice Hall Paxson, Eleanor Keighton of Swarthmore, Pa.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Alice Hall Paxson Scattered Seeds Papers, 1930-1936, RG 5/119, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

The following materials, originally part of the collection, have been removed and recatalogued:

See FHL periodicals for bound serial, Scattered Seeds, 1869-1935. Periodical also available on microfilm, FHL P326-P332. See also RG 2, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Friends Central Bureau, Scattered Seeds Account Books, 1916-1935. SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Periodical editors -- Pennsylvania American periodicals Children -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals Children's literature -- Moral and religious aspects Children's periodicals Publishers and publishing -- Pennsylvania Quakers --Pennsylvania Quakers -- Periodicals Religious newspapers and periodicals-- United States Unitarians -- Periodicals Unitarians --United States Unitarians -- Societies, etc. Women, Quaker -- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-- Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism American Unitarian Association Beacon (Periodical) Scattered Seeds (Periodical) Children's periodicals Society of Friends -- Education Religious education of children DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1930-1936, n.d. Correspondence 1930-1936, and n.d. 1 Ser. 2. Financial papers, 1933-1935 Small group of 3"×5" cards recording postage; payments for drawings, puzzles, stories, and verse; record of free copies mailed, etc. 1933-1935 1 Ser. 3. Manuscripts, 1934-1936 Notebook containing record of manuscripts received and memorandums of their return or retention 1934-1936 1