Various writings about many topics by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs. One essay is about how men and women should use their education as a weapon for the betterment of the country[...]

This folder contains a variety of undated materials written by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs, concerning bible studies. Included is an essay called "David - A Character Study" a [...]

This folder contains handwritten biographical essays written by Mary on the lives and work of Braxton Craven, Mary E. Carttand, Elizabeth Fry, David Hodgins, Francis L Ki[...]

This folder contains biographical essays on Hannah W Osborne, Ezra Meader, Hannah Reynolds, Jonathan Worth, and Rhoda M Worth. It also contains a typed essay of remembera[...]

This folder contains materials related to Friends' involvement in the Civil War. One typed essay draft details the tensions between Friends who believed in states' rights[...]

This folder contains several miscellanous documents belonging to Mary Mendenhall Hobbs. One document is a newspaper clipping of an undated article titled "Which of You?",[...]

This notebook contains undated minutes of the Committee on the Development of Spiritual Life in North Carolina Yearly Meeting. It also contains several undated, untitled [...]

This folder contains one undated, handwritten essay by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs on the role of concerns in a Quaker context.

This folder contains correspondence both to and from Mary Mendenhall Hobbs. Authors of letters written to Mary found in this folder include Allen D. Hole, Alfred C. Garre[...]

Undated correspondence from Mary Mendenhall Hobbs. Included is an undated seasons' greeting card sent out by Hobbs, a wedding invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Junius Hill for[...]

This folder contains a typed and written essay by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs on the meaning of creeds in Christianity

This folder contains an undated, handwritten essay by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs on the topic of Quaker dress, with a focus on simplicty and the garments worn by Quaker women.

This folder contains documents focusing on education in the state. One essay examines the intersection of industry and education, stressing the importance of children lea[...]

This folder contains the 1912 (lecture? essay?""The Religious and Civic Aspects of Education"(both handwritten and transcribed copies are available), an essay titled "The[...]

This folder contains several drafts of essays by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs on the topic of elders in a Quaker context. Titles include "Eldership" and "The function of the eld[...]

This folder contains a collection of essays written by Mary. Essay topics and titles include "This Alarm Over the Danger of Knowledge"(1927)""Know Thyself," home landscap[...]

This folder contains a number of financial documents belonging to Mary Mendenhall Hobbs. Records include checks, receipts, property tax documents, and a personal savings [...]

This folder contains several essays relating to the work and business of Five Years Meeting (an association of Yearly Meetings which eventually became Friends United Meet[...]

This folder contains responses to a 1912 questionnaire sent to various schools and colleges by the Executive Committee of the Five Years Meeting. The questionnaire focuse[...]

This folder contains newsletters from the Friends Messenger dated 1919-1920. The front page of each newsletter has "L.L. Hobbs" written on the upper right hand corner. Th[...]

This folder contains a copy of the Friends' Intelligencer and Journal, dated Second Month, 1895. The folder also contains multiple handwritten essays (authors not listed)[...]

This folder contains two copies of the Guilford Collegian -- Vol. VI, no. 4 (November 1893) and Vol. VI, no. 5 (December 1893). The first few pages of both Collegians are[...]

This folder contains two copies of a typed report by Mary Mendenhall Hobbs titled "Girls Aid Work at Guilford College and an Account of New Garden Hall," and an additiona[...]

This folder contains one handwritten, undated document titled "Our Neighborhood," written on fourteen 5x6 inch paper."Our Neighborhood" addresses the topic of charity and[...]

This folder contains sections from Mary Mendenhall Hobbs' 1922 essay "The History of Guilford College." A note attached to the typed indicates that the document was obtai[...]