Articles and Publications

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS Prepared by John and Barbara Curtis 631 Walnut Lane Haverford, PA 19041 The Oxford Record Society in 1980 published volume 52 of its proceedings . The book entitled Bishop Fell and Non-conformity: Visitation Documents from the Oxford Diocese, 1682-1683 is edited by Mary Clapinson. Quakers will find this small volume of keen interest coming as it does from a study, with transcription of appropriate documents, of the views of die Anglican establishment in a significant diocese in late 17th century England. The forty-one page introduction surveys a wider time span than the documents themselves, covering roughly two decades of accounts of dissent in the vicinity of Oxford. Copies of the publication may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, Oxfordshire Record Society, Bodleian Library, Oxford OXl 3BG, at a cost of £ 9 inclusive of postage and handling. * * * Leonard Kenworthy is the author of a new work called Quakerism: A Study Guide on the Religious Society of Friends. The book is divided into three major portions, the first of which concerns itself widi historical issues, especially those which relate to the American scene. Part II deals with distinctive features of Quakerism such as the meeting for worship, the meeting for business and the testimonies. Part III takes up the varied forms of Quaker organization such as die pastoral system, the worldwide family of Friends, etc. The study is well set up for its stated purpose since it contains selected readings included with each chapter and an adequate index to die whole work is supplied. Copies are available through Friends Bookstore in Philadelphia and Quaker Hill Bookstore in Richmond, Indiana. Price is $5.00 plus postage and handling. * # # The Ebor Press of William Sessions Company in York, England, has completed publication of a reprint edition of William Penn's No Cross, No Crown. Friends have kept this important work available in print without interruption since its initial appearance in 1669. Copies are available in the United States from Friends Bookstore, 152 North 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. * * * The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has lately published a 76-page illustrated biography called William Penn, Architect of a Nation, by John B. B. Trussell, Jr. This concise but comprehensive account of Penn's life and work is designed for the general reader and the student. Cost is $2.25 plus 6% sales tax in Pennsylvania. It may be ordered from the Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17120. * * * An offprint of an article in the Journal of British Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, (Fall, 1980) has been brought to the attention of the editors, entitled "Eliza126 Articles and Publications127 bethan Familists and English Separatists." The Society of Friends is dealt with to some extent by the author, Joseph W. Martin. The threads of dissidence within the Anglican Church in Elizabethan times contributed to the problems which erupted in later movements in the 17th century resulting in the evolution of the various independent church groups of which the Quakers were a significant element. The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 94 (1981), p. 145-165, has an article by John Vlach, "Quaker Tradition and the Paintings of Edward Hicks : a Strategy for the Study of Folk Art." Vlach makes useful observations on Hicks' work and includes a stimulating commentary on the studies done by Eleanore Price Mather on the artist. Dana Green reports that his studies of Lucretia Mott are now available in a book published by Edwin Mellen Press. The work is entitled Lucretia Mott: Her Complete Speeches and Sermons. It may be obtained from the Mellen Press at P.O. Box 450, Lewiston, NY 14902. The Quaker poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, is the subject of a pamphlet recently published by the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Library. Annette Niemtzow, Assistant Professor of English, has written an account of a small episode in the life of Whittier which was brought to light in a letter recently purchased for the college archives. "Whittier and the Opening of Bryn Mawr College in 1885" describes the invitation of John B. Garrett of the Trustees of the College to the poet to attend the ceremonies inaugurating the new Quaker institution of higher education for...