Briefer Notices

BRIEFER NOTICES Prepared by John and Barbara Curtis The annual meeting of the Friends Historical Association was held on November 8, 1982, at the Friends Meeting House, Fourth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia. Following dinner the President, John M. Moore, opened the meeting with reports from the various committee chairpersons. The names of Margaret H. Bacon, J. William Frost, Willman Spawn and Eleanore Price Mather and George Vaux were presented and approved to serve on the Board of Directors for die period 1982-1985. After a brief summary by John Moore of a number of Quaker historical works on exhibition, published in 1982, Professor Charles Cherry of the department of English at Villanova University spoke on "English Roots of Friends Hospital," using illustrative slides. Charles Cherry has been a T. Wistar Brown Fellow in Quaker Studies at Haverford College during die 1982-1983 academic year. # * * The Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists is beginning to plan for its fifth biennial gathering. The meeting will take place in Providence, RI, Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17, 1984·. An invitation has been extended by the Moses Brown School for the meeting to be held at die school which will list the conference as the culminating event in its own celebration of its two hundredth year in Quaker education in New England. JoAnn Robinson, of the Department of History at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21239, is program coordinator; Thomas D. S. Bassett is assisting Barbara Curtis, formerly of the Quaker Collection at Haverford College, who serves as Convenor for the 1984 Conference in making the arrangements. Persons desiring to have papers considered for presentation should correspond widi JoAnn Robinson at die address given above. • * * Arthur O. Roberts, chairman, Division of Religion at George Fox College, Newberg, OR 97132, reports that a musical production "Children of die Light" had its premiere at Bauman auditorium on February 12th and 13di, 1983. The musical is based on the Journal of George Fox. Lyrics, dialogue and narrative arrangements are by Arthur Roberts. David Miller composed the music and Joseph Gilmore is die producer. AVAILABLE: Friends Historical Association, Haverford, PA 19041 has copies available of the most recent publication of die association: FRIENDS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY, edited by John M. Moore. Hardbound copies are $5.00, paperback is $3.00. Include $1.00 for postage and handling. Supplies are limited, so order now! 71 ...