Subseries F. William P. Bancroft and the Religious Society of Friends: It is clear that William and Emma Bancroft were devout Quakers, as reported by the records in this series. Emma was born in Crosswicks, New Jersey, which was founded by Quakers in 1677. Documents in this series indicate that Emma supported Swarthmore College, founded by Quakers in 1864, and Antioch College, which was founded in 1862 by the Christian Connection (now merged with the United Church of Christ). William supported and served on committees of the Wilmington Friends Meeting. Joseph Bancroft, William’s father, had written a book entitled A Persuasive Unity in 1874, attempting to unify two halves of Quakerism. William continued to distribute the book well after his father died in 1874. The Woodlawn Trustees collected works written about Quakers. Included here are “A Childhood Experience at a Quaker Meeting” by Betty Ann Gawthrop, undated; “History of Early Friends in Wilmington” by Matilda Ferris, undated; “Friends Society of Brandywine Park, By-Laws and Publicity 1963-1999," undated; “Wilmington Friends Meeting and Early Friends in New Castle County,” by Richard W. Badger, and “The Hicksite Separation” by Robert W. Doherty, 1967.