6 scrapbooks of newspaper and journal articles, programs, and poetry compiled by members of the Shaker sect. Most are articles by and about the Shakers, their beliefs, customs, and communities. Includes articles on spiritualism, pacifism, equality for women, abolition, temperance, marriage, celibacy, Mormons, Millerism, technical advances, and news of the day (generally relating to natural and man-made disasters). Includes items by and/or about Ann Lee (the founder), Catherine Allen, Martha Anderson, Clara Augusta, Giles B. Avery, Cecilia DeVere, Antoinette Doolittle, H.L. Eads, Frederick W. Evans, Juliann Hammond, Emma J. Neal, and Leila S. Taylor.