Subject: Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources / Organization: American Friends Service Committee / People: Burr, Barbara R. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources Organization American Friends Service Committee People Burr, Barbara R.

Extent:: 3.3 linear ft. (3.3 linear ft.)
Abstract:: The Friends Meeting for Sufferings of Vietnamese Children was founded in 1966, to bring injured and orphaned Vietnamese and Amerasian children to the United States for medical treatment. Some children were placed in foster homes or were permanent adopted. The organizers worked in cooperation with Welcome House in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and with other organizations. The group disbanded in October 1969.

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