Organization: American Friends Service Committee - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 3.4 cubic ft. (29 lantern slide boxes (2 boxes of pa 193 - france set d; and 3 boxes of each other pa))
Abstract:: English and American Quakers were involved in relief efforts in Europe during and after WWI. These efforts were begun by English Quakers of London Yearly Meeting, and later joined by the American Friends Service Committee. They expanded the scope of their aid from France to also include Russia, Serbia, Poland, Austria, and Germany. The lantern slides in this collection were taken during these relief efforts and, along with lecture notes, sent back home to Friends groups who would use the slides in presentations, usually for fundraising purposes.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of Thomas C. Potts. Many of the letters are written from Potts to Ethel, his wife, while he was traveling with the American Friends Service Committee in 1920.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes letters written by J. Edgar Rhoads to his family while he was in Germany administering war relief after WWI. Also included are the diaries of his grandfather, Jonathan E. Rhoads, from 1908-1910. These provide a record of daily appointments and expenses.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
Abstract:: A short-lived Quaker organization that promoted peace during World War I.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.6 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was set up in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection includes photographs from World War I Europe. Photographs include those taken on a ship to Europe, at a hospital in France, and at a number of battlefields throughout Europe. This volume includes graphic images of war casualties.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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