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Start Over Creator Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 Creator Foulds, Elfrida Vipont Year 1950 to 1999

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Henry J. Cadbury papers, 1910-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 linear ft. (60 boxes, 15,000 items)
Abstract:
Papers of Quaker Biblical scholar Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974), a founder of the American Friends Service Committee and Nobel Prize winner on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee. Cadbury taught at Haverford (1910-1919 and 1954-1963) and Bryn Mawr Colleges as well as Harvard Divinity School as Hollis Professor of Divinity.

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

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Francis R. Bacon (1878-1965) Papers, 1941-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Abstract:
Francis R. Bacon (1878-1965), a birthright Quaker, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Architecture in 1913 and was later Dean of Western Reserve University's School of Architecture. He married Edith Melrose Farquhar in 1915, and in the early 1920's they participated in the AFSC child feeding programs in Germany and Russia. This collection primarily includes correspondence, notes, photographs, and other materials related to Francis R. Bacon's research on 17th century Quaker meeting houses. Correspondents include Elfrida Vipont Foulds, Isabel Ross, Beatrice Saxon Snell, Henry J. Cadbury, and others.

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