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Henry Joel Cadbury Papers, 1917-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (1.25 linear ft.)
Abstract:
Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974) was a distinguished Biblical scholar, teacher, and a member of the Society of Friends. Cadbury was one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee. He served as its chairman from both 1928 to 1934 and again from 1944 to 1960. Cadbury supervised famine relief both in the United States and in Europe.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Addition to Henry J. Cadbury papers, 1866-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear ft. (10 boxes)
Abstract:
Henry Joel Cadbury (1883-1974) was one of the foremost American Quaker scholars of the 20th century. He published in the fields of Quaker and biblical history, and served as a teacher and philanthropist. This addition to the papers of Henry Cadbury includes biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, writings, such as his The Book of Acts in History and photographs of Cadbury and his family.

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

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Henry Joel Cadbury papers, 1965-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.75 linear ft.
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Henry Joel Cadbury graduated from Haverford College (A.B. 1903) and Harvard University (M.A. 1904 and Ph.D. 1914). Cadbury served as a trustee and director of Bryn Mawr College for many years and was Chairman for the Board of Directors from 1956 to 1969. He was one of the foudners of the American Friends Service Committee in 1917 and Chairman of that organization 1928-34, 1944-60. AFSC won the Nobel Peace Prize along with Britain's Service Council in 1947. The Henry Joel Cadbury papers holds the papers of the AFSC Family Planning and Population Education Committee relating to a special report being prepared for publication on the subject of abortion. The collection, which is from around 1965-1971, sheds light on the Quaker opinion on abortion, contraceptives, and sex education during the late 1960s-early 1970s.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Friends' Publishing Corporation, 1959-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (1 box and 3 volumes)
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The primary activity of the Friends' Publishing Corporation is Friends Journal, a Quaker periodical. The latter was the successor to The Friend, the serial published by the Orthodox Quakers (1827-1955) and Friends Intelligencer, published by the Hicksite Quakers (1844-1955). It was established as a result of the merger of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings, and the first consolidated issue was dated July 2, 1955. Originally published weekly and then bi-weekly, it became a monthly periodical in 1988.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [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]

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William Hubben Papers, 1906-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:
William Hubben (1895-1974) was a prominent Quaker educator, speaker, editor, and author. Born in Germany in 1895, William Hubben joined the small but growing movement of German Quakers in 1923 and participated in a number of international religious and peace conferences. His political involvement with the Social Democratic Party caused his dismissal in 1933 by Hitler's government. He emigrated to the United States with his wife, Maria, and children soon afterward, and went on to be heavily involved with Quakerism there. The collection contains correspondence (1906-1976), manuscript and published writings (1924-70), editorials, reviews, speeches, notes, pictures and memorabilia, and reference materials of William Hubben. Part of the collection is in German.

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

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Henry J. Cadbury correspondence, 1936-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
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This collection primarily includes correspondence related to Frederick Tolles' article "Emerson and Quakerism" and to Henry Cadbury's article " Quakerism in Friedrichstadt.". Correspondents include Frederick Tolles, Bliss Perry, R.L. Rusk, Jessie Carter, and others.

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

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Friends Historical Association records, 1873-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
22.1 linear ft.
Abstract:
The collection contains records of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, information concerning the Conference for Quaker Historians and Archivists, details about various committes within the association, publications and publicity, events, and miscellaneous materials of the Friends Historical Association.

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

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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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Committee for a Quaker Peace Witness Collected Records, 1960-1961 (bulk)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (15 linear in.)
Abstract:
Committee for a Quaker Peace Witness; organized the November 1960 Washington Pilgrimage and two-day vigil at the Pentagon; chaired by Henry J. Cadbury; also called the Quaker Peace Witness Committee; work was continued by the Friends Witness for World Order

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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