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Quaker Emergency Service lectures, 1944

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.2 linear ft. (9 folders)

Abstract:

The Quaker Emergency Service was founded in January 1942 by members of the combined Peace and Service Committees of the two New York Monthly Meetings. In the spring of 1944, the Service sponsored a series of lectures focusing on adolescent psychology which were held in the French Institute building, 22 East 60th Street, New York, New York.

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

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Josiah P. Marvel papers, 1942-1966 (bulk)

Extent:

.2 linear ft.

Abstract:

Josiah P. Marvel (1896-1959) was a Quaker, who worked with the American Friends Service Committee in France in 1940-41 and in 1942 became the chairman of the Quaker Emergency Service in New York City. This collection contains primarily Marvel's files on the Quaker Emergency Service, including its Civilian Readjustment Committee (a clinic that offered men arrested for soliciting sex with other men the option of psychiatric care in lieu of a prison sentence). The collection also includes a typescript of Marvel's unpublished memoir, "Peace in our time," and photographs of him.

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