Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1940">1940</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1944">1944</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Yearly Meeting Epistles and Extracts, 1668-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.1 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Contemporary copies of epistles and extracts of Yearly Meeting minutes, of Meeting for Sufferings, and of Women Friends, of London, Dublin, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Virginia, Rhode Island from 1698-1944.

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William Bacon Evans papers, 1787-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Quaker William Bacon Evans (1875-1964), a traveler to the Middle East, including Palestine, Syria and Lebanon and to Europe. His letters and journals are complemented by letters to him from a number of prominent people.

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Families of Philadelphia papers, 1700-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16.5 linear ft. (33 boxes)
Abstract:: Papers of the Philadelphia families Bloomfield, Coates, Cresson, Emlen, Gumbes, Horner, Howel, Lloyd, Macomb, Moore, Vaux and Wetherill families from the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of these families were Quaker, including Coates, Emlen and Vaux; others had some Quaker family members, including Cresson, other families, including Gumbes and Wetherill, did not remain Quaker.

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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.

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"Service with the War Relocation Authority", 1942-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: George L. Townsend's memoir, entitled "Service of the War Relocation Authority," describes his recruitment by and work with the War Relocation Authority, a civilian agency established to provide care and services for Japanese Americans moved to Army Relocation Centers. Included is a map of Relocation Centers in the Western United States.

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Stephen G. Cary papers, 1930-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.25 linear ft. (33 boxes)
Abstract:: Stephen G. Cary graduated from Germantown Friends School in 1933 and from Haverford College in 1937. He earned a master's degree in international administration from Columbia University in 1943. Between 1946 and 1969, Cary worked for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and was the chairman of the AFSC from 1979 to 1991. Cary was a member of the Haverford College Board of Managers from 1955 to 1969. In 1969, he joined the staff as vice president of development. He was acting president of Haverford from 1977 to 1978, and served as senior vice president of the College from 1979 to 1981. This is a collection of his professional and personal papers. Materials include documents related to the American Friends Service Committee, Haverford College, and the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership. Also included is his personal correspondence, as well as subject files on such topics as civil rights, the Germantown Friends School, and the Friends Association for...(see more)

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Thomas R. Kelly papers, 1915-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.75 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Thomas R. Kelly (1893-1941) pertain to his work as a Quaker in Germany representing the American Friends Service Committee before and during World War II, to his academic work, and to his close ties with his family. There is also material relating to a biography of Kelly written by his son, Richard Kelly.

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Clarence Pickett collection, 1912-1972 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.167 linear ft. (1 boxes, 4 volumes)
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Young Friends Movement papers, 1916-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of the Young Friends Movement, dating between 1916 and 1997. Included in the collection are materials published by the Young Friends, including their montly newspaper "The Quake," correspondence between members, and the papers of Clarence Pickett, the former secretary of the Young Friends Movement and executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, both relating to his time with the Young Friends and his time with the AFSC.

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Frank A. Keller collection, 1898-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Around 100 images of China in the early 20th century, mostly of Hunan province. They were taken by Frank A. Keller, a medical missionary in China from 1898 to 1937.

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