Repository: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections / Subject: International relief / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1945">1945</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Subject International relief Year 1945 to 1949

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.

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Extent:: 5.5 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Abstract:: Papers of Quaker Elizabeth Marsh Jensen, who worked for the American Friends Service Committee in several capacities, notably in Mexico to assist Spanish Civil War refugees from 1940 to 1941. She was also a businesswoman who successfully ran a ranch in Colorado.

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Extent:: 1 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The materials in this collection pertain to Haverford College's Relief and Reconstruction program, and include reports and announcements, application materials, correspondence, student work, instructional materials, survey responses, and newsletters. The materials date from 1941 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials pertaining to the program's operation between 1943 and 1945.

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Extent:: 0.14 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: Collection includes a typed copy of Dan Wilson's transcript of his memoir, "Relief, Rehabilitation and Hope: A.F.S.C. Work in Germany and Austria". Within the transcript includes his experiences and reflections on his time working for the AFSC post WWII relief effort in Germany and Austria from 1947 to 1950. There are also typed copies of correspondence he kept with his wife, Rosalie, his children, and many others during his time abroad. Included with the transcript are copies of official documents such as government travel permits, labeled copies of photographs which accompany Wilson's writings, and fourteen sleeves of Kodachrome transparency slides taken by Wilson across Germany and Austria.

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