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The collection of Beulah Hurley Waring and Alston Waring, New Hope, PA, 1917-1954

Extent:
1.75 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:
The collection, primarily of correspondence of Quaker Beulah Hurley (1886-) relating principally to her relief work after World War I in Europe and Russia under the auspices of several Friends' groups and the photographs of Quaker P. Alston Waring (1895-1978) taken in Europe, East Asia, California, Central America and mainly in India between 1915 and 1954.

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Gilbert MacMaster papers, 1901-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes )
Abstract:
Gilbert MacMaster (1869-1967), a Quaker, was involved in charitable work in post-World War II Europe. The papers include his letters, photographs, and diary, which covers his and Margarethe Lachmund's (his wife) 30 years of service (1920-1950) with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) child feeding mission in Germany, after World War I, as head of the Friends Center in Hamburg, during Hitler's rise to power, and as American Friends' representative in Basel, Switzerland, during World War II and later.

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Kathleen Hertzberg papers, 1970

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the correspondence and typed manuscripts on the Doukhobors by Kathleen Hertzberg.

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Thomas C. Potts correspondence, 1920

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the personal correspondence of Thomas C. Potts. Many of the letters are written from Potts to Ethel, his wife, while he was traveling with the American Friends Service Committee in 1920.

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Leonard Stout Kenworthy diary, 1940-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.06 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Leonard Stout Kenworthy's "Quaker Berlin Diary" describes his experiences in Germany during World War II working with German Quakers to assist unaffiliated German Jews to leave Germany.

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William R. Hughes papers, 1952

Extent:
.15 linear ft. (2 folder)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the typed manuscript, "The Friends of Jakob Boeheme," an essay describing a visit to former Nazis interned after the war, and correspondence in both German and English.

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Agnes Tierney papers, 1922-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:
.2 linear ft. (4 folders)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of two folders of the papers of Agnes Tierney, related to her time working with the American Friends Service Committee, especially in Germany. The majority of the collection is composed of Tierney's correspondence while in Germany, but the collection also includes pamphlets, notes, and extracts of meeting minutes.

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James Garrett Vail papers, 1917-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Abstract:
James Garrett Vail (1886-1951) was an American Quaker and industrial chemist with a focus on silicates. Vail frequently engaged in service missions outside of the United States, beginning with child-feeding efforts in Germany in combination with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) after the First World War. This collections consists primarily of correspondence with his wife, Ruth Masters Russell Vail, while abroad and material related to those foreign missions and other aspects of his life.

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