Call Number:

MC.950.184

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

.1 linear ft. (5 folders)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Woodbrookers in America records (HC.MC.950.184), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1909-1965 (inclusive)

Creator:

Woodbrookers (Association)

Form:

Correspondence, minutes (administrative records), and Financial records

Abstract:

The collection is comprised of the records of the Woodbrookers in America, and includes the organization's correspondence, member lists, meeting minutes, and the records of the treasurer.

Woodbrooke, a Quaker study center in England, was founded in 1903. John Wilhelm Rowntree (1868-1905) had previously led a campaign amongst Friends for a permanent settlement for religious and social study. Within a few years, Quaker and local chocolate maker George Cadbury (1839-1922) had been inspired to offer his former home for this purpose.

The Woodbrookers in America, sometimes referred to as the "Old Woodbrookers," was a Quaker organization based in the United States that shared similar goals with the Woodbrooke Center in England.

The collection is comprised of the records of the Woodbrookers in America, and includes the organization's correspondence, member lists, meeting minutes, and the records of the treasurer.