Call Number:

MC.975.04.017

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

German

Preferred Citation:

Josiah P. Marvel scrapbook (HC.MC.975.04.017), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1940-1941 (inclusive)

Creator:

Marvel, Josiah P. (Josiah Philip), 1896-1959

Abstract:

The scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel includes Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.

Josiah Philip Marvel (1896-1959) was born on April 17, 1896, in Richmond, Indiana, the son of Charles Marvel and Amy Johnson. During the summer of 1940, Marvel traveled throughout Nazi occupied France visiting prisoners of war through his work with the American Friends Service Committee. Marvel married Eleanor Jacobs. He died July 27, 1959, in Windsor, Vermont.

This collection is comprised of the single volume scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel. Included are Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.