Call Number:

PA.092

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Extent:

.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Roy Moger New York Yearly Meeting photograph collection, PA 092, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Date:

1956-1970 (inclusive)

Creator:

Moger, Roy W. (Roy William), 1906-1990

Abstract:

This collection contains personal photographs taken by Roy Moger of places, persons, and events concerning New York Yearly Meeting in the 1960s. Of special interest are photographs of the meeeting houses, the March on Washington and a Memorial for the Children of Birmingham.

The New York Yearly Meeting (NYYM) is the central organizing body for Quaker meetings and worship groups in New York State, northern and central New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut. NYYM appoints committees and holds business meetings at the various levels. The Yearly Meeting also supports a conference center, Powell House, located in Old Chatham, New York, and a school, Oakwood Friends School, located in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Roy Moger (1906-1990) was a teacher and member of Westbury Monthly Meeting. Roy and his second wife, Elizabeth Hass Moger, were active in New York Yearly Meeting; Elizabeth served as Keeper of the Records in the Haviland Record Room, New York City.

This collection contains largely black and white photographs of places, persons, and events concerning New York Yearly Meeting in the 1960s. Of special interest are photographs of the March on Washington and a Memorial for the Children of Birmingham.

The photographs are arranged according to topic, such as the name of the of meeting or event.