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Bainbridge C. Davis Papers

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
RG5.212
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
5 linear ft. (10 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], RG 5/212, Bainbridge C. Davis Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1960-1993 (inclusive)
Creator:
Davis, Bainbridge C., 1910-1993, Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Library, and Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.)
Abstract:
Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) was a Quaker active in many concerns and organizations. He worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama. He retired early, at the age of 62, to devote himself to Quaker causes. He worked to improve race relations and opposed U.S. support for dictatorships. Organizations and committees which he was active in include the Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee, and Pendle Hill. He was a Philadelphia Yearly Meeting representative to the World Conference of Friends in 1979 and 1991. This collection contains the papers and documents amassed by Davis relating to these various Quaker organizations, including the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and Pendle Hill, spanning from 1960-1993. The papers document Davis's work over this 33 year period. The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and other primary information relating to the involved organizations. Various reference files are included. Series are catalogued by organization.

Bainbridge C. Davis was born in 1910 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932. For 26 years he served as a Foreign Service Officer in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama. In 1942, he and his wife, Virginia Hyde Davis, became members of the Society of Friends. Davis was actively involved with various Quaker organizations in his later life. He was a valued member of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), serving as liaison between the FWCC and Friends in Latin America and Africa. In addition, Davis served as a corporation member of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and was a Philadelphia Yearly Meeting member and representative to the World Conference of Friends in 1979 and 1991. Davis was a member of the Media Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania, and a board member of Pendle Hill, the Quaker study center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Bainbridge C. Davis died on July 16, 1993, at the age of 83.

This collection contains the papers and documents amassed by Bainbridge Davis relating to various Quaker organizations, including the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and Pendle Hill, spanning from 1960-1993. The papers document Davis's work over this 33 year period.

The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and other primary information, relating to the involved organizations. Various reference files are included.

The collection is divided into five series:

  1. Friends Wold Committee for Consultation (FWCC)
  2. American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
  3. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM)
  4. Pendle Hill
  5. Miscellaneous

For current infromation on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

RG5/212

Bainbridge Davis

Donor: Virginia Davis, 1993; Accession number: 1993-042, 1993-054

The collection was given by the widow of Bainbridge C. Davis

Papers were sorted and extraneous material (duplicates, etc.) disposed of, according to donor's instructions.

See also:

  1. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, RG2

Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
ECM/POD
Finding Aid Date
2000
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Quakers Worldwide: a history of the FWCC, n.d.
Box 1
Physical Description

manuscript

Archival Resource Key. Fourth World Conference (Greensboro, NC), 1967.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Conference of Friends in the Americas (Wichita, KS), 1977.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Fifth World Conference, 1991.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Fifth World Conference (Netherlands Meeting), 1991.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Faith and Life Conference, 1974.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Triennial Meeting (Sigtuna), 1972.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Triennial Meeting (Oaxtepec, Mexico), 1985.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Triennial Meetings (minutes), 1967 & 1982.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Miami Meeting, 1979-1984.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Yearly Meetings, 1989.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. Ohio Yearly Meeting Intervisitation, 1963.
Box 1
Archival Resource Key. New Meetings Committee, 1975.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. New Meetings Correspondence, 1966-1969.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. New Meetings Correspondence, 1970-1972.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. World Society of Friends, 1987-1993.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Section of the Americas Meetings (minutes), 1970-1990.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Section of the Americas Committees, 1971-1990.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Africa, 1979-1982.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Barcelona, Spain, 1976-1993.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Korea/Ham Sok Hon, 1977-1985.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Western Hemisphere (Caribbean, Canada, Alaska), 1981-1985.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Latin America (general), 1967-1991.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Latin America Correspondence (general), 1977-1991.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Latin America Program Committee, 1978-1984.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Latin America: Other (including Puerto Rico), 1980-1985.
Box 2
Archival Resource Key. Cuba, 1969-1985.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Cuba 2, June 1983.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

B.D. visit; with correspondence

Archival Resource Key. Columbia 1, 1976-1986.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

mostly correspondence; Yearly Meeting reports

Archival Resource Key. Columbia 2 (correspondence), 1980-1989.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Bogota, Columbia (contains some correspondence), 1976-1986.
Box 3
Archival Resource Key. Bogota, Columbia Correspondence, 1971-1988.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. Costa Rica, 1970-1986.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. Costa Rica: University for Peace, 1980-1982.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. COAL (general), 1979-1987.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. COAL: Costa Rica Conference, February, 1980.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. COAL Correspondence, 1977-1985.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. Dominican Republic, 1984-1986.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. Ecuador, 1982 & 1985.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. Guatemala, 1977-1986.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. Venezuela, 1976-1985.
Box 4
Archival Resource Key. El Salvador Honduras, 1979-1989.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Peru, 1978-1984.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Jamaica, 1961-1983.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Membership Lists/Organizational, 1981-1988.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Fundraising, 1983-1992.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Publications, 1991 & 1993.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Tea at Kendal, 1989.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Domingo Ricart (1901-1987), 1977-1983.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Spanish Writings on Quakerism for Domingo Ricart, n.d.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Spanish Literature Lists, 1977-1988.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Herbert Hadley, 1980 & 1990.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Robert Ramsey Bainbridge Davis Visitation Meetings, 1972.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Random Correspondence, 1968-1975.
Box 5

Archival Resource Key. General/Miscellaneous, 1970-1988.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. Conference, 3/13/93.
Box 5
Archival Resource Key. ICRA 1, 1981-1989.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. ICRA 2, 1990-1992.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. CRC, 1970-1982.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. AFSC relations with the Society of Friends.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. Requests for Board Committee Membership, n.d.
Box 6
Physical Description

forms

Archival Resource Key. Corporation Committee, 1984.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

Orientation packet

Archival Resource Key. Corporation Committee, 1981-1985.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. Corporation Committee, 1986-1987.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. Corporation Committee, 1988-1993.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. Nominating Committee, 1978-1985.
Box 6
Archival Resource Key. Planning Committee, 1970-1980, 1992.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Board and Corporation, 1974-1981.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Board and Corporation, 1982-1988.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Board and Corporation, 1989-1990.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Board and Corporation, 1991-1993.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Affirmative Action/Homosexuality, 1972-1990.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Movement for a New Society/QAG, 1967-1978.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Non Violence, 1981-1982, 1988.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

Re: relations with groups struggling for social justice

Archival Resource Key. Death Notices of Colin Bell (d.11/88) Jim Harvey (d.5/86), 1986 & 1988.
Box 7
Archival Resource Key. Latin America Program, 1964-1984.
Box 8
Scope and Contents

general, with correspondence

Archival Resource Key. Central America/CASA, 1979-1991.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Nicaragua, 1979-1990.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. El Salvador, 1989-1993.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Guatemala, 1968 & 1977.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Mexico, 1964-1992.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Cuba, 1963.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Chile, 1975.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Haiti, 1991.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. South Africa, 1977-1980.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Middle East, 1980-1992.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Asia, 1968-1987.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Publications, 1991-1992.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Membership Lists/Organizational, 1964-1994.
Box 8

Archival Resource Key. 1971-1993 (general), 1971-1993.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Representative Meeting, 1971-1993.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Community Support Committee, Media Meeting, 1970-1976.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Finance Committee, 1970 & 1975.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Friendly Presence, 1970 & 1976.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Friends Suburban Project, 1970 -1971.
Box 8
Archival Resource Key. Friends Suburban Project, 1976.
Box 8
Scope and Contents

Police Abuse and Misconduct

Archival Resource Key. "Sanctuary as a Quaker Testimony", 1986.
Box 8
Scope and Contents

report to PYM

Archival Resource Key. Black Economic Development Conference, 1969.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. Black Economic Development Conference, 1970.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. Membership Lists/Organizational, 1975-1992.
Box 9

Archival Resource Key. Pendle Hill 1962-1965, 1962-1965.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. Executive Committee, 1972-1985.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. Nominating Committee, 1981-1982.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. Search Committee, 1980-1986.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. General Board Meeting, 1970-1983.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. General Board Meeting, 1984-1985.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. General Board Meeting, 1986-1990.
Box 9
Archival Resource Key. Racism Course, 1972.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Friends Conference on Extension and Advancement, October, 1966.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Latin America Students and Friends in Residence, 1986-1988.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Willoughby letter, 1968-1982.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. General/Miscellaneous, n.d.
Box 10

Archival Resource Key. Personal File, n.d.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Friends General Conference (FGC), 1966-1989.
Box 10
Scope and Contents

includes documents from Central Committee, Religious Life Committee, and Cape May

Archival Resource Key. Wider Quaker Fellowship, 1983-1991.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Media Friends School, 1966-1967.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), 1980-1992.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Peace reference file, 1977-1993.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Blacks reference file, 1963-1973.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Non-Violence reference file, 1969-1983.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Justice, n.d.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Worship and Ministry, 1965-1972.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Invitations to Quaker Meetings, n.d.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Dartmouth War and Peace Studies, 1985.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Rockwell Letters, 1977-1981.
Box 10
Archival Resource Key. Alaska, 1984.
Box 10

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