Call Number:

RG5.305

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Extent:

.5 linear ft.

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Helen M. Carroll Papers, SFHL/RG5/303, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Date:

1955-1992 (bulk)

Creator:

Carroll, Helen M. (Carroll, Helen Mansfield), 1912-1997 and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Committee on the United Nations

Abstract:

Helen M. Carroll was active in peace and Quaker organizations throughout her adult life. She was a 1934 graduate of Swarthmore College and was a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting. Born in 1912 in Evanston, Illinois, she grew up in Washington D.C. After her graduation from Swarthmore she moved to the Borough. She joined WILPF as a young woman and was also a member of the League of Women Voters, Chair of the Swarthmore (Borough) United Nations Committee, and was a United World Federalist. Carroll was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Miami in 1972. She was also very active in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and served as the Clerk of the Committee on the United Nations for many years. Helen Carroll died in 1997

Helen Carroll's files related to her peace and social concerns, including some material on Swarthmore borough (inc Swarthmore U. N Committee), the PYM U. N.committee, and other Quaker-related papers.