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L. Hollingsworth Wood Prison Reform Papers
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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
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L. Hollingsworth Wood was a Quaker attorney, born at Mt. Kisco, N.Y., the son of James and Emily (Hollingsworth) Wood. His sister was Carolena Wood (1871-1936). Wood graduated from Haverford College (1896) and Columbia University Law School (1899). He worked actively in the areas of peace, civil rights, and African American and Quaker education.
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Method of acquisition--Gift of New York Yearly Meeting; Date of acquisition--1997.
Source of acquisition--James Wood. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1980.
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