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Start Over Organization American Friends Service Committee People Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 Year 1900 to 1949

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Clarence Pickett journals, 1933-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear ft. (4)
Abstract:
This collection consists of typescript copies of the journals of Clarence Pickett (1884-1965), prominent Friend and Executive Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee for 23 years. These journals form a record of Pickett's daily activities promoting peace worldwide between 1933 and 1965.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Young Friends Movement papers, 1916-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of the Young Friends Movement, dating between 1916 and 1997. Included in the collection are materials published by the Young Friends, including their montly newspaper "The Quake," correspondence between members, and the papers of Clarence Pickett, the former secretary of the Young Friends Movement and executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, both relating to his time with the Young Friends and his time with the AFSC.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Gilbert MacMaster papers, 1901-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes )
Abstract:
Gilbert MacMaster (1869-1967), a Quaker, was involved in charitable work in post-World War II Europe. The papers include his letters, photographs, and diary, which covers his and Margarethe Lachmund's (his wife) 30 years of service (1920-1950) with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) child feeding mission in Germany, after World War I, as head of the Friends Center in Hamburg, during Hitler's rise to power, and as American Friends' representative in Basel, Switzerland, during World War II and later.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]