People: Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 17.5 linear ft. (17.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Peoples Mandate to Governments to End War was an international campaign begun on September 6, 1935, by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom to express such overwhelming opposition to war that governments would not dare resort to it as a means of solving disputes between nations. By the end of the decade the Peoples Mandate became an independent organization, headed by Mabel Vernon, and focused on peace and connections between women and women's organizations in the Americas.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains material collected by Anna Pettit Broomell and primarily consists of the writings and correspondence of Broomell, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and Sarah Cleghorn.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Quaker William Bacon Evans (1875-1964), a traveler to the Middle East, including Palestine, Syria and Lebanon and to Europe. His letters and journals are complemented by letters to him from a number of prominent people.

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

Extent:: 0.18 linear ft. (5 volumes)
Abstract:: The signature albums of Irvin C. Poley include autographs of famous people, particularly authors, actors, and those in government or diplomacy, primarily sent to Poley, though there are other recipients as well. Many of the instances are signatures. Some of the more well-known authors who wrote letters, rather than just signatures, often relate to speaking at an event or a fund solicitation or response to comment or request for signature from Poley.

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

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