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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Committee on Economic Problems (1937-1948), 1936-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Abstract:

The Committee on Economic Problems was appointed in 1937 to cooperate with the Social Order Committee of the Arch Street Yearly Meeting. Clair Wilcox, a Quaker professor of Economics at Swarthmore College was the first Chair. The Committee was interested in a variety of related issues, including industrial relations, unemployment, and economic and social research.

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]