American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
American Friends Service Committee lantern slides of World War I relief work
Collection — Othertype PA-AFSC
Identifier: SFHL-PA-AFSC
Overview
English and American Quakers were involved in relief efforts in Europe during and after WWI. These efforts were begun by English Quakers of London Yearly Meeting, and later joined by the American Friends Service Committee. They expanded the scope of their aid from France to also include Russia, Serbia, Poland, Austria, and Germany. The lantern slides in this collection were taken during these relief efforts and, along with lecture notes, sent back home to Friends groups who would use the...
Dates:
1914 - 1922
Rebecca Mary Hannum correspondence
Collection — Othertype SC-303
Identifier: SFHL-SC-303
Overview
The collection contains the correspondence of Rebecca Mary Hannum (1889-1984) mostly related to her work with the American Friends Service Committee child feeling program in post WWI Germany, 1921-1924 and Peasant Industries, Poland. After the child feeling project was transferred to local groups in Germany, Mary Hannum became involved with the Peasant Industries program which supported women's handwork for sale in the United States and elsewhere. Her personal and business letters contain...
Dates:
1918 - 1924
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- Child welfare -- Germany 1
- England -- Description and travel 1
- Europe -- Description and travel 1
- International relief -- Poland 1
- Quaker women -- 20th century 1
- Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Germany 1
- Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Soviet Union 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- Austria 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- France 1
- Society of Friends -- International assistance 1
- Society of Friends -- International assistance -- Germany 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1 + ∧ less
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