American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Esther B. Rhoads papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1153
Overview
The papers of Esther Rhoads (1896-1979), a member of an influential Philadelphia Quaker family, Rhoads was a teacher, later head, of Friends Girls' School in Tokyo for over 50 years. She was also of great importance in work with Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia and with the American Friends Service Committee, to assist Japanese-Americans affected by the War Relocation Act (forced removal and incarceration). Materials include correspondence, documents, typescripts and manuscripts,...
Dates:
circa 1895-1979
Douglas V. and Dorothy M. Steere papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1174
Abstract
Douglas and Dorothy Steere were prominent figures of the Quaker movement in the twentieth century, and deeply committed to the causes of peace and spiritual enrichment. This commitment is evident in their involvement with Quaker-led relief work after World War II, Quaker spiritual retreats, international diplomacy, and Dorothy’s work with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Douglas taught philosophy at several institutions including Haverford College, and published extensively on topics...
Dates:
1896-2003
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- Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 1
- Finland 1
- Haverford (Pa.) 1
- International relief -- Africa 1
- Japan -- History 1
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 1
- Philosophy -- Study and teaching 1
- Quaker women 1
- Quakers 1
- Quakers -- Education 1
- Quakers -- Education -- Japan 1
- Religion -- Study and teaching 1
- Rhodes Scholarships 1
- Sermons 1
- Society of Friends 1
- Society of Friends -- Japan 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan 1
- autobiographies (documents) 1
- correspondence 1
- diaries 1
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