American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gilbert MacMaster papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1016
Overview
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...
Dates:
1901-1968
William Macy Stanton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-242
Overview
Contains the papers of William Macy and Lois V. Stanton, compiled by Lois V. Stanton. The Stantons were active Quakers, and William Macy Stanton, Jr., was a conscientious objector in WWII. Both Stantons served in the American Friends Service Committee reconstruction efforts in Europe after the war as well as other Quaker activities and organizations. William Stanton worked for Swarthmore College for over twenty-five years, serving as director of physical plant. Of particular interest are the...
Dates:
1937-1995
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- Charities -- France 1
- Charities -- Germany 1
- Germany 1
- International relief -- France 1
- International relief -- Germany 1
- International relief -- Societies, etc 1
- Pacifism -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- France 1
- Quakers -- Germany 1
- Quakers -- Germany -- History -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Switzerland 1
- Reconstruction (1939–1951) -- Germany 1
- Social service -- France 1
- Social service -- Germany 1
- Society of Friends -- International assistance -- Germany 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- Starvation -- Experiments 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- American Friends Service Committee 1
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