American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bowles family correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1212
Abstract
The Bowles family was deeply involved with Quaker missionary and relief work during the 20th century. In 1900, the Bowles moved to Japan under the auspices of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and managed the Friends School and established the Tokyo Friends Center. During World War II, the Bowles family moved to Hawaii and worked with war refugees. The Bowles family correspondence consists of correspondence from Gilbert and Minnie Pickett Bowles to their son Gordon Townsend Bowles from 1922 to...
Dates:
1922-1960
Gilbert and Minnie Pickett Bowles Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1161
Overview
The papers document the lives of service of Quakers Gilbert Bowles (1869-1960) and Minnie Picket Bowles (1868-1958), Quaker missionaries and ministers in Asia and Hawaii for over 60 years, from 1896-1960.
Dates:
1890-1974
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
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 2
- Missionaries 2
- Quaker missionaries 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan 2
- Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 1
- Hawaii 1
- Incarceration 1
- Japan 1
- Japan -- History 1
- Quaker women 1
- Quakers 1
- Quakers -- Education -- Japan 1
- Quakers -- Hawaii -- Honolulu 1
- Quakers -- Japan 1
- Refugees 1
- Society of Friends -- Hawaii -- Honolulu 1
- Society of Friends -- Missions 1
- Society of Friends -- Missions -- Japan 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians 1
- correspondence 1
- family papers 1
- postcards 1 + ∧ less
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