American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bacon Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1156
Overview
Correspondence, diaries and photographs relating to the 20th- century Quakers Edith Farquhar Bacon and Francis Rogers Bacon, their families, forbears, friends and colleagues.
Dates:
1800-1987
Biddle family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Overview
This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates:
1793-1951
Darlington Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-296
Overview
This collection contains the papers of the Darlington family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Woodstown, New Jersey. Quakers with strong ties to Swarthmore College, the family was involved in education, social and peace concerns, and businesses in the Philadelphia area. Charles J. Darlington (1894-1966) served as Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends during the reunification of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings. The collection includes family...
Dates:
1831-2012
Holmes-Webb Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-065
Overview
William B. Webb was a druggist and member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite). He married Rebecca Turner in 1853. Their youngest daughter, Rebecca St. Claire Webb, married Jessie Herman Holmes in 1892. Holmes was a prominent Quaker, taught philosophy and religion at Swarthmore College, and was active in AFSC relief in Europe after World War I. He also served as President of the National Federation of Religious Liberals and was an active member of the Socialist Party. The...
Dates:
1839-1972
Jones-Cadbury Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1172
Overview
The Quaker families of Jones and Cadbury were interrelated with many other Quaker families in the United States and England. This collection provides a rich source of genealogical and historical information, not only on the Jones and Cadbury families, and especially Mary Hoxie Jones (1904-2003) and Emma Cadbury Jr. (1875-1965), but also, significantly, on the Warder family, as well as the Bartram, Brown, Carter, Foulke, Kaighn, Lowry, Mennell, Pearsall, Shinn, and Shipley families.
Dates:
ca. 1770-1994
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- Quakers -- Social service 2
- Society of Friends -- Charities 2
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 2
- Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
- American poetry -- Quaker authors 1
- Austria -- History -- 1918-1938 1
- Delaware County (Pa.) 1
- Diaries 1
- Europe -- Description and travel -- Diaries 1
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 1
- International relief -- Europe 1
- Marriage 1
- Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Media (Pa.) 1
- Photographs 1
- Photography 1
- Quaker businesspeople 1
- Quaker photographers 1
- Quaker women -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- 18th century -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- 20th century -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- Austria 1
- Quakers -- Delaware 1
- Quakers -- Family relationships 1
- Quakers -- Genealogy 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Suffrage 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Wills 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- Austria 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- France 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Society of Friends -- Reunification 1
- Society of Friends -- United States 1
- United States -- History -- Colonial period -- ca. 1600-1775 1
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- Wills 1
- Women and Peace -- History 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief 1
- account books 1
- correspondence 1
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