Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955)
Organization
Found in 2 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
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) Records: Foreign Missionary Association (1882-1950)
Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/830
Identifier: QM-Phy-830
Scope and Contents
Records of the Foreign Missionary Association of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1921-1953, include its Minutes (1882-1921) as well as the records of its Executive Board (1883-1923), International Committee (1918-1924), Young Women's Auxiliary and other Miscellaneous reports and correspondence (1883-1923). Also included are records from the Committee's Branches at Downingtown, Germantown, Haverford, Moorestown, Philadelphia and West Chester Meetings.
Dates:
1882-1923
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- Missionaries 1
- Quaker missionaries 1
- Quaker women 1
- Quakers 1
- Refugees 1
- Society of Friends -- Delaware 1
- Society of Friends -- Japan 1
- Society of Friends -- Maryland 1
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- Women missionaries 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- correspondence 1
- family papers 1
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