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Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995

 Person

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Hope Bacon collection on Henry Joel Cadbury

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-010
Overview

This collection contains research notes and cassette tape recordings created by Margaret Hope Bacon during the writing of her book Let This Life Speak: The Legacy of Henry Joel Cadbury, published in 1987.

Dates: 1985-1987, undated

Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1189
Abstract Howard Haines Brinton and Anna Shipley Cox Brinton were 20th-century Quaker educators and prolific authors whose areas of expertise included the physical sciences and the Classics. Notably, they also worked for the American Friends Service Committee in Europe, for Friends Center in Tokyo, Japan, and as directors of Pendle Hill, an adult study center in Wallingford, PA. They were both recorded ministers in the Religious Society of Friends. This collection also contains materials of other...
Dates: 1859-2005

Addition to Henry J. Cadbury papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1121-addition
Overview

Henry Joel Cadbury (1883-1974) was one of the foremost American Quaker scholars of the 20th century. He published in the fields of Quaker and biblical history, and served as a teacher and philanthropist. This addition to the papers of Henry Cadbury includes biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, writings, such as his The Book of Acts in History and photographs of Cadbury and his family.

Dates: 1866-1987

Friends World Committee for Consultation. Section of the Americas Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG1
Overview A Friends World Conference Committee, sponsored by the Fellowship Council of the American Friends Service Committee, was established in 1932 to promote better understanding among Friends world wide. The representatives at the Second World Conference of Friends, held at Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges, Pa., in 1937, approved the establishment of a continuing international organization, a Friends World Committee, to promote international contacts and cooperation among Friends. In 1958, it...
Dates: 1933-2010

Manuscript of "God's Irregular: Arthur Shearly Cripps, A Rhodesian Epic"

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-07-010
Overview

Manuscript for a biography of Arthur Shearly Cripps by Douglas Steere.

Dates: 1970

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

Margrit Gerber Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-297
Overview

This collection contains two letters sent to Margrit Gerber offering her secretarial positions. The first letter, sent in 1943, was written by Douglas V. Steere on behalf of the Haverford College administration. The second letter, sent in 1946, was written by Anna-Gray Morris on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee.

Dates: 1943 - 1946

Pendle Hill (School : Wallingford, Pa.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-066
Overview Pendle Hill is a Quaker study center located in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1930 out of an earlier Quaker school and study center, the Woolman School. The Woolman School was established in 1915 under the care of the General Conference Committee of the Seven Yearly Meetings (Hicksite). In 1917, it was reorganized as a joint enterprise of Hicksite and Orthodox Friends, governed by a Board of Managers. The Woolman School was incorporated in 1918. In 1928, it was reorganized...
Dates: 1915-2011

Relief and Reconstruction Program records

 Collection
Identifier: HCE-003-003-001
Overview

The materials in this collection pertain to Haverford College's Relief and Reconstruction program, and include reports and announcements, application materials, correspondence, student work, instructional materials, survey responses, and newsletters. The materials date from 1941 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials pertaining to the program's operation between 1943 and 1945.

Dates: 1941-2008; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

John Nevin Sayre Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-117
Overview

John Nevin Sayre was a pacifist who spent over 40 years at the helm of the Fellowship of Reconciliation.

Dates: 1885-1982; Majority of material found within 1922-1967

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letters (correspondence) 4
Quakers 3
Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 3
World War, 1939-1945 3
correspondence 3
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International relief 2
Quakers -- Education 2
Quakers -- Switzerland 2
Society of Friends -- Jamaica 2
Society of Friends -- Japan 2
diaries 2
lecture notes 2
Academic writing 1
Adult education -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
Asia -- Description and travel 1
Bible. Acts 1
Classicists 1
Diaries 1
England -- Description and travel 1
Finland 1
Food relief -- Germany 1
Germany 1
Haverford (Pa.) 1
International relief -- Africa 1
International relief -- Europe 1
International relief -- Germany 1
Japan -- Description and travel -- Sources 1
Missionaries 1
Passports 1
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Philippines 1
Philippines -- Photographs 1
Philippines -- Social life and customs 1
Philosophy -- Study and teaching 1
Photographs 1
Photography -- History 1
Poland -- History 1
Postwar reconstruction 1
Quaker women 1
Quakers -- Germany 1
Quakers -- Germany -- History -- 20th century 1
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
Quakers -- Travel 1
Quakers -- Travel -- 20th century 1
Religion -- Study and teaching 1
Religious education -- Teacher training 1
Rhodes Scholarships 1
Sermons 1
Silesia (Poland : Voivodeship) -- History 1
Society of Friends 1
Society of Friends -- Africa 1
Society of Friends -- Alabama 1
Society of Friends -- Alaska 1
Society of Friends -- Argentina 1
Society of Friends -- Arizona 1
Society of Friends -- Arkansas 1
Society of Friends -- Brazil 1
Society of Friends -- California 1
Society of Friends -- Canada 1
Society of Friends -- Colorado -- Denver 1
Society of Friends -- Columbia 1
Society of Friends -- Connecticut 1
Society of Friends -- Costa Rica 1
Society of Friends -- Cuba 1
Society of Friends -- Florida 1
Society of Friends -- Georgia 1
Society of Friends -- Germany 1
Society of Friends -- Guatemala 1
Society of Friends -- Hawaii 1
Society of Friends -- History -- 20th century 1
Society of Friends -- Illinois 1
Society of Friends -- Indiana 1
Society of Friends -- International assistance -- Germany 1
Society of Friends -- Iowa 1
Society of Friends -- Kansas 1
Society of Friends -- Kentucky 1
Society of Friends -- Korea 1
Society of Friends -- Louisiana 1
Society of Friends -- Maine 1
Society of Friends -- Maryland 1
Society of Friends -- Massachusetts 1
Society of Friends -- Mexico 1
Society of Friends -- Michigan 1
Society of Friends -- Minnesota 1
Society of Friends -- Missouri 1
Society of Friends -- Montana 1
Society of Friends -- Nebraska 1
Society of Friends -- New Hampshire 1
Society of Friends -- New Jersey 1
Society of Friends -- New Mexico 1
Society of Friends -- New York (State) 1
Society of Friends -- North Carolina 1
Society of Friends -- North Dakota 1
Society of Friends -- Ohio 1
Society of Friends -- Oklahoma 1
Society of Friends -- Oregon 1
Society of Friends -- Oregon -- Elkton 1
Society of Friends -- Panama 1
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