Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973

Devere Allen Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-053

Abstract

Author, editor, journalist and lecturer; advocate of internationalist pacifism; influential member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s; genealogist; recorder of Rhode Island history and lore; named Harold Devere Allen.

Dates: 1809-1978; Majority of material found within 1910-1955

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Zelma Corning Brandt papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: BMC-M92

Overview Zelma Corning Brandt (1891-1990) was a social crusader active throughout the twentieth century. Her chief interests included the independence and development of colonial countries, American Indian affairs, nuclear disarmament, women’s issues, and geriatric concerns. The collection consists of correspondence, travel notes, diaries and writings, and publications and reports, especially from 1960-1989. Brandt’s longevity and attention to detail provide a complete view of various world and...

Dates: 1906 - 1989

Found in: Bryn Mawr College

East and West Association Collected Records

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-East and West Association

Dates: 1941-1948

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Anna Melissa Graves Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-015

Abstract

Anna Melissa Graves was a writer, teacher, world traveler, and internationalist. From the 1920s to the 1940s Graves traveled through Africa, Central and South America, China, Europe, and the Middle East. She taught school in many of these places and maintained a voluminous correspondence with the teachers, acquaintances, and former students she met on her travels.

Dates: 1919-1953

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

William Hubben Papers

Collection

Identifier: SFHL-RG5-068

Overview William Hubben (1895-1974) was a prominent Quaker educator, speaker, editor, and author. Born in Germany in 1895, William Hubben joined the small but growing movement of German Quakers in 1923 and participated in a number of international religious and peace conferences. His political involvement with the Social Democratic Party caused his dismissal in 1933 by Hitler's government. He emigrated to the United States with his wife, Maria, and children soon afterward, and went on to be heavily...

Dates: 1906-1976

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College