Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury collection

 Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-1192

Overview

The principal creators in the collection are Quakers William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) and Catharine Jones Cadbury (1884-1970) who spent most of their lives in China. William Warder Cadbury came to China as a medical missionary in 1909.

Dates: 1893-1967

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Rufus M. Jones papers

 Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-1130

Abstract Rufus Matthew Jones (1863-1948) was a Quaker historian, mystic, and philosopher. Born in South China, Maine, to Edwin and Mary Gifford Hoxie Jones, he taught philosophy at Haverford College between 1893 and 1934, and was involved in the Haverford Emergency Unit, American Friends Service, and Fellowship of Reconciliation, and is often attributed as having helped to unite Yearly Meetings in the United States. The collection consists of Rufus Jones’ correspondence, diaries, financial papers,...

Dates: 1779 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1952

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

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China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 1

China -- History -- 20th Century 1

China -- Politics and Government -- 1949- 1

Leprosy -- China 1

Medicine -- China 1

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Missionaries -- China 1

Missionaries, Medical -- China 1

Missions -- China 1

Mysticism 1

Quaker physicians -- China 1

Quakers 1

Quakers -- China 1

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 1

Society of Friends -- History 1

Society of Friends -- Missions -- China 1

Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1

Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- China 1

correspondence 1

financial records 1

manuscripts (documents) 1

maps (documents) 1

posters 1

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