Society of Friends -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Society of Friends collected peace materials : [microform]
Collection — Othertype Reel 83.1
Identifier: SCPC-Reel-83.1
Abstract
Bulk of the collection is in printed or mimeographed form, with some typed or photocopied items also present. Included are pamphlets, tracts, leaflets, articles and reprints, reports, speeches, statements, form letters, announcements and papers relating to conferences and other meetings, and clippings. The collection was microfilmed in 1979. In 2003, a large amount of material duplicated elsewhere in the Peace Collection was removed, so that the material in the boxes no longer corresponds to...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1827-1983
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey) Thomas Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-149
Overview
Wilbur K. Thomas (1882-1953), a Quaker born in Indiana, was executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee from 1918 to 1929. He graduated from Friends University in 1904, served as pastor of various Quaker churches, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1907, earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1914, and was a member of Boston Friends Meeting after 1909. He was director of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia from 1930 to 1946. The collection contains...
Dates:
1914-1933
Thorne Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-191
Overview
This collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs of a New York City Quaker family. It includes some writings by Phebe Anna Thorne (1828-1909), a Quaker minister, and travel correspondence from various family members.
Dates:
1848-1909
Vipont-Brown-Crowley Family Papers
Collection — Othertype SC-157
Identifier: SFHL-SC-157
Overview
The Vipont, Brown, and Crowley families were active Quakers in England and were particularly involved in Mount Street Monthly Meeting.
Dates:
1802-1993
