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Society of Friends -- Missions -- Kenya

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

A. Keith and Ruth Smiley slides

 Collection — Othertype PA-161
Identifier: SFHL-PA-161
Overview

A. Keith and Ruth Smiley were Quakers active in the Mohonk area. This collection consists of slides they took on their travels to England, Africa, and other sites.

Dates: 1952 - 1976

Deborah Rees African Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-239
Overview Emory J. and Deborah Gorman Rees were Quaker missionaries in South Africa 1899-1903 and participated in Friends African Industrial Mission (FAIM) in British East Africa (now Kenya) from 1903 to 1926. The collection contains primarily the correspondence of Deborah with her mother and sister, Sarah and Zoa Gorman. The letters begin in 1899 and continue through 1925, with breaks when the Reeses returned to the United States. Also included are stories, letters from Emory to his family, and...
Dates: 1899 - 1985

Deborah Rees African photographs

 Collection — Othertype PA-112
Identifier: SFHL-PA-112
Overview

Deborah and Emory Rees were Quaker missionaries to East Africa (today's Kenya). Photographs include the Reeses at work in Kaimosi and elsewhere in East Africa, 1899-1909 and 1911-1926. Some photographs are labeled, none are dated.

Dates: 1899 - 1926

Judy and Michael Van Hoy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-341
Overview The papers of Judy and Michael Van Hoy, members of Green Street Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who have been deeply involved in social justice concerns particularly through the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Workcamps programs. Both also were active in international workcamps, especially in Kenya. Judy Van Hoy maintained correspondence with many international workcampers, including extensive correspondence with Jane Swart, a South African who worked at the Quaker Peace Centre...
Dates: 1967 - 2015