Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Japan Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: International Outreach and Missionary Committees
Collection — othertype: HV/Phy/850
Identifier: QM-Phy-850
Scope and Contents
Combined records of:
Women's Foreign Missionary Association (1882-1898)
Friends' Foreign Missionary Association (1899-1923)
Mission Board (1923-1950)
Japan Committee (1951-1974)
International Outreach Committee (1974-2015)
Contains minutes, reports, correspondence, financial documents, and other items (including images, diaries, calendars, bequest records, and miscellaneous papers).
Dates:
1882-1980
Esther B. Rhoads papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1153
Overview
The papers of Esther Rhoads (1896-1979), a member of an influential Philadelphia Quaker family, Rhoads was a teacher, later head, of Friends Girls' School in Tokyo for over 50 years. She was also of great importance in work with Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia and with the American Friends Service Committee, to assist Japanese-Americans affected by the War Relocation Act (forced removal and incarceration). Materials include correspondence, documents, typescripts and manuscripts,...
Dates:
circa 1895-1979
