American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Bacon Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1156
Overview
Correspondence, diaries and photographs relating to the 20th- century Quakers Edith Farquhar Bacon and Francis Rogers Bacon, their families, forbears, friends and colleagues.
Dates:
1800-1987
Bowles family correspondence
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1212
Abstract
The Bowles family was deeply involved with Quaker missionary and relief work during the 20th century. In 1900, the Bowles moved to Japan under the auspices of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and managed the Friends School and established the Tokyo Friends Center. During World War II, the Bowles family moved to Hawaii and worked with war refugees. The Bowles family correspondence consists of correspondence from Gilbert and Minnie Pickett Bowles to their son Gordon Townsend Bowles from 1922 to...
Dates:
1922-1960
Rebecca Timbres Clark Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-026
Overview
Rebecca Timbres Clark (1896-2000) was a Quaker nurse and social worker. She and her first husband, Harry Garland Timbres (1899-1937), performed relief work under the auspices of the AFSC in Eastern Europe in 1921-22 and worked with Rabindranath Tagore in Bengal, India, in 1931-34. In 1936-1937, the couple worked in the malaria unit in Soviet Russia. After Harry Timbres' death, Rebecca returned to the U.S. She married Edgar Sydenham Clark (1885-1961) on July 2, 1943, and the couple moved to...
Dates:
1853-1999 [bulk 1920-1990]
Elizabeth A.W. Furnas Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-283
Overview
Elizabeth A.W. (Betty) Furnas was an active member of the Society of Friends who served as a member of the Board of Pendle Hill and was a member of the Women's Problems Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and its sucessor, Philadelphia Quaker Women. The collection includes minutes and correspondence, particularly of the latter, as well as published and unpublished writings and other material.
Dates:
1928-1967
Douglas V. and Dorothy M. Steere papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1174
Abstract
Douglas and Dorothy Steere were prominent figures of the Quaker movement in the twentieth century, and deeply committed to the causes of peace and spiritual enrichment. This commitment is evident in their involvement with Quaker-led relief work after World War II, Quaker spiritual retreats, international diplomacy, and Dorothy’s work with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Douglas taught philosophy at several institutions including Haverford College, and published extensively on topics...
Dates:
1896-2003
Agnes Tierney papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-171
Overview
This collection is comprised of two folders of the papers of Agnes Tierney, related to her time working with the American Friends Service Committee, especially in Germany. The majority of the collection is composed of Tierney's correspondence while in Germany, but the collection also includes pamphlets, notes, and extracts of meeting minutes.
Dates:
1922-1928
Vaux Family papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1217
Overview
The Vaux family was deeply involved with Quaker and Native American affairs throughout much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. George Vaux, Sr. was involved in Quaker activity through the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and other Quaker meetings throughout the world (including Antigua and London). Both George Vaux, Jr. and Mary Morris Vaux Walcott, his sister, served as commissioners for the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners. This organization was established by the United States Congress in...
Dates:
1708-1995; Majority of material found within 1912-1932
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- Quaker women 6
- correspondence 5
- Quakers 3
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 3
- Quakers -- New Jersey 2
- World War, 1939-1945 2
- Charities -- Europe, Eastern 1
- Charities -- Hawaii 1
- Charities -- India 1
- Charities -- Poland 1
- Charities -- Russia (Federation) 1
- Diaries 1
- Finland 1
- Haverford (Pa.) 1
- Hawaii 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Indians of North America -- Government relations 1
- International relief -- Africa 1
- International relief -- Europe, Eastern 1
- International relief -- Poland 1
- International relief -- Russia (Federation) 1
- Japan 1
- Marriage 1
- Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Medicine -- Europe, Eastern 1
- Medicine -- India 1
- Medicine -- Poland 1
- Medicine -- Russia (Federation) 1
- Missionaries 1
- Nursing -- Russia (Federation) 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
- Philosophy -- Study and teaching 1
- Photographs 1
- Photography 1
- Quaker missionaries 1
- Quaker photographers 1
- Quaker women -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Education 1
- Quakers -- Europe, Eastern 1
- Quakers -- Family relationships 1
- Quakers -- Germany -- History 1
- Quakers -- Hawaii 1
- Quakers -- India 1
- Quakers -- Indiana 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Poland 1
- Quakers -- Russia (Federation) 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Wills 1
- Refugees 1
- Religion -- Study and teaching 1
- Reports 1
- Rhodes Scholarships 1
- Schools -- India 1
- Sermons 1
- Social service -- Europe, Eastern 1
- Social service -- Hawaii 1
- Social service -- India 1
- Social service -- Poland 1
- Social service -- Russia (Federation) 1
- Society of Friends -- International assistance 1
- Society of Friends -- International assistance -- Germany 1
- Society of Friends -- Japan 1
- Society of Friends -- Missions 1
- West (U.S.) 1
- Wills 1
- Women authors -- 20th century 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief 1
- autobiographies (documents) 1
- clippings (information artifacts) 1
- diaries 1
- family papers 1
- financial records 1
- lecture notes 1
- letters (correspondence) 1
- marriage certificates 1
- negatives (photographs) 1
- newsletters 1
- pamphlets 1
- photographs 1
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