American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Joel Cadbury Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-081
Abstract
Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974) was a distinguished Biblical scholar, teacher, and a member of the Society of Friends. Cadbury was one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee. He served as its chairman from both 1928 to 1934 and again from 1944 to 1960. Cadbury supervised famine relief both in the United States and in Europe.
Dates:
1917-1974
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Friends Meeting for Sufferings of Vietnamese Children Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-111
Abstract
The Friends Meeting for Sufferings of Vietnamese Children was founded in 1966, to bring injured and orphaned Vietnamese and Amerasian children to the United States for medical treatment. Some children were placed in foster homes or were permanent adopted. The organizers worked in cooperation with Welcome House in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and with other organizations. The group disbanded in October 1969.
Dates:
1966-1969
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- Education -- Vietnam 1
- Intercountry adoption -- History -- Sources 1
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- Peace -- History -- Sources 1
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- Refugees -- Vietnam -- History -- Sources 1
- Social service -- Vietnam 1
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. 1
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- United States 1
- Tax protests and appeals -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- History -- Sources 1
- Universities and colleges -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Children -- Sources 1
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