American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Nancy J. Babb Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Babb, Nancy
Abstract
Nancy Babb (1884-1948) was a member of the Society of Friends who served as a field representative for the Red Cross and then as a relief worker in Russia from 1917 to the mid 1920s. On her return to the United States in 1928 Babb lectured about her work in Russia. Babb also volunteered for a number of various women's organizations, including the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Babb established the National Circulating Library of Student's Peace Posters, an organization...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1921-1949
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Biddle family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-177
Overview
This collection contains the papers of Philadelphia Quaker Owen Biddle (1737-1799), his son, Clement Biddle (1778-1856), and numerous descendants. Owen Biddle, a scientist and merchant, was a member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and helped in the establishment of Westtown School (1799). Owen Biddle's papers, 1772-1793, (Series 1) include correspondence, and journals, some of which relate to his Revolutionary War activities. Three of his letterbooks, 1778-1779, have been microfilmed. The...
Dates:
1793-1951
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- Famines -- Soviet Union -- History -- Sources 1
- International relief -- Soviet Union -- History -- Sources 1
- Quaker businesspeople 1
- Quaker women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- 18th century -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- Austria 1
- Quakers -- Delaware 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
- Quakers -- Social service 1
- Quakers -- Suffrage 1
- Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Soviet Union -- Sources 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- Austria 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- France 1
- Society of Friends -- Charities 1
- Society of Friends -- Charities -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Civilian relief -- Sources 1
- United States -- History -- Colonial period -- ca. 1600-1775 1
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- Women and Peace -- History 1
- account books 1 + ∧ less
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