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American Friends Service Committee

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Papers on the VISA Program in Tanganyika

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-321
Overview

Collection of correspondence, reports, reminiscences, newsletters, and other memorabilia fo participants in the VISA Program in Tanganyika in 1961-1963.

Dates: 1961-2018

Robert Hoopes Maris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-097
Overview

Robert Hoopes Maris (1890-1975) was a Quaker dentist who served with the American Friends Service Committee in France after World War I.. The collection contains chiefly correspondence with his family written while Maris was serving as a dentist with American Friends Service Committee in France after World War I. Also a photograph album and other papers.

Dates: 1918-1920

David S. and Mary W. Richie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-264
Overview

David S. Richie (1908-2005) spent his life devoted to public service, particularly in the areas of work camps and cooperatives. A birthright Quaker, he served as Secretary of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Social Order Committee from 1939–1973 and was president of the Board of Friends Housing, Inc. He also was involved with the American Friends Service Committee and other organizations. These papers are divided into correspondence, writings, and topical files as assembled by Richie.

Dates: 1935-2005

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Business -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
Charities -- France 1
Church and social problems -- Society of Friends 1
Conscientious objection 1
Consumer cooperatives -- United States 1