American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
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
Darlington Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-296
Overview
This collection contains the papers of the Darlington family of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Woodstown, New Jersey. Quakers with strong ties to Swarthmore College, the family was involved in education, social and peace concerns, and businesses in the Philadelphia area. Charles J. Darlington (1894-1966) served as Clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends during the reunification of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings. The collection includes family...
Dates:
1831-2012
Bainbridge C. Davis Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-212
Overview
Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) was a Quaker active in many concerns and organizations. He worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama. He retired early, at the age of 62, to devote himself to Quaker causes. He worked to improve race relations and opposed U.S. support for dictatorships. Organizations and committees which he was active in include the Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee, and Pendle Hill. He was...
Dates:
1960-1993
Edward W. Evans Quaker Concerns Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-237
Overview
Edward W. Evans (1882-1976) was a Quaker leader and lawyer active in the educational and peace concerns of the Society of Friends. The collection primarily contains papers compiled by Edward W. Evans during his time as Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), from 1938-1946. Of particular interest are the materials concerning Civilian Public Service. The collection is significant in its documentation of pacifist attitudes and the ways in which the Society of Friends was active...
Dates:
1920, 1938-1951
Holmes-Webb Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-065
Overview
William B. Webb was a druggist and member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite). He married Rebecca Turner in 1853. Their youngest daughter, Rebecca St. Claire Webb, married Jessie Herman Holmes in 1892. Holmes was a prominent Quaker, taught philosophy and religion at Swarthmore College, and was active in AFSC relief in Europe after World War I. He also served as President of the National Federation of Religious Liberals and was an active member of the Socialist Party. The...
Dates:
1839-1972
Kite-Bassett Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-080
Overview
The Kite and Bassett families were Orthodox Quakers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Lynn, Massachusetts, respectively. James Kite was born in 1808, the son of Benjamin and Rebecca Kite of Philadelphia. In 1837 he was granted a certificate to Salem Monthly Meeting in Massachusetts to marry Lydia B. Rodman, widow of Caleb Rodman and daughter of Isaac and Ruth Bassett of Lynn. James and Lydia had eight children, viz. Ruth, James Rodman, Eliza B., Rebecca, Isaac C. Bassett, Hannah B., Lydia...
Dates:
1837-1930
Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey) Thomas Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-149
Overview
Wilbur K. Thomas (1882-1953), a Quaker born in Indiana, was executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee from 1918 to 1929. He graduated from Friends University in 1904, served as pastor of various Quaker churches, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1907, earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1914, and was a member of Boston Friends Meeting after 1909. He was director of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia from 1930 to 1946. The collection contains...
Dates:
1914-1933
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- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 4
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 4
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 2
- Quakers -- Massachusetts 2
- Quakers -- Social service 2
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- France 2
- Society of Friends -- Charities 2
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 2
- Society of Friends -- United States 2
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief 2
- Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County 1
- Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Conscientious objection -- Societies, etc. 1
- Conscientious objection -- United States 1
- Delaware County (Pa.) 1
- Europe -- Description and travel -- Diaries 1
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 1
- International relief -- Europe 1
- International relief -- Russia 1
- Lawyers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Media (Pa.) 1
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifists -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Prison reform -- Society of Friends 1
- Quaker businesspeople 1
- Quaker social reformers 1
- Quakers -- 18th century -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- 20th century -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- Austria 1
- Quakers -- Congresses -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Delaware 1
- Quakers -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- Genealogy 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore 1
- Quakers -- Suffrage 1
- Quakers -- World War, 1914–1918 -- Civilian relief 1
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- Austria 1
- Russia -- Civilian relief 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- Reunification 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- United States -- History -- Colonial period -- ca. 1600-1775 1
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 1
- Women and Peace -- History 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Society of Friends 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects 1
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