Quaker Emergency Service Readjustment Center (New York, N.Y.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Quaker Emergency Service lectures
Collection — othertype: SC-290
Identifier: SFHL-SC-290
Overview
The Quaker Emergency Service was founded in January 1942 by members of the combined Peace and Service Committees of the two New York Monthly Meetings. In the spring of 1944, the Service sponsored a series of lectures focusing on adolescent psychology which were held in the French Institute building, 22 East 60th Street, New York, New York.
Dates:
1944
Quaker Emergency Service records
Collection — othertype: SC-192
Identifier: SFHL-SC-192
Abstract
The collection is organized into four folders: the group's general records, including the initial plan and charter; the records of the Civilian Readjustment Committee, the post-war arm of the group; information on a project in Brazil; and writings by people outside the group. Of interest are transcript talks given by Peter F. Amoroso of the New York Department of Correction, and Austin H. MacCormick of the Osborne Association. There is also a carbon copy, attributed to John S. Gough, of the...
Dates:
ca. 1941-1948
Josiah P. Marvel collected Quaker Emergency Service records
Collection — othertype: SC-221
Identifier: SFHL-SC-221
Abstract
Collection contains primarily Marvel's files on the wartime projects of the Quaker Emergency Service, 1942-1945, and its postwar Civilian Readjustment Committee, including typed minutes, 1947-1961. Also includes papers concerning the Spears Mobile Clinic which operated in Syria with the help of the Friends Ambulance Unit, including a typescript describing the mission; the dispersal of French funds, 1954-1958, raised by Mme. de la Noue for her Centre Guynemer and deposited with the Quaker...
Dates:
1942-1966
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- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 2
- Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 2
- Quaker prison reformers -- United States 2
- Quakers -- New York (State) 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Society of Friends 2
- Adjustment (Psychology) in adolescence 1
- Adolescent psychology 1
- Church work with gays -- Society of Friends 1
- Conscientious objectors -- United States 1
- Prison reform -- Society of Friends 1
- Prison reformers -- United States 1
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 1
- Society of Friends -- Brazil 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects 1 ∧ less
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