De Hartog, Jan, 1914-2002
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Friends' Publishing Corporation
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-033
Abstract
The primary activity of the Friends' Publishing Corporation is Friends Journal, a Quaker periodical. The latter was the successor to The Friend, the serial published by the Orthodox Quakers (1827-1955) and Friends Intelligencer, published by the Hicksite Quakers (1844-1955). It was established as a result of the merger of the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings, and the first consolidated issue was dated July 2, 1955. Originally published weekly and then bi-weekly, it became a monthly...
Dates:
1959-2005
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Adoption -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Adoption -- Vietnam -- History -- Sources 1
- American periodicals 1
- Charities -- Vietnam 1
- Education -- Vietnam 1
- Friends Journal -- Archives 1
- Intercountry adoption -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Refugees -- Vietnam -- History -- Sources 1
- Social service -- Vietnam 1
- Society of Friends -- Periodicals 1
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Children -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Civilian relief -- Sources 1 + ∧ less
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