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Edgar Zavitz Palmer, 1898-1977

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edgar Zavitz Palmer and Boyd Zavitz Palmer papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-113
Abstract

Edgar Zavitz Palmer (1898-1977) was a graduate of Swarthmore College, Class of 1919, and a professor of economics at several universities. This collection contains material relating to Edgar’s collection of Quaker meeting house pictures, his personal and professional correspondence, his relief work in Europe after World War I, and his son Boyd Zavitz Palmer’s application for conscientious objector status.

Dates: 1890 - 1994