Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William W. Cadbury and Catharine J. Cadbury collection
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1192
Abstract
The principal creators in the collection are Quakers William Warder Cadbury (1877-1959) and Catharine Jones Cadbury (1884-1970) who spent most of their lives in China. William Warder Cadbury came to China as a medical missionary in 1909.
Dates:
1893-1967
Rufus M. Jones papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1130
Abstract
Rufus Matthew Jones (1863-1948) was a Quaker historian, mystic, and philosopher. Born in South China, Maine, to Edwin and Mary Gifford Hoxie Jones, he taught philosophy at Haverford College between 1893 and 1934, and was involved in the Haverford Emergency Unit, American Friends Service, and Fellowship of Reconciliation, and is often attributed as having helped to unite Yearly Meetings in the United States. The collection consists of Rufus Jones’ correspondence, diaries, financial papers,...
Dates:
1779 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1875 - 1952
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- Subject: speeches (documents) X
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- China -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 1
- China -- History -- 20th Century 1
- China -- Politics and Government -- 1949- 1
- Leprosy -- China 1
- Medicine -- China 1
- Missionaries -- China 1
- Missionaries, Medical -- China 1
- Missions -- China 1
- Mysticism 1
- Quaker physicians -- China 1
- Quakers 1
- Quakers -- China 1
- Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 1
- Society of Friends -- History 1
- Society of Friends -- Missions -- China 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- China 1
- correspondence 1
- financial records 1
- manuscripts (documents) 1
- maps (documents) 1
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