Letters from Rufus M. Jones, 1922
Scope and Contents
To New England Yearly Meeting. [he and W.K. Thomas on behalf of American Friends Service Committee feel a conference of Friends of all Yearly Meetings in U.S. and Canada should be arranged], 1922; To Herbert Hoover. [establishes results of conference with Hoover concerning relief work in Russia and that their efforts would be in medical and clothing relief and assistance in sowing and planting in famine area], 1922 January 2; To Herbert Hoover. [re problem due to transport lines, but would Hoover add to his statement that further contributions can be made to other American organizations working with American Relief Association], 1922 January 4; To Herbert Hoover. [now feeding 100,000; “we shall be careful not to become entangled with radical organizations though we shall feel free to accept unsolicited contributions which they may desire to turn over to us”], 1922 February 24; To Arnold Rowntree. [re the great loss of William (Whitney?); possible trip to Greece and Palestine], 1922 February 28; To Holdsworths. [feels quality of Quakerism has not dropped especially in New England], 1922 July 23; To Violet Hodgkin. [has all his life wished to visit Greece and Palestine to “restore my system and freshen up my soul and body”], 1922 October 31; To President Warren G. Harding. [would like to meet with him to discuss their relief work in Europe], 1922 November 23; To John R. Mott. [gives a list of people and books most influential in his life], 1922 December 12; To Henry Hodgkin. [giving arrangements for Hodgkin’s visit to America], 1922 December 26
Dates
- Creation: 1922
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The collection is open for research use.
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