G-M, 1939
Scope and Contents
Harrison, Agatha. copy. [narrative concerning Raj in India and M. Gandhi from her own experiences], 1939 March ?; Holdsworth, L. Violet. [grateful for Rufus M. Jones's new book on saints; her own work], 1939 December 10; Hoover, Herbert. telegram. [would Rufus M. Jones act as sponsor for the Finnish Relief Fund], 1939 December 9; The Humanitarians (R. Kline). [very grateful for Rufus M. Jones's address at Humanitarian Award Banquet], 1939 December 14; Hazaree, Dorothy. Johannesburg, South Africa, [Otto Peetz has been interned in Madagascar and some German men have been interned there], 1939 December ?; Jones, Genie to Rufus M. Jones. [family news], 1939 February 2; Lester, Muriel (Fellowship of Reconciliation). New York, [Rockefeller has been begged by Netherlands to send oil to Japan, otherwise the latter will overtake them by force; also why Rockefeller could not give money for Chinese feeding efforts, etc.; what Christianity should be at this time], 1939 November 11; Lorge, Ernest. [while everyone appreciates Rufus M. Jones's efforts in his visit to the Gestapo, he and his classmates at Hebrew Union College are eager to know of any concrete concessions from the German government. While grateful for his efforts, he feels that Rufus M. Jones minimized Nazi persecution of Jewish people in his comments to the press, while he (Lorge), a newly emigrated German, has been informed of deaths in concentration camps; sends two German letters relating personal experiences], 1939 January 21; MacMillan Co. (Ellen Shippen). [would like to talk with Rufus M. Jones about his new manuscript "Friends of God in the 14th Century"], 1939 January 9; MacMasters, Gilbert. Basle, 1939; Mokitimi, S.M. Fort Beaufort, South Africa, [grateful for book Rufus M. Jones has sent; in African custom, he would stretch out his hands to Rufus M. Jones -- in writing, he can only say thank you], 1939 February 20
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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