Letters from Rufus M. Jones, 1919
Scope and Contents
To Albert Dawson. [would have been glad to give an interview for publication in the Christian Commonwealth, but cannot get passage home from France via England], 1919 January 21; To J. Rendel Harris. [gives account of Henry J. Cadbury’s difficulty at Haverford, but that a large group of alumni have worked to remove him], 1919 January 21; To Violet Hodgkin. [books he is working on; he dislikes H.J. Wells, but reads his books; even as he abominates the life of Goethe, but has “lived in” him], 1919 July 20; To Violet Hodgkin. [tells of his books in progress and print and of "Service of Love in Wartime" which will primarily feature reconstruction work in France], 1919 October 12; To Herbert Hoover. [announces decision of American Friends Service Committee to get into work of child relief in Germany in accordance with Hoover’s proposals], 1919 November 7; To Violet Hodgkin. [tells of child feeding program and Hoover’s promise to make funds available and transport food, the first unit of distributors has left. Feels it a mark of confidence in American Friends Service Committee], 1919 December 7
Dates
- Creation: 1919
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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