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Letters from Anna Shipley Cox Brinton, 1943-1969

 File — Box: 2A

Scope and Contents

Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Anna to Dr. C.M.C. Miles [son Edward interested in reconstruction, which has not been authorized by McNutt, though Hershey had approved. President Roosevelt said that 70 C.O.s could go to China, 1943 February 20; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Anna to unknown recipient, 1943 March 8; Ocean City, Md., Anna to Mary [Bethel] [upset by government's decision to stop all education of C.O.s outside of camps; tells how important Bethel has been to Pendle Hill], 1943 July 5; Anna to James Butt [sends additional money to West Chester Meeting for son Edward to be able to remain C.O.], 1943 November 24; File containing 24 personal letters from Anna. These are brief letters clipped together and without further description, 1944-1963; Anna to Edward S. Brinton (nephew who is in the army). With response, 1944 May 23; Anna to C.P.S. Executive Committee [resigning from chairmanship of the race policy committee and from the C.P.S. Committee], 1945 January 30; Anna to Howard Haines Brinton. En route to Europe [met with Joan Mary Fry and others and attended Friends Ambulance Unit meeting], 1946 March 7-12; Chunking, China, Anna Brinton to Howard Haines Brinton, including postcard of Kechioji of Kamakura, 1946 April 10; Chunking, China, Anna Brinton to Howard Haines Brinton, 1946 May 3; Hankow, China, Anna Brinton to Howard Haines Brinton, 1946 May 7; Shanghai, China, Anna Brinton to Howard Haines Brinton [met with presidents of the Christian colleges], 1946 Jun 28; Hongkong, , Anna Brinton to Howard Haines Brinton [visited with William Warder and Catherine Cadbury in Canton, 1946 July 10; Anna Brinton to Joel and Catharine [Cox] [Grandparent's papers and letters], 1946 November 30; Anna to Dr. C.M.C. Miles, 1947 November 11; Anna to Lynn White (president of Mills College) [regarding death of Aurelia Reinhardt], 1949 January 29; Anna to Dr. Miles, 1950 April 18; Anna to Walter and Catharine Miles, 1951 September 12; Anna to Catharine, 1958 May 26; Mock-up of letter to PYM members regarding Society of Friends and National Council of Churches. With corrections, 1960 August; Anna to Catharine [Miles], 1960 December 2; Anna to Catharine Miles. With poem and beautiful cuttings, 1961 May 19; From Anna Brinton to "Beatrice" [covering letter for articles on early Quakerism sent], 1969 January 4; Brookside, NJ [describes Howard's illness and stay in hospital], 1969 September 30; to Mary Woods Bennett. Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA [comments on a book of fiction], circa 1960s

Dates

  • Creation: 1943-1969

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research use.

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