Letters, 1917 - 1927

(ca. 40 items: letters) Letters addressed to Edward M. Wistar. Correspondents include: 1917 - Clark Brown; James S. Davenport; Mary H. Freeman; Carl E. Grammer; George N. Hartley; Frank and Allie Hatcher; Rayner W. Kelsey; Thomas C. Moffett; Charles J. Rhoads; Ira Scott; Cato Sells; Jonathan M. Steere; Francis R. Taylor; Herbert Welsh; Carolena W. Wood; Charles L. Wooten 1919 - Erl A. Bates (Onondaga Indian Welfare Society) 1921 - Elmer E. Higley (Methodist Episcopal Church) 1922 - Phebe Anna Mendenhall (addressed to Mary Wistar) 1923 - Erl A. Bates 1926 - Erl A. Bates; John B. Hogue; Rayner W. Kelsey 1927 - Ruthanna M. Simms topics discussed include: 1917 Rayner W. Kelsey's book "Friends and the Indians" to be published Kickapoo people's burial custom of using a hollowed-out tree trunk news of mission to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe from Frank and Allie Hatcher exchange of dates customarily used by the Philadelphia Indian Aid Association and the Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends news of mission to the Kickapoo Tribe from Charles L. Wooten fitness of R.C. Allen to continue as National Attorney for the Creek Indians of Oklahoma Lina B. Lunt back at mission to the Kickapoo Tribe, suffering from tuberculosis letters from Home Missions Council circular letters from Cato Sells re: increased need for food production on Native American land due to U.S. entry into WWI; diplomas to be given to graduating Native American students (related to their being deemed "competent" to handle their own affairs) Seminole Indian Reservation bill signed by Gov. Catts of Florida 1919 conference under the auspices of the Onondaga Indian Welfare Society, etc. for the welfare of New York Native Americans 1921 Tunesassa 1922 Phebe Anna Mendenhall writes to Mary Wistar re: how helpful her husband was during his visit to "Wolf-Run House," Lycoming Co., Pa. 1923 New York Native Americans [Tunesassa School?] 1926 Tunesassa School [problem with what is to become of it?] 1927 lax law enforcement in Oklahoma, news of some missions in letter from Associated Executive Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs (Walter Smedley now chairman) also letters addressed to:Rayner W. Kelsey: from: J. Passmore Elkinton (copy of letter) John B. Hogue from: Erl A. Bates (copy of letter)