Box 1

Documents concerning Leon Kanegis joining the Friends Meeting of Washington. Includes letters by him to committees, his writing "Why Quakerism?", application forms, Wider Quaker Fellowship membership card signed by Rufus Jones 8/28/1942, Membership Certificate for Friends Meeting of Washington, 6/17/1984

Writings by Leon Kanegis about Mormanism [sic], his attendance at Mormon Recitals, his becoming involved with the Mormon chuch. Recollections, essays.

Correspondence concerning Leon Kanegis and his first wife Lillian Hayman joining the Wider Quaker Fellowship. Receipts for subscriptions; letter of interest by Leon Kanegis, letter of welcome from Emma Cadbury to Lillian Hayman, letter of welome from Leslie D. Schaffer to Leon Kanegis and response by Kanegis.

Correspondence mostly by Leon Kanegis to draft committee, friends, family, concerning his status as a Conscientious Objector and his spiritual justification for not participating in the war effort. Multiple drafts or partial drafts of most letters. Some later writings also included.

Notes from various students, colleagues, clients, fellow members of Meetings. Also typewritten notes by Kanegis of kind words and compliments people said to him.

Leon Kanegis was the official "Santa" of Mt. Vernon, New York for the 1938 holiday season. Photo of newspaper and documents concerning this, letter of thanks from Executive Secretary of Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce, misc. materials relating to Santa Claus and Kanegis' portrayal.

Many writings by Leon Kanegis about abortion: arguments for legal abortion and against various conservative/anti-abortion points. Includes some newspaper clippings and a copy of "Friends Journal", 2/15/1978.

Writings by Leon Kanegis about various topics: Quakers and Quakerism, Spirituality, Disease, Aging, Depression. Later notes and comments by Kanegis on same, including 1942 piece on God which he has labelled "Excellent" and "For Leon only. Too deep and primal. More mental than inspired."

Papers related to retreat taken by Friends' Meeting of Washington at All Saints' Convent, Catonsville, MD, September 17-19, 1976. Description of setting, schedule of events, list of attendees. Journal entries, notes, writings made by Kanegis while attending including letters to his mother and sister.

Transcript of tapes made during/after the Friends Meeting of Washington Retreat September 1976--transcript edited later by Kanegis.