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Scope and Contents New Garden Friends Meeting (B. Russell Branson), 1940; Newman, George. [would like Rufus M. Jones to submit a paper to Friends Quarterly Examiner during this, his last year of 40 as its editor], 1940 February 15; Parsons, Dorothy. [thanks him for his approval of her selections for publication and philosophical attitudes], 1940 March 18; Peabody, Gertrude. [re death of her father, Rufus M. Jones's former teacher and friend, (Francis?) Peabody], 1940 Fall; Pennsylvania, University of (W....

Scope and Contents Alna Meeting (Henry Webb). [look forward to Rufus M. Jones's visit], 1941 July 17; American Friends Service Committee (Clarence Pickett). [American Friends Service Committee matters, including Douglas Steere's visit in Europe and conscientious objector sponsors], 1941 January 13; American Friends Service Committee (Carl Billman). New Hampshire, [appreciation of Rufus M. Jones's visit to their work camp], 1941 August 2; Antioch College (A.D. Henderson, president), 1941; Bartlett, Jane and...

Scope and Contents Gramm, Hans. [re "Union Now"], 1941 April 11; Gramm, Hans. [re new magazine about to be published], 1941 June 24; Green, Alice. [appreciates his comments on her book, Philosophy of Science, and seeks permission to use them in advertising], 1941 January 14; Hale, Richard. [has unsuccessfully defended a conscientious objector, and would like to discuss with Rufus M. Jones other cases and a possible appeal for his client], 1941 June 26; Happich, Hanna. Marburg, In German, 1941 January 27,...

Scope and Contents Macmillan Co. (H.S. Latham). [re publication of Rufus M. Jones's new book "A Small Town Boy"], 1941 January 16; McBride, Katharine E. [pleased Rufus M. Jones approves of Bryn Mawr College's election of her as its next president], 1941 December 4; Mennell, Robert. Surrey, England, [his ideals as measured against those around him; local and personal news], 1941 February 19; Merrill, William P. [enjoyed Rufus M. Jones's book; current preaching duties], 1941 September 7; Moffatt, James. [Health...

Scope and Contents Scarlett, William (Bishop of Missouri). [they look forward to Rufus M. Jones's Flower Sermon; a collection of these annual sermons may be published], 1941 March 4; Scott, Albert. [re conscientious objector in prison and possibility of parole to a Quaker work camp], 1941 July 14; Seattle, Washington Friends Center (Beatrice Shipley). [great need of Northwest Friends to have Rufus M. Jones visit and speak to their Friends groups] Rufus M. Jones agrees, 1941 August 21; Shearman, Margaret....

Scope and Contents Acker, John Edward. [mission for Quakers during the war], 1942 February 4; "American Friends" Board of Missions (Merle K. Davis). [re translating a Rufus M. Jones book into Spanish], 1942 July 10; American Friends Service Committee (Clarence Pickett), 1942 July 1; American Friends Service Committee (Paul J. Furnas). [does not see possibility for getting Civilian Public Service (CPS) boys off farm duty in Maine and other CPS information], 1942 July 6; American Friends Service Committee (D....

Scope and Contents Doubleday, Doran and Co. (T.B. Costain). [Rufus M. Jones’s “The Shepherd that Missed the Manger” was one of the most popular in their series], 1942 January 6; Earp, Ernest. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania[thanks Rufus M. Jones for Thanksgiving Day sermon], 1942 November 27; Fellowship of Reconciliation (A.J. Muste). copy. [would like Rufus M. Jones to sign a letter to Gen. Hershey re alternative service], 1942 November 2; Five Years Meeting (Charles Woodman). [a suggestion to set up a peace...

Scope and Contents International Missionary Council (John R. Mott.) [meeting of relief work forces of the American churches; would like Rufus M. Jones to speak], 1942 August 14; (Jewish Institute of Religion). Stephen Wise. [delighted to have been able to present Rufus M. Jones with honorary doctorate], 1942 June 8; Kaufman, Emit. [re portrait he had drawn of Rufus M. Jones for "America Leads," book to be written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher], 1942 August 15; Kelsey, A. Edward. Ram Allah, Palestine. [news of...

Scope and Contents National Student Relocation Council (Joseph Conard) to Japanese-American Students. Duplicated letter. [re governmental delays in placement in various eastern and midwestern colleges], 1942 August 18; Pembroke College in Brown University (M.L. Record). [Rufus M. Jones to participate in 50th anniversary convocation ceremony], 1942 March 27; Prinz, Alex. [praise for Rufus M. Jones’s talk to Friends in Jericho, New York], 1942 May 9; Rockefeller, John D. Jr, 1942; Roosevelt Memorial Association...