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Box 2

 Container

Contains 9 Results:

Letters of congratulation (Folder 2), 1917

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters sent to William Wistar Comfort (d. 1955) congratulating him on his appointment to be the president of Haverford College

Dates: 1917

Letters of congratulation (Folder 3), 1917

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters sent to William Wistar Comfort (d. 1955) congratulating him on his appointment to be the president of Haverford College

Dates: 1917

Letters of congratulation (Folder 4), 1917

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters sent to William Wistar Comfort (d. 1955) congratulating him on his appointment to be the president of Haverford College

Dates: 1917

David Fales Letters, 1926-1928

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters to and from David Fales regarding WIlliam Wistar Comfort 1926 trip to China as well as the difficulties had by Quaker missions in China; family updates and genealogy.

Dates: 1926-1928

General Letters, 1937-1940

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Household Letters to the Comfort Family. Covering topics such as talks at Friends Meetings, School trip authorization for school children, Letters from family. Most in English some in German and Spanish. Includes letter from Maurice Estrabaud requesting employment in the United States so he could escape the Nazi Regime in France.

Dates: 1937-1940

Religious letters, 1938-1952

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters sent to William Wistar Comfort regarding religion.

Dates: 1938-1952

General Correspondence, 1941-1955

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters to WWC. Topics range from christmas cards to family photos and letters from vacation.

Dates: 1941-1955

Tributes to books, 1947-1957

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters and newspaper clippings regarding book tributes to and from WWC. Includes a letter sent by WWC on a trip to visit Friends in China in 1947.

Dates: 1947-1957

Letters of condolence after William Wistar Comfort death (Folder 1), 1955-1957

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Letters of condolence sent to Mary Comfort, including letters from the American Friends Service Committee.

Dates: 1955-1957