Francis R. Bacon meetinghouse slides, 1948 - 1964
Scope and Contents
This collection is part of RG5/006. It contains slides--some black and white, some colored--of meeting houses and other important Quaker sites in the United States and in England.
Dates
- Creation: 1948 - 1964
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Francis R. Bacon (1878-1965), a birthright Quaker, was Dean of Western Reserve University's School of Architecture. Born in Haddonfield, N.J., son of Samuel Allen and Elizabeth Bacon, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Architecture in 1913. He married Edith Melrose Farquhar in 1915, and in the early 1920's they participated in the AFSC child feeding programs in Germany and Russia. They moved to Cleveland in 1923 and remained there until his retirement in 1953.
Extent
0.2 cubic ft. (2 folders, 1 box)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Francis R. Bacon, April, 1963. Part of RG5/006.
Separated Materials
This collection was removed from the Francis R. Bacon papers, RG5/006.
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