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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Civilian Public Service Fund Committee (1942-1946)
Collection — othertype: SW/Phy/510
Identifier: QM-Phy-510
Scope and Contents
Records of contributions and related correspondence of the Civilian Public Service Fund Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite), 1941-1945.
Dates:
1941-1945
Charlie Piersol letters
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-313
Abstract
11 letters written by Charles Piersol to Chris Holladay. The letters contain his observations of racism in Virginia during his departure, his work as a "cowboy" on the ship, and his experiences of the American Zone, the Red Cross, and the devastation following the war.
Dates:
1946
Quaker Emergency Service records
Collection — othertype: SC-192
Identifier: SFHL-SC-192
Abstract
The collection is organized into four folders: the group's general records, including the initial plan and charter; the records of the Civilian Readjustment Committee, the post-war arm of the group; information on a project in Brazil; and writings by people outside the group. Of interest are transcript talks given by Peter F. Amoroso of the New York Department of Correction, and Austin H. MacCormick of the Osborne Association. There is also a carbon copy, attributed to John S. Gough, of the...
Dates:
ca. 1941-1948
Esther B. Rhoads papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1153
Abstract
The papers of Esther Rhoads (1896-1979), a member of an influential Philadelphia Quaker family, Rhoads was a teacher, later head, of Friends Girls' School in Tokyo for over 50 years. She was also of great importance in work with Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia and with the American Friends Service Committee, to assist Japanese-Americans affected by the War Relocation Act (forced removal and incarceration). Materials include correspondence, documents, typescripts and manuscripts,...
Dates:
circa 1895-1979
Rockland County Peace Association Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-121
Abstract
The Rockland County Peace Association was a small local peace group begun in 1930 to stimulate popular education and public opinion with a view to the prevention of war. It carried on relief work during World War II through the American Friends Service Committee.
Dates:
1930-1950
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Lois V. Stanton, "Tales of a Haverford R and R Girl"
Collection
Identifier: HCS-000-010
Abstract
This typescript by Lois V. Stanton entitled "Tales of a Haverford R and R Girl" describes the author's experiences training to perform relief work at Haverford following World War II and travelling to Europe with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) between 1945 and 1947.
Dates:
1992
Douglas V. and Dorothy M. Steere papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1174
Abstract
Douglas and Dorothy Steere were prominent figures of the Quaker movement in the twentieth century, and deeply committed to the causes of peace and spiritual enrichment. This commitment is evident in their involvement with Quaker-led relief work after World War II, Quaker spiritual retreats, international diplomacy, and Dorothy’s work with the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Douglas taught philosophy at several institutions including Haverford College, and published extensively on topics...
Dates:
1896-2003
Elizabeth Hunt Stoddard-Sennott Girl Scout papers
Collection — othertype: SC-276
Identifier: SFHL-SC-276
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains primarily correspondence between Elizabeth Hunt Stoddard-Sennott and the Girls Scouts organization concerning her planned marriage to a concientious objector during World War II. It offers insight into contemporary views towards pacifism in wartime and the influences on women's employment. Also included are copies of two papers written as a student at Antioch College.
Dates:
1938 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1948
Edward Thomas and Margaret Loring Thomas Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Thomas, Edward-Margaret Loring Thomas
Abstract
Edward Thomas was a chemist and chemical patent lawyer in New York City. His wife Margaret Loring Thomas had been active in settlement work and a teacher of home economics before marriage. Both were activist, pacifist Quakers.
Dates:
1917-1952
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
"Service with the War Relocation Authority"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-092
Abstract
George L. Townsend's memoir, entitled "Service of the War Relocation Authority," describes his recruitment by and work with the War Relocation Authority, a civilian agency established to provide care and services for Japanese Americans moved to Army Relocation Centers. Included is a map of Relocation Centers in the Western United States.
Dates:
1942-1946
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- Jones, Margaret E., 1895-1984 2
- Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia 2
- Monthly Meeting of New York (Society of Friends : Orthodox : New York, N.Y.). Peace and Service Committee 2
- New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.). Peace and Service Committee 2
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 2
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Civilian Public Service Fund Committee 2
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) 2
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 2
- Quaker Emergency Service Readjustment Center (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Society of Friends 2
- Spears Mobile Clinics 2
- Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995 2
- Thomas, Margaret Loring 2
- Akihito, Emperor of Japan 1
- American Friends Service Committee. China Program 1
- American Friends Service Committee. Civilian Public Service 1
- American Friends Service Committee. Committee on Rights of Conscience 1
- American Friends Service Committee. Refugee Section 1
- American Peace Society of Japan 1
- Amoroso, Peter F. 1
- Angell, Stephen Ward, 1952- 1
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- Bliss, George I. 1
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- Brinton, William Fisher, 1909-2008 1
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- Bryn Mawr College 1
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- Cary, Elizabeth S. 1
- Civilian Public Service. Camp (China Unit) 1
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- Cooper, Wilmer A. (Wilmer Albert) 1
- Council for International Service 1
- Cousins, Norman 1
- Cripps, Arthur Shearly, 1869-1952 1
- Darlington, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1894-1966 1
- Deutsche Jahresversammlung (Society of Friends) 1
- Ecumenical Institute of Spirituality 1
- Elkington, Peter W. 1
- Elkinton family 1
- Elkinton, Howard W. (Howard West), 1892-1955 1
- Elkinton, Katharine Wistar, 1892-1961 1
- Emergency Committee for the Assistance of Germans, Austrians, and Hungarians in Distress (Society of Friends) 1
- Esterbrook Steel Pen Manufacturing Company 1
- Evans, Edward W. (Edward Wyatt), 1882-1976 1
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 1
- Fisher family 1
- Fisher, Abraham, 1823-1909 1
- Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958 1
- Fisher, Sarah Wright, 1822-1886 1
- Fisher, Susanna G., 1865-1956 1
- Five Years Meeting (Society of Friends: U.S.) 1
- Foulke, Thomas Albert, 1893-1962 1
- Friedrich, Leonhard 1
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- Friends Civilian Public Service Cooking School 1
- Friends Committee on Legislation of Northern California 1
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- Friends War Relief Service (London, England) 1
- Friends World Committee for Consultation 1
- Friends of Ramallah Friends Meeting (Quakers) 1
- Friends' Centre (Shanghai, China) 1
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