William Hubben Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence (1906-1976), manuscript and published writings (1924-70), editorials, reviews, speeches, notes, pictures and memorabilia, and reference materials of William Hubben. Correspondents include C.F. Andrews, Pearl S. Buck, Henry J. Cadbury, Richard L. Cary, Fritz Eichenberg, Rufus M. Jones, Clarence Pickett, and Alexandra Tolstoy. Topics covered in his manuscript writings include German Catholicism and the rise of Hitler, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Russian Quakerism, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Soloviev, Russia, Vatican Council, and many other topics. Part of the collection is in German.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1976
Creator
- Hubben, William, 1895-1974 (Person)
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 (Contributor, Person)
- Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 (Contributor, Person)
- Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 (Contributor, Person)
- Solovyov, Vladimir Sergeyevish, 1853-1900 (Contributor, Person)
- Andrews, C. F. (Charles Freer), 1871-1940 (Contributor, Person)
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 (Contributor, Person)
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 (Contributor, Person)
- Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990 (Contributor, Person)
- Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948 (Contributor, Person)
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 (Contributor, Person)
- Tolstoy, Alexandra, 1884-1979 (Contributor, Person)
- George School (Bucks County, Pa.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Contributor, Organization)
- William Penn Charter School (Contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
William Hubben (1895-1974) was a prominent Quaker educator, speaker, editor of Friends Intelligencer and, later, Friends Journal, and author of books and articles in the fields of religion and literature. Before emigrating from Germany in 1933, he had been the editor of the German Quaker Monthly, Der Quaker. Born in Germany in 1895, William Hubben joined the small but growing movement of German Quakers in 1923 and participated in a number of international religious and peace conferences. In 1928 he was appointed principal of one of the largest public schools. His political involvement with the Social Democratic Party caused his dismissal in 1933 by Hitler's government. He emigrated to the United States with his wife, Maria, and children soon afterward, and in 1935 was named Director of Religious Interests at George School in Pennsylvania. He became the editor and manager of Friends Intelligencer in 1943 and remained as editor of its successor, Friends Journal, until 1963, and as contributing editor until his death in 1974. He was chosen by Friends World committee as Quaker observer to the Vatican Council in 1962. He also taught from 1963 to 1973 at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. His autobiography, Exiled Pilgrim, was published in 1943.
Extent
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
William Hubben (1895-1974) was a prominent Quaker educator, speaker, editor, and author. Born in Germany in 1895, William Hubben joined the small but growing movement of German Quakers in 1923 and participated in a number of international religious and peace conferences. His political involvement with the Social Democratic Party caused his dismissal in 1933 by Hitler's government. He emigrated to the United States with his wife, Maria, and children soon afterward, and went on to be heavily involved with Quakerism there. The collection contains correspondence (1906-1976), manuscript and published writings (1924-70), editorials, reviews, speeches, notes, pictures and memorabilia, and reference materials of William Hubben. Part of the collection is in German.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into thirteen series:
- Biographical
- Correspondence
- Manuscript writing
- Published articles
- Editorials
- Reviews of his works
- School material
- Speeches
- Notes
- Scrapbook
- Pictures
- Memorabilia
- Reference material
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: Gift of Trudy Hubben, 1975-1983
Gift of Ann B. Hubben, 1986
The collection was given by his widow, with additions from Ann Hubben in 1986.
General
- Exiled Pilgrim (New York, 1943)
Subject
- Title
- An Inventory of the William Hubben Papers, 1906-1976
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1975
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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