E. Carlton (Edwin Carlton) MacDowell Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, memorabilia, pictures and other papers relating to MacDowell's involvement in Quaker relief activities in France during and after World War I. Includes material relating to American Friends Service Committee's Reconstruction Unit and Message Committee, Berlin Centre Committee, and Friends Council for International Service.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1927
Creator
- MacDowell, E. Carleton (Edwin Carlton), 1887-1973 (Person)
- American Friends Reconstruction Unit (Contributor, Organization)
- American Friends Service Committee. Message Committee (Contributor, Organization)
- Berlin Centre Committee (Contributor, Organization)
- Council for International Service (Contributor, Organization)
- MacDowell, E. Carleton (Edwin Carlton), 1887-1973 (Contributor, Person)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Rights Information
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Biographical / Historical
E. Carlton MacDowell (Edwin Carlton) (1887-1973) was a Quaker zoologist and relief worker in France after World War I.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language
English
Overview
E. Carlton MacDowell (Edwin Carlton) (1887-1973) was a Quaker zoologist and relief worker. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, memorabilia, pictures and other papers, relating to MacDowell's involvement in Quaker relief activities in France during and after World War I. Includes material relating to American Friends Service Committee's Reconstruction Unit and Message Committee, Berlin Centre Committee, and Friends Council for International Service.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series:
- Correspondence
- Documents
- Minutes, reports, and other material
- Pictures
- Memorabilia
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: Michael R. Gannett, 1974
Geographic
Topical
- Charities -- France
- Charities -- Germany -- Berlin
- International relief -- France
- International relief -- Germany
- International relief -- Societies, etc
- Quakers -- France
- Quakers -- Germany
- Quakers -- Societies, etc.
- Quakers -- United States
- Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Societies, etc.
- Reconstruction (1914–1939) -- France
- Social service -- Religious aspects
- Social service -- France
- Social service -- Germany -- Berlin
- Social service -- Societies, etc.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
- World War, 1914-1918 -- France
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Religious aspects
- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
- Title
- An Inventory of the E. Carlton MacDowell Papers, 1917-1927
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1974
- 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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