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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

American Friends Service Committee photographs

 Collection — Othertype PA-211
Identifier: SFHL-PA-211
Abstract

This collection consists of miscellaneous photographs, collected over time from various sources, documenting the American Friends Service Committee and its projects. Post-World War I and post-World War II and Vietnam War relief work are well documented, and there are also photographs of AFSC work in the United States, Africa, other parts of Asia, and the Middle East.

Dates: circa 1918-1975

Constance Applebee papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-1981-58
Abstract

Constance Applebee introduced the sport of field hockey to the US and was for many years the director of physical education at Bryn Mawr College. Her papers occupy ten boxes and contain miscellaneous correspondence, memorabilia, sports programs, and publications that probably belonged to her

Dates: 1898 - 1981
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Iwao Frederick Ayusawa papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-969
Abstract

Iwao Frederick Ayusawa (1894-1972) spent much of his life working with the International Labor Organization, and later served as a faculty member of the International Christian University in Japan. The collection consists primarily of personal letters, speaking of his belief in pacifism and his work in Geneva and Japan.

Dates: 1918-1964

Bowles family correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1212
Abstract The Bowles family was deeply involved with Quaker missionary and relief work during the 20th century. In 1900, the Bowles moved to Japan under the auspices of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and managed the Friends School and established the Tokyo Friends Center. During World War II, the Bowles family moved to Hawaii and worked with war refugees. The Bowles family correspondence consists of correspondence from Gilbert and Minnie Pickett Bowles to their son Gordon Townsend Bowles from 1922 to...
Dates: 1922-1960

Erica Brooks commonplace books

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-055
Abstract

The commonplace books of Erica May Brooks include poems about nature, history, family, friendship, and World War II, as well as both copied poems and originals written by Brooks.

Dates: 1925-1951

Lydia Caroline Brown Cadbury and Elsa Weisz correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-261
Dates: 1940s, 1959 and undated

Stephen G. Cary collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1320
Abstract

This collection contains the personal materials of Stephen G. Cary and historical materials collected by Cary about his relatives.

Dates: 1714-2003

Charles Walker 1940s work, 1932 - 1960, bulk: 1940 - 1949

 Series — Box DG 296: Acc. 2023-016: 16
Scope and Contents

This collection is unprocessed. Materials have been place in series based on how the subjects were identified in their original boxes. These include primarily materials related to World War II and Fellowship of Reconciliation. There are many publications and news clippings.

Dates: 1932 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1949

Lucy Evans Chew diaries and papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M90
Abstract Lucy Evans Chew graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1918. Shortly after her graduation, she married Samuel Chew, an English professor at Bryn Mawr. For the majority of their married life, the Chews remained in the area surrounding Bryn Mawr. The Lucy Evans Chew Collection is primarily comprised of 58 volumes of her diaries from the years from 1920 to 1968. The diaries include descriptions of her daily life, her association with the college, her travels, and her reflections on her...
Dates: 1912 - 1967
Found in: Bryn Mawr College

Samuel Cooper papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-008
Scope and Content note

This collection is comprised of five folders of materials related to Samuel Cooper's conscientious objection to WWII. The collection includes Cooper's correspondence with political leaders, court officials, organizations for religious objection, and his family members in the months leading to the war, during the period of his arrest and imprisonment, and for the remainder of the war.

Dates: 1939-1948