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Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Rachel Davis DuBois Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-035
Abstract

Rachel Davis DuBois (1892-1993) was a Quaker educator, writer, and a pioneer in the interfaith and interracial dialogue and intercultural education. This collection contains the personal papers of Rachel Davis DuBois, including correspondence, writings, her work with interracial, intercultural, and interfaith projects, personal logs and notes, and miscellaneous material.

Dates: 1920-1993
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia and Suburban Fair Housing Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-112
Abstract

Contains the records of the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia and its affiliated organization, Friends Suburban Housing, Inc. Friends Suburban Housing, Inc., was a non-discriminatory real estate brokerage firm in the Philadelphia suburbs, founded in 1956. The Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia also began in 1956 as the Southeastern Delaware County Area Committee of Friends Suburban Housing Committee. Records include minutes, case files, financial and legal papers.

Dates: 1956-2003
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

National Conference of Friends on Race Relations Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-108
Abstract The National Conference of Friends on Race Relations was initiated in 1956 in order to stimulate individual Friends and Quaker meetings to work directly in the field of race relations. Conferences were held at irregular intervals and various locations between 1956 and 1970. It was succeeded in 1970 by Friends for Human Justice which in turn was laid down circa 1976. Both organizations were under the umbrella of Friends World Committee for Consultation. (FWCC). The Records include materials...
Dates: 1960-1970
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Committee on Race Relations and its predecessors (1919-1970)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/800
Identifier: QM-Phy-800
Abstract

Records, 1921-1969, of the Race Relations Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and its predecessors, the Anti-Lynching Committee (1919-1921), Committee on the Interests of the Colored Race (1921-1929) Committee on Race Relations (1921-1929), and the Joint Committee on Race Relations(1929-1955).

Dates: 1921-1969
Found in: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Mississippi Project (1964-1966)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/826
Identifier: QM-Phy-826
Abstract In response to the 1964 bombing of 44 black churches in Mississippi, Philadelphia and New York Yearly Meetings coordinated a joint effort to rebuild the destroyed churches and to attempt to foster racial reconciliation in the area. The project sent Lawrence and Viola Scott to Jackson, Mississippi as Quaker representatives. By 1966, the group had rebuilt 33 of the 44 churches, and built a community center in rural Canton, Mississippi. This collection is primarily composed of financial...
Dates: 1949-1967
Found in: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

George Vaux Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-238
Abstract The Vaux family was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family active in a number of charitable concerns, particularly as relate to the education of African-Americans. This collection includes papers from three George Vauxes: 1832-1915, 1863-1927, and 1908-1996, spanning a little over a century from the 1890s to the 1990s. There are administrative documents from the Institute of Colored Youth (later known as the Richard Humphreys Foundation), FriendsÂ’ FreedmenÂ’s Association, and the Emlen...
Dates: 1885-1995
Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections