Selleck, George A. (George Abraham), 1934-
Variant namesGeorge Arthur Selleck (1899-1980) was a birthright Quaker, son of Guy B. and Cora Gain Selleck. He m. 1 Florence M. Gifford in 1925 and m. 2 Daisy Newman in 1978. Selleck was educated at Friends University (B.A., 1921), Hartford Theological Seminary (S.T.B., ca. 1926) and Harvard (M.A., ca. 1932). He was a recorded minister and held positions in various Quaker Meetings and was also instrumental in reunifying the New England Yearly Meeting, revising that Meeting's Book of Discipline. Selleck directed relief work under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee in Finland in 1948-50. He was Inter-faith Seminar Program director of the New England Region of the Service Committee, 1965-67. George Selleck was author of Quakers in Boston 1656-1964 and Principles of the Quaker Business Meeting, among others.
From the description of Diary of the First All Friends Conference, London, 1920 [manuscript] / Geo. A. Selleck. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 230272339
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creatorOf | Selleck, George A. Diary of the First All Friends Conference, London, 1920 [manuscript] / Geo. A. Selleck. | Haverford College Library | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1849-1942, 1849-1929 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | Boyce, Solomon. George Selleck papers, 1801-1980. | Haverford College Library | |
creatorOf | Selleck, George A. Quakers in Boston : Three Centuries of Friends in Boston and Cambridge, 1656-1964 / George A. Selleck, 1976. | Haverford College Library |
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associatedWith | Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974. | person |
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associatedWith | Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863-1948. | person |
associatedWith | New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965. | person |
associatedWith | Selleck family. | family |
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Birth 1934