Thomas, Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey), 1882-1953
Variant namesWilbur K. Thomas, a Quaker born in Indiana, was the Executive Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee from 1918 to 1929. He graduated from Friends University in 1904, served as pastor of various Quaker churches, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1907, and earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1914. He was also director of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia from 1930 to 1946.
From the description of Papers, 1914-1933. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 70208649
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| creatorOf | Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974. Rufus M. Jones papers, 1860-1997 [manuscript] | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Babb, Nancy J. (Nancy Jones), 1884-1948. Nancy J. Babb collected papers, 1921-1949. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| creatorOf | Thomas, Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey), 1882-1953. Papers, 1914-1933. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| referencedIn | Association to Abolish War. Collection 1915-1927. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| creatorOf | Price, Walter Ferris, 1857-1951. Walter F. Price papers, 1878-1945. | Haverford College Library | |
| referencedIn | Ruth Fischer papers, 1925-1961 (inclusive) 1940-1961 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Thomas, Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey), 1882-1953. American Committee for Relief of German Children ephemera collection, 1924. | German Society of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | American Friends Service Committee. | person |
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| associatedWith | Babb, Nancy J. (Nancy Jones), 1884-1948. | person |
| correspondedWith | Fischer, Ruth, 1895- | person |
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