American Friends of the Middle East
Variant namesAmerican Friends of the Middle East; founded in 1951; headquarters first in New York, N.Y., moved to Washington D.C. in 1959; membership organization formed to promote understanding and friendship between the people of the Middle East and the United States; provided specialized services in the fields of technical training, educational and cultural exchange in the Arab countries including North Africa; published magazines, newsletters, books and pamphlets; issued booklists and sponsored a lending library; sponsored lectureship exchange, goodwill missions, practical industrial training, and other intercultural exchanges between the U.S. and Middle Eastern countries; operated a student affairs program to develop student leadership; Dorothy Thompson was a founder and president of the first Board of Directors, Garland Evans Hopkins was Vice-President.
From the description of American Friends of the Middle East collected records, 1953-1975. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 230742831
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| referencedIn | Nuveen, John, Jr.. Papers, 1922-1966 | Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, | |
| creatorOf | American Friends of the Middle East. American Friends of the Middle East collected records, 1953-1975. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | Nuveen, John, 1896-. Papers, 1922-1966. | University of Chicago Library | |
| referencedIn | American Council for Judaism Records., 1937-1968, 1957-1961 | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Morris S. Lazaron papers, 1851-1979 (bulk 1930-1950) | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Forkner, Claude Ellis, 1900-,. Reminiscences of Claude Forkner : oral history, 1986. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions archives, 1810-1961. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Mertz, Robert Anton. Education and manpower in the Arabian Gulf / by Robert Anton Mertz. | Glenn G. Bartle Library | |
| referencedIn | Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961. Dorothy Thompson letters, 1951, n.d. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Gunther, Frances Fineman. Papers, 1915-1963 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Eliot family. Papers of the Eliot family, 1896-1957. | University of Pittsburgh | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1915-1963 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | American Council for Judaism. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Eliot family. | family |
| associatedWith | Forkner, Claude Ellis, 1900-, | person |
| associatedWith | Frances (Fineman) Gunther, 1897-1964 | person |
| associatedWith | Gunther, Frances Fineman. | person |
| correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 | person |
| correspondedWith | Lazaron, Morris Samuel | person |
| associatedWith | Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | Mertz, Robert Anton. | person |
| associatedWith | Nuveen, John, 1896- | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961. | person |
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| Middle East |
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Active 1953
Active 1975
