Onderdonk, Francis S., 1893-

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Dr. Francis Skillman Onderdonk was the organizer of the Peace Films Caravan, a non-profit organization. Trained as an architect in Vienna, he received his doctorate in 1919 after working as a draftsman during World War I. In 1928, he joined the Society of Friends. He willed his collection of pictures, poster, 9 films, and postcards, as well as antiwar cartoons, woodcuts, and literature to the Peace Collection.

From the description of Collection, 1937-1957. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 29050175

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referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Onderdonk, Francis Skillman, 1893-. Collection, 1937-1957. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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associatedWith Peace Film Caravan. corporateBody
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
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Birth 1893

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