Friends World College

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Friends World College was established by the New York Yearly Meeting in 1965 as an experimental, international liberal arts "college without walls." In 1991, the College was merged into Long Island University.

From the description of Records, 1958-1994. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 42799670
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referencedIn Archives at Queens Library. Schools, colleges. Friends World College [vertical file] / [compiled by the Archives at Queens Library]. Queens Borough Public Library
referencedIn R. Buckminster Fuller Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Mitchell, Morris R. (Morris Randolph), 1895-1976. Morris R. Mitchell papers, 1898-1976. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Friends World College. Records, 1958-1994. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Niles, Mary Cushing Howard. Niles Friends World College collected papers, 1957-1992. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Frank, Lawrence K. (Lawrence Kelso), 1890-1968. Papers, 1922-1968. Wayne State University
referencedIn Keys mss., 1972-1982 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Ringenbach, Ruth P. (Ruth Pretakewitz), 1922-1999. Friends World College Papers, 1975-1985. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Norman R. Morrison Memorial Fund. Norman R. Morrison Memorial Fund records, 1965-1968. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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associatedWith Frank, Lawrence K. (Lawrence Kelso), 1890-1968. person
associatedWith Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 person
correspondedWith Keys, Donald person
associatedWith Long Island University. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitchell, Morris R. (Morris Randolph), 1895-1976. person
associatedWith New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Committee on a Friends World College. corporateBody
associatedWith Nicklin, George. person
associatedWith Niles, Mary Cushing Howard. person
associatedWith Norman R. Morrison Memorial Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Ringenbach, Ruth P. (Ruth Pretakewitz), 1922-1999. person
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