Stephen G. Cary papers 1930-2002

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Stephen G. Cary papers 1930-2002

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Stephen G. Cary graduated from Germantown Friends School in 1933 and from Haverford College in 1937, earning a master's degree in international administration from Columbia University in 1943. Between 1946 and 1969, Cary worked for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and was the chairman of the AFSC from 1979-1991. Cary was a member of the Haverford College Board of Managers from 1955-1969. In 1969 he joined the staff as vice president of development. He was acting president of Haverford from 1977-1978, and served as senior vice president of the College from 1979-81. This is a collection of his professional and personal papers. Materials include documents related to the American Friends Service Committee; to Haverford College; and to the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership. Also included is his personal correspondence, as well as subject files on such topics as civil rights, the Germantown Friends School, and the Friends Association for Higher Education.

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