Records, 1940-1941.

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Records, 1940-1941.

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Chiefly the correspondence of Robert C. Dexter, Executive Director of theUnitarian Service Committee, including letters to and from him regarding the work of theService Committee in its efforts to assist victims of war-torn Europe.

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Andover-Harvard Theological Library

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Dexter, Robert

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World Conference for International Peace through Religion

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Sharp, Waitstill, 1902-1984

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Subcommittee Mass Council of Churches.

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Sharp Cogan, Martha, 1905-1999

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Jones, Lee

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