Society of Friends records, [1860]-1987 (bulk 1950-1980).

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Society of Friends records, [1860]-1987 (bulk 1950-1980).

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Correspondence, minutes (1860-1978), bulletins (1953-1986), newsletters (1958-1973), subject files, and related printed matter documenting a local Quaker society organized in 1863. The administrative records of the Society also include substantial documentation of the Meeting's involvement in such allied or affiliated organizations as the American Friends Service Committee, the Iowa Yearly Friends Meeting, the Minnesota Council of Churches, the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, the Minnesota Council on Religion and Race, and the United Church Committee on Indian Work. The collection also contains extensive documentation on such social and religious topics as the military draft, conscientious objection, the Vietnam War, alcoholism and temperance, racial discrimination and relations with minority groups, and community and human development.

14.0 cu. ft. (14 boxes)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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