Chester A. Graham papers, 1921-1980.

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Chester A. Graham papers, 1921-1980.

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Topical files and photographs relating to his work with an Americanization program for immigrants in Akron, Ohio in the 1920s; his involvement in the National Farmers Union, including radio trnscripts of programs presented by the North Dakota Farmers Union; and his interest in the Danish folk school movement and the administration of Ashland College in Grant, Michigan; also material concerning the American Friends Service Committee, the Grant Community Church, pacifism, economic cooperatives, and other. Social and political liberal causes.

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Ashland College (Grant, Mich.)

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Graham, Chester A. (Chester Arthur), 1892-

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Cooperative leader and liberal activist. From the description of Chester A. Graham papers, 1921-1980. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418387 Chester Arthur Graham was born on March 31, 1892 to parents of Scotch-Irish descent, who lived on a farm near Mercer, Pennsylvania. He received his initial education in the public schools of Mercer, graduating from Mercer High School in 1911. While Graham wanted to go to college, the family's limited financi...

Grant Community Church (Mich.)

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National Farmers' Union (U.S.)

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American friends service committee

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Quaker organization formed to promote peace and reconciliation through its social service and relief programs. From the description of American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988 (bulk 1933-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983753 The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was organized in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A ...