Gilbert MacMaster papers, 1901-1968.

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Gilbert MacMaster papers, 1901-1968.

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These papers, which are closely related to the Archives of the American Friends Service Committee, consist of letters (both autograph and typed, mostly signed), diaries, passports, clippings, photographs, etc. Especially important is the diary of Gilbert MacMaster's life, covering his and his wife's 30 years of service, 1920-1950, with the A.F.S.C. child feeding mission in Germany, after World War I, as head of the Friends Center in Hamburg, during Hitler's rise to power, and as American Friends' representative in Basel, Switzerland, during World War II and later. His correspondence with A.F.S.C. officials, 1918-1967, and with individual Friends, notably Clarence E. Pickett (l884-1965), Margaret E. Jones, Henry Tatnall Brown (1871-1938), Alfred G. Scattergood (1878-1954) and Douglas V. Steere (1901-1995) parallels and amplifies his record of the events of these years. Taken together the papers form an unusually vivid account of the upheavals in Europe from the point of view of a private citizen, both as observer and as participant. The fourth box contains MacMaster's correspondence with William Maul Measey, 1950-1964. Written on many topics, Measey's letters are often commentary and criticisms of some people teaching or working at Haverford College and the American Friends Service Committee and his trust fund, while MacMaster's letters are more general commentary on daily life.

4 boxes (2 linear feet)

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Scattergood, Alfred Garrett, 1878-1954.

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Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965

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Clarence Pickett (1884-1965) was a prominent Friend. The executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee from 1929 to 1950, he was influential in governmental and international circles as well. He served as an advisor to Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy. Eleanor Roosevelt once said that she would "always try to do the things Clarence asks because I have great trust in his judgment." From the guide to the Clarence Pickett journals, 1933-1965, (Haverford C...

Jones, Margaret E., 1895-1984

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Margaret E. Jones, daughter of William B. and Phebe Jones, was a birthright Quaker member of Moorestown Monthly Meeting of Friends in New Jersey. She was involved with the American Friends Service Committee for many years, first as a staff member, then serving on the Board of Directors. From the description of Papers, 1937-1969. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 32144373 ...

Steere, Douglas V. (Douglas Van), 1901-1995

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Douglas and Dorothy Steere served the Society of Friends for much of their adult lives and their influence remains strong to this day. Douglas V. Steere was born on August 31, 1901 in Harbor Beach, Michigan and was educated at Eastern High School in Detroit; Michigan Agricultural College, earning a BS in Agriculture in 1923; and Harvard University, earning his MA in Philosophy in 1929 and his PhD in 1931. As a Rhodes Scholar, Steere attended Oxford University from 1925 to 1928, earn...

MacMaster, Gilbert 1869-1967

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Measey, William Maul, 1876?-1967.

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Haverford college

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Haverford College was founded in 1833 as a Quaker school for boys. Today it is a coeducational, non-sectarian college applying the Quaker values of consensus and honor code. From the description of Archival records, 1831-[ongoing]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 60246925 ...

Brown, H. Tatnall, Jr., 1900-1983

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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 ...