Papers, 1960-1993.

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Papers, 1960-1993.

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This collection contains the papers and documents amassed by Davis relating to various Quaker organizations, including the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and Pendle Hill, spanning from 1960-1993. The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and other primary information relating to these organizations. Various reference files are also included.

10 boxes ; 5 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7625449

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Davis, Bainbridge C., 1910-1993

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Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) was a Quaker active in many concerns and organizations. He worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama and retired early to devote himself to Quaker causes. He worked to improve race relations and opposed U.S. support for dictatorships. He was a Philadelphia Yearly Meeting representative to the World Conference of Friends in 1979 and 1991. From the description of Papers, 1960-1993. (Swarthmore College). WorldCa...

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 ...

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

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Mount Holly Monthly Meeting was established in 1776 by Burlington Quarterly Meeting out of Burlington Monthly Meeting. In 1827, after the Hicksite Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, the Meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. The Orthodox Meeting was discontinued in 1828 ; its members were transferred to Burlington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). Mount Holly Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), which reunited with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1955, was the forerunner of the cu...

Pendle Hill (School : Wallingford, Pa.)

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Pendle Hill is a Quaker study center located in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1930 out of an earlier Quaker institution, the Woolman School. The Woolman School was established in 1915 under the care of the General Conference Committee of the Seven Yearly Meetings (Hicksite). In 1917, it was reorganized as a joint enterprise of Hicksite and Orthodox Friends, and was governed by a Board of Managers. The Woolman School was incorporated in 1918. In 1928, i...

Friends World Committee for Consultation

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