Papers, 1965-2000.

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Papers, 1965-2000.

Papers include correspondence, pamphlets, periodicals and other notes and research materials by Woods, primarily on child soldiers, also on youth and volunteerism; also includes photos.

6.66 linear ft.

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Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Quaker United Nations Office

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Based at the United Nations, the Quaker U.N. Office (QUNO) is sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. The staff works to represent Quakers worldwide through both the New York and Geneva Quaker Houses. Activities include attendance at UN meetings, consultation with UN delegates and discussion with other non-governmental organizations. The Office represents the Friends World Committee on Consultation as well as AFSC. From the description of Collection, 1970-[ongoing]. (Swa...

Woods, Dorothea E.

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Dorothea Eleanor Woods; b. 1925 in Rochester, New York; Quaker; received Ph. D. from Univ. of Illinois in 1957 in French; joined World YWCA in 1957, worked for ten years in development of youth and adult education programs; pioneer in work in the 1970s on child soldiers; later affiliated with the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland; researched and wrote extensively; wrote monthly child soldier updates which the QUNO distributed to individuals and organizations; died Dec. 4, 2001 ...