Papers, 1936-1992.

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Papers, 1936-1992.

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The papers chronicle Dr. Camp's life, particularly his professional and volunteer activities. He served as superintendent of Norristown State Hospital, director of Friends Hospital, and commissioner of Mental Health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He also served as President of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association.

6 boxes ; 3 lin. ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society

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Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Welfare.

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American Psychiatric Society

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Camp, William P. (William Perrine), 1917-1999

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William P. Camp (1917-1999) was a Pennsylvania psychiatrist, concerned with ethics in the mental health field and very active in his profession and in Quaker organizations. He earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1940, followed by an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1950. His wife, Kay Camp, was a teacher and peace activist who served as the president of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Both of the Camps were active in Quaker concerns and were members of Norrist...

Camp, Kay

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Katherine Lindsley Camp, born 1918, Mt. Kisco NY; graduate of Swarthmore College (1940); elected president of the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1967, and served as international president, 1974-1980; founder of the Citizens Bi-Racial Study Group; former president of the Pennsylvania Women's Political Caucus; made unsuccesful bid for Congress in 1972 on the Democratic ticket in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; member of the Society of Friends. ...

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Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Friends Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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