K. Brooke Anderson papers, 1919-1980 (bulk 1949-1959).

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K. Brooke Anderson papers, 1919-1980 (bulk 1949-1959).

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Anderson's papers contain correspondence, diaries, travel materials, and other materials, primarily relating to his work with refugees in the Middle East. Correspondence, much of it with Archie Harte, YMCA secretary in Jerusalem, documents his post-World War I prisoner of war work in Syria, Egypt, and Palestine. Also included is a manuscript written by Anderson about Harte. Diaries describe Anderson's time in the Gaza Strip and include records of his YMCA work.

1.0 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7857976

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Anderson, K. Brooke (Karl Brooke).

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Karl Brooke Anderson was born in 1892 in Goochland County, Virginia. After graduating from the University of Richmond and attending graduate school at Cornell University, he enlisted and served for two years during World War I with the French Army Ambulance Service. He joined the YMCA to work with prisoners in France. After the war, he went to the Middle east with the British YMCA and worked in prisoner of war camps in Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. Illness forced his return to the United States, ...

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 ...