Oral history interview, 1969.

Westtown Boarding School

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Rhoads, Joseph, 1867-1936.

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United China Relief (U.S.)

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United China Relief was founded in 1941 in New York City for the purpose of raising funds to aid the Chinese people. In order to raise funds more efficiently, several organizations joined together as United China Relief. Among the founding organizations were the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China, the Associated Boards for Christian Colleges in China, the China Emergency Relief Committee, the Church Committee for China Relief, and the China Aid Council. The foundin...

Tatnall, Robert L.

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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 ...

Evans, Oliver, 1755-1819

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Born near Newport, Del., Evans received little formal education but taught himself mechanics and mathematics, devoting his life to inventing machines. In 1787 he received a patent from Delaware for a system that automated flour milling; published The Young Mill-Wright & Miller's Guide in 1795; and devoted many years to developing the steam engine, including a steam boat launched in 1805. Evans and his family moved to Philadelphia in 1793 where he remained. From the description of...

Pizor, Faith K.

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Rhoads, J. Edgar (Joseph Edgar), 1883-1981

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J. Edgar Rhoads was born in Plainfield, Ind., on September 11, 1883, the son of Joseph Rhoads, the principal of the local Friends' academy. The family returned to Wilmington, Del., the following year. After attending the Westtown School and William Penn Charter School, Rhoads was persuaded to abandon a career in medicine to join the family leather manufacturing business in 1903, the only other male heirs of his generation being infants. J.E. Rhoads & Sons, which traced its roots to 1702, spe...

Wilkinson, Norman B.

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Rhoads family

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Ellsworth, Lucius F.

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UWF Professor of History, 1969-1983. From the guide to the Ellsworth, Lucius F., Papers, 1971-1976, (University of West Florida Libraries) Historian of technology. Employed by the Hagley Museum as a research assistant, 1963-1967. From the description of Papers on the tanning and leather industries, 1812-1989. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122503365 Professor of history, University of West Florida. From the description of ...

William Penn Charter School

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The William Penn Charter School, an independent college preparatory school, had its beginnings in the Public Grammar School founded in 1689 as a result of instructions from William Penn to the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania. Thomas Lloyd, president of the Council, requested Philadelphia Monthly Meeting to take charge of the matter. In 1708 Penn signed a charter removing the responsibility for the school from the Meeting and giving it to an appointed Board of Quaker Overseers. Fro...

J.E. Rhoads & Sons, Inc.

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