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Summary

SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUP

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Restrictions

SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

Administrative Information

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Civilian Public Service Fund Committee 1941-1945


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PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS (HICKSITE : 1827-1955). CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE FUND COMMITTEE

A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College



Summary

Creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Civilian Public Service Fund Committee.
Title Records
Dates: 1941-1945
Quantity: 1 box
Repositories: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Location: For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu

SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUP

In 1942, the Yearly Meeting authorized its members who were already on the Executive Committee of the Civilian Public Service Committee of the AFSC to work out a plan to raise voluntary funds for maintenance of CPS Camps. In 1946, the program of Friends Civilian Public Service was officially terminated. The report of the Committee to PYM in 1947 indiactes that in six years of work, $152,752.40 was given to support civilian public service by its meetings and from individual members.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of contributions and related correspondence of the Civilian Public Service Fund Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite), 1941-1945.

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Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

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SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Subjects:

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Civilian Public Service Fund Committee.
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
Civilian Public Service.
Conscientious objectors -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.
Quaker conscientious objectors.

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Administrative Information

Accession information

Deposit

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:

Civilian Public Service Fund Committee, 1941-1945

Title/Date(s): Contributions, 1941-1943
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: RG2/Phy/510
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No film
HV: No Film

Name: Correspondence, 1941-1945
Affiliation: H
Size: 4 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No film
HV: No Film
Correspondence, 1941-1942; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/510.
Correspondence, 1942-1943; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/510.
Correspondence, 1943-1944; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/510.
Correspondence, 1944-1945; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/510.

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