%eadnotat; ]> pymprocom PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS (HICKSITE : 1827-1955). PROMOTION COMMITTEE. A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2004 Finding aid encoded by JGW from an existing bib record. 2004 PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS (HICKSITE : 1827-1955). PROMOTION COMMITTEE. A Finding Aid for its Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1950-1953 Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Promotion Committee. 1 box Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu The Promotion Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was appointed to coordinate PYM's representation at the 1952 Friends World Conference in Oxford, England. Records include applications, financial records, literature relating to the Conference, and other materials. SHORT HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE

The Promotion Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was appointed to coordinate PYM's representation at the 1952 Friends World Conference in Oxford, England. Its purpose was threefold, viz. to distribute Vocation of Friends in the Modern World, to select 50 representatives to the Conference, and to collect donations to defray budget expenses of the Friends World Committee and to supplement travelling expenses of the representatives.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of the Promotion Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite), 1950-1953. Includes applications, financial records, literature relating to the Conference, and other records.

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Conference:Friends World Conference (3rd : 1952 : Oxford, England) Subjects: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Promotion Committee. Friends World Conference (3rd : 1952 : Oxford, England) Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania. Society of Friends -- New Jersey. Society of Friends -- Delaware. Society of Friends -- Maryland. Society of Friends -- Congresses. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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Promotion Committee 1950-1953 Applications for Friends World Conference at Oxford1950-19512 foldersH