Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988
Corporate name
Main title
- American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988 (bulk 1933-1938).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008126
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008126.3
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Description
- 20 items.
- 1 container.
- 0.2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008126
Local shelving no.
- MMC-3659
Biography/History note
- Quaker organization formed to promote peace and reconciliation through its social service and relief programs.
Summary
- Journal (1933) kept by Herbert and Jo Abraham recording experiences of American Friends Service Committee volunteers at a mining camp in Letcher County, Ky., endeavoring to improve social conditions there and in the town of Hemphill. Includes correspondence, photographs, and other papers of the volunteers and typewritten transcript (1986) of the journal with addenda appended by Herbert Abraham.
LC Subjects
Notes
- Photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Herbert and Jo Abraham, 1988.
Constituent unit
LCCN
- mm 96077406
Other standard no.
- MSS77406
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
