Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
Materials catalogued separately
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Bliss Forbush (1896-1987); 1835-1979
Ser. 2. LaVerne Hill Forbush (1894-1990), 1955, n.d.
Ser. 3. William Byron Forbush (1868-1927)
Ser. 4. Forbush Family Reference material, 1971-1973, n.d.
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An Inventory of the Bliss Forbush Papers, circa 1915-1945
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
1986
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Creator
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Bliss Forbush (1896-1990) |
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Papers, |
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Dates:
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circa 1915-1945 |
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Abstract:
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Bliss Forbush (1896-1987), Quaker educator, administrator, and author, served as the Headmaster of Baltimore Friends School, Chairman of Friends General Conference, and Executive Secretary of Baltimore Monthly Meeting. The collection contains many of his scrapbooks, including “A Forbush Chronicle” is the three volume manuscript 1896-1976, with additions to 1979, of his autobiography. Also in this collection are the manuscripts of Elias Hicks, Quaker Liberal, and A History of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, and notes for Moses Sheppard, Quaker Philanthropist of Baltimore. Also includes a small collection of correspondence and papers of his wife, La Verne Hill Forbush.
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Extent:
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9 boxes and 53 volumes; 21 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/043 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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Bliss Forbush (1896-1987), Quaker educator, administrator, and author, served as the Headmaster of Baltimore Friends School, Chairman of Friends General Conference, and Executive Secretary of Baltimore Monthly Meeting. He was born in 1896, the son of William B. and Maud Forbush. He married E. La Verne Hill (1894-1990) in 1915.
Most of the material in this collection is in the form of scrapbooks kept by Bliss Forbush. They record his work as Executive Secretary of Baltimore Monthly Meeting, 1921-1943, as Secretary of the Advancement Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 1928-1943, and as Instructor in Bible, 1923-1960 and later Headmaster of Friends School, Baltimore, 1943-1960. He was Chairman of Friends General Conference 1941-1949. He also served as a member of the American Section of the World Council of Churches, 1941-1950 and as a delegate to the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 1948. He was President of the Board of Trustees of The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital from 1961-1971. For complete biographical information see Who's Who in America v.33, 1964-65.
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TIME LINE OF SERVICE
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1921-1943 |
Executive Secretary of Baltimore Monthly Meeting |
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1928-1943 |
Secretary of the Advancement Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting |
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1923-1960 |
Instructor of the Bible |
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1941-1949 |
Chairman of the Friends General Conference |
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1941-1950 |
Member of American Section of the World Council of Churches |
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1943-1960 |
Headmaster of Friends' School, Baltimore |
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delegate to the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches |
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1961-1971 |
President of the Board of Trustees of The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital |
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The Bliss Forbush Papers contain the papers of Bliss Forbush (1896-1987), Quaker educator, administrator and author, and reveal a detailed picture of Quaker life in Baltimore, Maryland for most of the 20th century.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:
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The collection is divided into four series:
Series I is majority of the collection, and within this Series, the material is divided into subseries:
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Ser. 1. Bliss Forbush (1896-1987); 1835-1979
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Subseries 1. “A Forbush Chronicle” (autobiography of Bliss Forbush), 1896-1979
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“Talks given home Meeting”
1931-1964
The journal contains dates, titles and subjects of talks.
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Subseries 2. “The Treasure Chest,” 1915-1978 20 bound vols + additions
The 20 bound volumes go to 1973, additions cover 1973-1977, and family correspondence of 1978 is included. Contains much personal correspondence, but also many papers pertaining to Bliss Forbush's work as Headmaster of Friends School, Baltimore from 1943-1960.
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Subseries 3. “My Baltimore Book” (scrapbooks), 1921-1943 22 vols
Contains the record of Bliss Forbush's work as Executive Secretary of Baltimore Monthly Meeting, in cooperation with the Advisory Committee. Includes copies of minutes of the meetings of the Advisory Committee, programs, announcements, clippings, snapshots, etc.
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Subseries 4. “Baltimore Yearly Meeting Advancement Committee,” 1928-1943 11 vols
These scrapbooks contain the record of Bliss Forbush's work as Secretary of the Advancement Committee. Includes copies of the minutes of meetings of the Committee, programs, announcements, clippings, snapshots, etc.
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Subseries 5. World Council of Churches, Amsterdam, 1948
Album and Program. Bliss Forbush was appointed as a representative to the Council by Friends General Conference. LaVerne Forbush also attended as an accredited visitor. Album contains clippings, photographs, and some correspondence.
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Subseries 6. Album, mostly correspondence
The album was presented to honor Bliss and LaVerne Forbush when he retired as Headmaster of Friends School, Baltimore. Presented by the Parents' Auxiliary of the School.
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Subseries 7. Books and articles, 1835-1972, n.d.
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Elias Hicks, Quaker Liberal; 1835-1956 typewritten ms. and proof sheets
Published by Columbia University Press, 1956. Folder of miscellaneous papers used by Forbush in writing the book includes:
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Hicks family genealogical material
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Notes on photographs of persons and houses in Old Westbury and Jericho, New York
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Elias Hicks's home in Jericho
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Elias Hicks's cherry desk
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Marriage certificate of Elias Hicks and Jemima Seaman.
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Biographical sketch of Elias Hicks from Hannah L.
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Robbins's notebook, copied by Phebe U. Seaman,
1900 4mo 3
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Account of Jemima Hicks's funeral service from newspaper
1835. ms. copy
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“Orthodox Reflections...” and Elias Hicks's reply
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Moses Sheppard, Quaker Philanthropist of Baltimore
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Lippincott, notes for
1968
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A History of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, published by the Yearly Meeting in 1972
1972
Manuscript as edited by Alfred Stefferud.
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“Three Hundred Years of Quakerism in Maryland, Virginia and Central Pennsylvania”
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“A History of Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends”
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Articles, 1928-1939, n.d.
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“Quaker education in Maryland as found in the discipline”
1928
A term paper for Johns Hopkins.
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“Permanent contributions of Quakerism”
March 6, 1938
From a talk delivered at Abington Friends Meeting.
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“Teuton and Semite in Germany”
1939
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Bible study guides published by Friends General Conference
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A study of the Old Testament
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The life and letters of Paul
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Bible study guide: The Old Testament published for Friends School, Baltimore
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Subseries 8. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 1939-1976
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General correspondence, 1939-1976
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Correspondence
1939-1947 one folder
Includes travelling minute for Bliss and Laverne Forbush to Friends Centers in Europe 1939, signed by Clarence Pickett.
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Correspondence
1972-1976 one folder
Correspondents are Sam Legg, Carol (Albrecht) Penn, Robert W. Gibson, W. Berkeley Mann.
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Papers concerning Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
1969-1976
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Letter from William V. S. Tubman, President of Liberia
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Papers concerning Detroit Friends School, 1962, including:
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Letter from Bliss Forbush to Peter Ashurkoff
1962 9mo 11
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Letter from Peter Ashurkoff to Bliss Forbush
1962 8mo 29
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Draft statement of purposes, Detroit Friends School
August, 1962
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Recommendations of the Curriculum Committee
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Recommendations of the Personnel Committee
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Subseries 9. Memorabilia, 1949-1956, n.d.
Mostly honorary degrees and citations.
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State of Maryland: Appointment as a Trustee of Morgan State College
1949
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Picture of Board of Trustees of Morgan State College
1956
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Baltimore Urban League: Citation
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Certificate as a Contributor
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Morgan State College. Degree of Doctor of Laws
1954
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Citation for LL.D. Morgan State College
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Citation accompanying the degree of Doctor of Laws from Swarthmore College
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Ser. 2. LaVerne Hill Forbush (1894-1990), 1955, n.d.
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Correspondence and material on the Baltimore potters
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Manuscript of “The sufferings of Friends in Maryland”
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Notes on Quaker china makers
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Picture and reference material on Friends' Hymnal
1955
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Ser. 3. William Byron Forbush (1868-1927)
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“Knights of King Arthur”
Four pamphlets of the church fraternity.
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Ser. 4. Forbush Family Reference material, 1971-1973, n.d.
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Table of contents of autobiography
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Bibliography of material on Quakers and slavery in America presented to Morgan State College
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“The Highlander Myth” by Hugh Trevor-Roper
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Checklists of material received from Bliss Forbush
1971-1973
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