Contents


Descriptive Summary

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Arrangement

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1917-1927, n.d.

Ser. 2. Documents, 1917-1919, n.d.

Ser. 3. Minutes, reports, and related material, 1922-1925, n.d.

Ser. 4. Pictures

Ser. 5. Memorabilia

An Inventory of the E. Carlton MacDowell Papers, 1917-1927

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1974

Descriptive Summary

Creator E. Carlton (Edwin Carlton) MacDowell, (1887-1973)
Title Papers,
Dates: 1917-1927
Abstract: E. Carlton MacDowell (Edwin Carlton) (1887-1973) was a Quaker zoologist and relief worker. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, memorabilia, pictures and other papers, relating to MacDowell's involvement in Quaker relief activities in France during and after World War I. Includes material relating to American Friends Service Committee's Reconstruction Unit and Message Committee, Berlin Centre Committee, and Friends Council for International Service.
Extent: 1 box; 0.5 linear ft.
Identification: RG 5/095
Location: For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog
Location:

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

E. Carlton MacDowell (Edwin Carlton) (1887-1973) was a Quaker zoologist and relief worker in France after World War I.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, memorabilia, pictures and other papers relating to MacDowell's involvement in Quaker relief activities in France during and after World War I. Includes material relating to American Friends Service Committee's Reconstruction Unit and Message Committee, Berlin Centre Committee, and Friends Council for International Service.

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SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

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Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1917-1927, n.d.


Box


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Correspondnece of E. Carleton MacDowell

Ser. 2. Documents, 1917-1919, n.d.


Box


1
Documents of E. Carleton MacDowell 1917-1919, n.d.
Includes communications from his draft board, safe conduct passes from the Red Cross and from American military authorities, and other documents from MacDowell's stay in France.

Ser. 3. Minutes, reports, and related material, 1922-1925, n.d.


Box


1
Minutes, reports, and other material 1922-1925, n.d.
Materials received by E. Carleton MacDowell from Quaker agencies in Europe while a member of the American Friends Service Committee's Message Committee. Included are reports from Friends' Council for International Service and minutes of the Berlin Centre Committee.

Ser. 4. Pictures



Pictures of war devestation and reconstruction in France mostly negatives

Ser. 5. Memorabilia



Quaker stars, American Red Cross badges.