Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Biographical Material
Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1918-1933
Ser. 3. Addresses, 1922-1933 & n.d.; Writings, 1915-1934 & n.d.
Ser. 4. AFSC Archives
Ser. 5. Pictures
Ser. 6. Miscellaneous Reference Material
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Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey) Thomas Papers, 1914-1933
FHL staff
1957
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Creator
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Wilbur K. (Wilbur Kelsey) Thomas (1882-1953) |
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Papers, |
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Dates:
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1914-1933 |
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Abstract:
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Wilbur K. Thomas (1882-1953), a Quaker born in Indiana, was executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee from 1918 to 1929. He graduated from Friends University in 1904, served as pastor of various Quaker churches, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1907, earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1914, and was a member of Boston Friends Meeting after 1909. He was director of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia from 1930 to 1946. The collection contains biographical material, correspondence (1918-1933), speeches and writings relating to his work with the AFSC and as a pastor in Quaker communities. Topics covered include peace, civil liberties, social service, prisons, and relief activities in Russia in 1922, as well as his Ph.D. dissertation, "the Social Service of Quakerism."
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Extent:
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2 boxes; 1 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 5/149 |
Wilbur K. Thomas (1882-1953), a Quaker born in Indiana, was executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee from 1918 to 1929. He graduated from Friends University in 1904, served as pastor of various Quaker churches, graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1907, earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1914, and was a member of Boston Friends Meeting after 1909. He was director of the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation in Philadelphia from 1930 to 1946.
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The collection contains biographical material, correspondence (1918-1933), speeches and writings relating to his work with the AFSC and as a pastor in Quaker communities. Topics covered include peace, civil liberties, social service, prisons, and relief activities in Russia in 1922, as well as his Ph.D. dissertation, "the Social Service of Quakerism."
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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: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.
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The collection is divided into six series:
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Ser. 1. Biographical Material
Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1918-1933
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Correspondence
1918-1933
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Ser. 3. Addresses, 1922-1933 & n.d.; Writings, 1915-1934 & n.d.
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"The Need for the Denominational School"
1922
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"American Participation in European Affairs"
1923
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"The Kellogg Treaty" (abstract)
1928
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"World Peace and the Future"
1929
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"The Christian and the State"
1930
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"The Individual Responsibility for World Peace"
1933
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"Twenty-third World Peace Congress"
n.d.
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"The Strength of Passive Resistance"
n.d.
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"On the Application of Christian Principles to Present Day Conditions'
n.d.
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"The Social Service of Quakerism" (Ph. D. Thesis, Boston University"
1914
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"Facts Concerning the Conscientious Objector During the World War 1917-1918"
n.d.
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"Food and Friendship for the Russian People"
1922
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"Special Training for Religious Service"
n.d.
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"Why Friends are Opposed to War"
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Includes other published and unpublished writings.
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Ser. 4. AFSC Archives
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AFSC Archives, sorting lists, and checklist of containers.
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Ser. 5. Pictures
Ser. 6. Miscellaneous Reference Material
Organized alphabetically by topic.
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American Friends Service Committee
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