- FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2ND : 1937 : SWARTHMORE)
FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2ND : 1937 : SWARTHMORE) (Boxes 35-37)
Background: Wood is chairman of the Nominating Committee (one
of the standing committees of Friends World Conference).
I. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): "Miscellaneous
correspondence," 1934-1937. [7 folders in Box 35]
Notes on contents: letters, press releases, clipping, memorial,
brochure, list of delegates from London Yearly Meeting, notes
on Fellowship Worship Group no. 5, pamphlet "The Anti-Slavery
and Aborigines Protection Society."
These folders directly relate to Wood's work as chairman of the
Nominating Committee. Topics include Wood's suggestion that members
of the American General Committee subscribe to the important English
and American Friends journals so as to be familiar with the thought
of other groups of Friends, suggestions and selection of persons
to serve on committees and commissions, hesitancy of some Friends
to attend, post conference wrap-up, etc.
Bulk of correspondence is with other committee persons and those
asked to serve on committees and commissions. Correspondents include
J. Passmore Elkinton, Rufus M. Jones (not enthusiastic about holding
conference), M. Albert Linton, Anna Jane Michener (long and vivid
description of state of Kansas Friends), Leslie D. Shaffer and
many others.
- Misc. correspondence, 1934.
- Misc. correspondence, 1935 (January - February).
- Misc. correspondence, 1935 (March - August).
- Misc. correspondence, 1935 (September - December).
- Misc. correspondence, 1936 (April - October).
- Misc. correspondence, 1937 (January - August).
- Misc. correspondence, 1937 (September - October).
II. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
"Correspondence with Anna Griscom Elkinton," Chairman,
1934-1936. [2 folders in Box 35]
Notes on contents: letters, reports of Friends World Conference
Committee, draft of article by Elkinton "Some reflections
on American Quakerism."
Correspondence of Wood as Chairman of Nominating Committee with
Elkinton as Chairman of Friends World Conference Committee.
- Correspondence, October 1934 - May 1935 (these letters clipped
together by Wood).
- Correspondence, May 1935 - November 1936.
III. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
"Correspondence with Marion S. Norton," Secretary, 1934-1935.
[2 folders in Box 35]
Notes on contents: letters, lists, press release "Some reflections
on American Quakerism" by Elkinton.
Correspondence of Wood as Chairman of Nominating Committee with
Norton, Secretary of Friends World Conference Committee. Letters
discuss setting up of committees and commissions (who should serve,
etc.). Includes a few letters of Anna Griscom Elkinton, letter
from Dutch Yearly Meeting and others.
- Correspondence, November 1934 - May 1935 (these letters clipped
together by Wood).
- Correspondence, May - October 1935.
IV. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
"The Commissions" - correspondence re: selection of
members, etc., 1935-1937. [4 folders in Box 36]
Notes on contents: letters, outline of commission studies, lists,
copies of essays from commission I members (T. E. Harvey, Rufus
M. Jones, Joan M. Fry, W. E. Wilson).
This material directly relates to Wood's work setting up the
commissions as chairman of the Nominating Committee. Topics include
what subjects the Conference (and commissions) should consider
and who should be on the commissions.
- Correspondence, 1935 (January - June).
- Correspondence, 1935 (July - August).
- Correspondence, 1935 (September - October).
- Correspondence, 1936-1937.
V. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): - "Lists,
addresses, etc.," 1934-1935. [1 folder in Box 36]
Notes on contents: typed lists of names and addresses of those
on committees and commissions, also some related correspondence.
VI. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
"General letters, reports, etc.," 1935. [1 folder in
Box 36]
Notes on contents: reports, letters, including some copies of
letters sent by Wood as chairman of Nominating Committee.
Topics include suggestions for World Conference program and commission
studies.
VII. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
"Minutes" of committees, 1935-1937. [1 folder in Box
36]
Notes on contents: copies of minutes of Central Executive Committee,
Friends World Conference Committee, Nominating Committee, Publicity
Committee, World Conference Committee (English section).
VIII. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore):
- "Publicity" correspondence, 1935-1936. [1 folder in
Box 36]
Notes on contents: letters, biographical sketch on Wood written
by Wood (se image below).
Correspondents include Lois S. Vaught (Friends Centre, China,
includes sketches of some Chinese Friends).
Page 1 of TD, autobiographical
sketch of L. Hollingsworth Wood, written as part of the publicity
campaign for Friends World Conference, 1937. Page
2 (from Friends World Conference, 1937, box 36) (each approx.58k)
IX. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
Clippings on Friends and Meetings, etc., 1935. [1 folder in Box
37]
Notes on contents: clippings on Quakers and Friends Meetings
around the world.
X. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): - Draft
of World Conference Report on Racial Justice by Thomas Elsa Jones
(President of Fisk University), 1936. [1 folder in Box 37]
Notes on contents: typed draft of Jones's report (32 pp.).
XI. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
"Visiting English Friends," correspondence, 1937. [1
folder in Box 37]
Notes on contents: letters.
Correspondence of Wood with English Friends coming to the Conference.
XII. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore): -
Printed and published items, clippings, 1930-1937. [1 folder in
Box 37]
Notes on contents: clippings, brochures, reprint "What does
Quakerism mean to us?" by Hans Albrecht (Clerk of German
Yearly Meeting) inscribed "Pres. by the author."
XIII. FRIENDS WORLD CONFERENCE (2nd : 1937 : Swarthmore):
- "We know better, but we do worse" ["Message from
Interracial Justice Section - World Conference of Friends - To
all Yearly Meetings ... on behalf of the section studying methods
of achieving racial justice for the World Conference of Friends,
Philadelphia, 1937, L. Hollingsworth Wood. March 15, 1938"].
[5 folders in Box 37]
Notes on contents: printed letter "We Know Better ...,"
copies of letters sent accompanying same to Friends Meetings,
letters acknowledging receipt of "We Know Better ..."
and other misc. related papers.
"We Know Better ..." message written by Wood calling
attention "to the grievous denial of our Quaker principles
involved in our failure to extend to all God's children full recognition
of that relationship on account of race."
Misc. replies in folder 1 includes letters from Oswald Garrison
Villard and Per Sundberg (Sweden, comments on approach of WWII).
Replies in folder 4 (foreign Meetings) includes letter from Kurt
Neuse (Quaker School, Holland).
- Printed copy of "We know better ...," (see image
below) also correspondence related to printing letter, some
misc. replies to letter, etc., 1938.
- Letters to Yearly Meetings with acknowledgments of receipt,
1938.
- Letters to Independent Meetings with acknowledgments of receipt,
1938.
- Letters to foreign Yearly Meetings with acknowledgments of
receipt, 1938.
- Letters to Friends periodicals, 1938.
Page 1 of "We Know Better,
But We Do Worse" written by Wood (1938) as chairman of the
Interracial Justice Section for the World Conference of Friends
(1937). Page 2 | Page
3 (from Friends World Conference, 1937, box 37) (each approx.
69k)
