The American Friends Service Committee
A Register of Its Records in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Joseph Sullivan
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008126
Title: American Friends Service
Committee Records
Span Dates: 1933-1988
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1933-1938)
ID No.: MSS77406
Creator:
American Friends Service
Committee
Extent: 20 items;
1 container;
.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Journal, correspondence
and other papers relating to the experiences of American Service Committee
volunteers at a mining camp in Letcher County, Ky., endeavoring to improve
social conditions there and in the town of Hemphill.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Organizations
American
Friends Service Committee.
Subjects
Coal mines and
mining--Kentucky--Hemphill.
Coal mines and
mining--Kentucky--Letcher County.
Social
problems--Kentucky--Hemphill.
Social
problems--Kentucky--Letcher County.
Related Names
Abraham, Herbert. Herbert Abraham Papers.
Abraham, Jo. Jo
Abraham Papers.
Provenance:The records of the American Friends Service Committee were given to
the Library of Congress by Herbert and Jo Abraham in 1988.
Processing History:The records of the American Friends Service Committee were arranged
and described in 1997. The register was revised in 2008.
Transfers: Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs
Division where they are identified as part of the American Friends Service
Committee Records.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the American
Friends Service Committee is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States
(Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, American Friends Service Committee
Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of the American Friends Service Committee span the years
1933-1988, but are concentrated in the period 1933-1938 and consist of
correspondence, an article, a diary/journal, photographs, and related
documentation. The most significant item is a typescript diary with appended
reports written by Herbert and Jo Abraham from daily records kept by their
nine-member team of Home Service section volunteer workers serving a mining
community in Letcher County, Kentucky, from June to August 1933. The American
Friends Service Committee, organized by the Quakers, promotes peace and
reconciliation and the relief of human suffering through its social service and
relief programs. In 1933, the organization targeted rural coal mining districts
as areas of special concern. The diary details the efforts of these Home
Service volunteers to improve social conditions in Hemphill, Kentucky.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
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Article, "A Venture in 'Being Good
Neighbors'" by Jo Wilder Abraham,
1934
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Correspondence,
1933-1938, 1986-1988
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"Diary of the American Friends
Service Committee Work Camp in Letcher County, Kentucky, June 26-August 23,
1933," with appended reports and correspondence,
1933-1934
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Typescript,
undated
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Photocopy of revised transcript,
1986
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Preface, table of contents,
corrections, and references,
1986
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List of documents,
1986
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Photocopies of photographs of
mining community and volunteer camp workers,
1933
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Report on Home Service Workers'
Conference and program of activities,
1933
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