%eadnotat; ]> 5044fwcc An Inventory of the Bliss Forbush World Council of Churches Papers, 1941-1961 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 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1951 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Bliss Forbush World Council of Churches Papers, 1941-1961 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1951 Descriptive Summary World Council of Churches Papers RG 5/044 Bliss Forbush (1896-1990) 3 boxes; 1.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Bliss Forbush (1896-1987), Quaker educator, administrator, and author, was born in 1896 and died in 1987. Bliss Forbush served as a member of the American Section of the World Council of Churches, 1941-1951, representing Friends General Conference and as a delegate to the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 1948. This collection contains primarily minutes, leaflets, and articles printed in Quaker and other periodicals, relating to the World Council of Churches and possible relationship of Quaker bodies to it; together with correspondence of Bliss Forbush and others on behalf of Friends General Conference, with the council's secretariat regarding council membership.

Repository:

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

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 in 1915 and died in 1987. Bliss Forbush served as a member of the American Section of the World Council of Churches, 1941-1951, representing Friends General Conference and as a delegate to the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches in 1948.

The World Council of Churches was founded in 1938. The Five Years Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), and Friends General Conference accepted membership in 1940. Bliss Forbush, served as representative to the Council, 1941-1951, from Friends General Conference.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains primarily minutes, leaflets, and articles printed in Quaker and other periodicals, relating to the World Council of Churches and possible relationship of Quaker bodies to it; together with correspondence of Bliss Forbush and others on behalf of Friends General Conference with the council's secretariat regarding council membership.

 Arrangement

Organized chronologically, with reference material 1938-1961 forming a separate series.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Bliss Forbush, 1951, 1968

This collection of personal correspondence, outlines of meetings, and official statements concerning the World Council of Churches was given by Bliss Forbush of Friends General Conference, representative to the Council, 1941-1951.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Bliss Forbush World Council of Churches Papers, RG5/044, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Originally catalogued as a collection in Record Group 1. Transferred to Record Group 5 circa 1994.

 Related Material

See also:

Bliss Forbush Papers, RG 5/043 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:

Forbush, Bliss, 1896- -- Correspondence Friends General Conference Quakers -- Societies, etc. World Council of Churches Interdenominational cooperation DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. General papers, 1941-1950

Includes correspondence, lists of delegates, reports, articles, etc.

 General papers 1941-1949 1 General papers1950-1951 2 Ser. 2. Reference materials, 1938-1961 Reference materials 3 1938-1961