%eadnotat; ]> 5212bada Bainbridge C. Davis Papers, 1960-1993 ECM/POD Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Bainbridge C. Davis Papers, 1960-1993 ECM/POD Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1960-1993 RG 5/212 Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) 10 boxes; 5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 Bainbridge C. Davis (1910-1993) was a Quaker active in many concerns and organizations. He worked as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama. He retired early, at the age of 62, to devote himself to Quaker causes. He worked to improve race relations and opposed U.S. support for dictatorships. Organizations and committees which he was active in include the Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee, and Pendle Hill. He was a Philadelphia Yearly Meeting representative to the World Conference of Friends in 1979 and 1991. This collection contains the papers and documents amassed by Davis relating to these various Quaker organizations, including the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and Pendle Hill, spanning from 1960-1993. The papers document Davis's work over this 33 year period. The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and other primary information relating to the involved organizations. Various reference files are included. Series are catalogued by organization.

RG5/212

Bainbridge Davis

 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL1910-1932Bainbridge C. Davis was born in 1910 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932 .For 26 years he served as a Foreign Service Officer in Venezuela, Jamaica, Chile, and Panama.1942In 1942, he and his wife, Virginia Hyde Davis, became members of the Society of Friends. Davis was actively involved with various Quaker organizations in his later life. He was a valued member of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), serving as liaison between the FWCC and Friends in Latin America and Africa.1979, 1991 In addition, Davis served as a corporation member of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and was a Philadelphia Yearly Meeting member and representative to the World Conference of Friends in 1979 and 1991. Davis was a member of the Media Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania, and a board member of Pendle Hill, the Quaker study center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.July 16, 1993Bainbridge C. Davis died on July 16, 1993, at the age of 83. SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection contains the papers and documents amassed by Bainbridge Davis relating to various Quaker organizations, including the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and Pendle Hill, spanning from 1960-1993. The papers document Davis's work over this 33 year period.

The collection predominantly consists of correspondence and other primary information, relating to the involved organizations. Various reference files are included.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

Friends Wold Committee for Consultation (FWCC) American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) Pendle Hill Miscellaneous

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 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information

Donor: Virginia Davis, 1993; Accession number: 93-042, 93-054

The collection was given by the widow of Bainbridge C. Davis

 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 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], RG 5/212, Bainbridge C. Davis Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Processing information

Papers were sorted and extraneous material (duplicates, etc.) disposed of, according to donor's instructions.

 Related Material

See also:

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, RG2 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.

Quakers -- Pennsylvania - 20th century Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania Social reformers -- Quakers Pennsylvania -- Quakers Friends World Committee for Consultation American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) Davis, Bainbridge C., 1910-1993 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1 FWCC Files, 1961-1993 Quakers Worldwide: a history of the FWCC n.d. 1 manuscript Fourth World Conference (Greensboro, NC) 1967 1 Conference of Friends in the Americas (Wichita, KS) 1977 1 Fifth World Conference 1991 1 Fifth World Conference (Netherlands Meeting) 1991 1 Faith and Life Conference 1974 1 Triennial Meeting (Sigtuna) 1972 1 Triennial Meeting (Oaxtepec, Mexico) 1985 1 Triennial Meetings (minutes) 1967 & 1982 1 Miami Meeting 1979-1984 1 Yearly Meetings 1989 1 Ohio Yearly Meeting Intervisitation 1963 1 New Meetings Committee 1975 2 New Meetings Correspondence 1966-1969 2 New Meetings Correspondence 1970-1972 2 World Society of Friends 1987-1993 2 Section of the Americas Meetings (minutes) 1970-1990 2 Section of the Americas Committees 1971-1990 2 Africa 1979-1982 2 Barcelona, Spain 1976-1993 2 Korea/Ham Sok Hon 1977-1985 2 Western Hemisphere (Caribbean, Canada, Alaska) 1981-1985 2 Latin America (general) 1967-1991 2 Latin America Correspondence (general) 1977-1991 2 Latin America Program Committee 1978-1984 2 Latin America: Other (including Puerto Rico) 1980-1985 2 Cuba 1969-1985 3 Cuba 2 June 1983 3

B.D. visit; with correspondence

 Columbia 1 1976-1986 3

mostly correspondence; Yearly Meeting reports

 Columbia 2 (correspondence) 1980-1989 3 Bogota, Columbia (contains some correspondence) 1976-1986 3 Bogota, Columbia Correspondence 1971-1988 4 Costa Rica 1970-1986 4 Costa Rica: University for Peace 1980-1982 4 COAL (general) 1979-1987 4 COAL: Costa Rica Conference February, 1980 4 COAL Correspondence 1977-1985 4 Dominican Republic 1984-1986 4 Ecuador 1982 & 1985 4 Guatemala 1977-1986 4 Venezuela 1976-1985 4 El Salvador & Honduras 1979-1989 5 Peru 1978-1984 5 Jamaica 1961-1983 5 Membership Lists/Organizational 1981-1988 5 Fundraising 1983-1992 5 Publications 1991 & 1993 5 Tea at Kendal 1989 5 Domingo Ricart (1901-1987) 1977-1983 5 Spanish Writings on Quakerism for Domingo Ricart n.d. 5 Spanish Literature Lists 1977-1988 5 Herbert Hadley 1980 & 1990 5 Robert Ramsey & Bainbridge Davis Visitation Meetings 1972 5 Random Correspondence 1968-1975 5 Ser. 2 AFSC Files, 1963-1993 General/Miscellaneous 1970-1988 5 Conference 3/13/93 5 ICRA 1 1981-1989 6 ICRA 2 1990-1992 6 CRC 1970-1982 6 AFSC relations with the Society of Friends 6 Requests for Board Committee Membership n.d. 6 forms Corporation Committee 1981-1993 6 Corporation Committee 1984 6

Orientation packet

 Corporation Committee 1981-1985 6 Corporation Committee 1986-1987 6 Corporation Committee 1988-1993 6 Nominating Committee 1978-1985 6 Planning Committee 1970-1980, 1992 7 Board and Corporation 1974-1993 7 Board and Corporation 1974-1981 7 Board and Corporation 1982-1988 7 Board and Corporation 1989-1990 7 Board and Corporation 1991-1993 7 Affirmative Action/Homosexuality 1972-1990 7 Movement for a New Society/QAG 1967-1978 7 Non Violence 1981-1982, 1988 7

Re: relations with groups struggling for social justice

 Death Notices of Colin Bell (d.11/88) & Jim Harvey (d.5/86) 1986 & 1988 7 Latin America Program 1964-1984 8

general, with correspondence

 Central America/CASA 1979-1991 8 Nicaragua 1979-1990 8 El Salvador 1989-1993 8 Guatemala 1968 & 1977 8 Mexico 1964-1992 8 Cuba 1963 8 Chile 1975 8 Haiti 1991 8 South Africa 1977-1980 8 Middle East 1980-1992 8 Asia 1968-1987 8 Publications 1991-1992 8 Membership Lists/Organizational 1964-1994 8 Ser. 3 PYM Files, 1969-1993 1971-1993 (general) 1971-1993 8 Representative Meeting 1971-1993 8 Community Support Committee, Media Meeting 1970-1976 8 Finance Committee 1970 & 1975 8 Friendly Presence 1970 & 1976 8 Friends Suburban Project 1970 -1971 8 Friends Suburban Project 1976 8

Police Abuse and Misconduct

 "Sanctuary as a Quaker Testimony" 1986 8

report to PYM

 Black Economic Development Conference 1969 9 Black Economic Development Conference 1970 9 Membership Lists/Organizational 1975-1992 9 Ser. 4 Pendle Hill Files, 1962-1990 Pendle Hill 1962-1965 1962-1965 9 Executive Committee 1972-1985 9 Nominating Committee 1981-1982 9 Search Committee 1980-1986 9 General Board Meeting 1970-1983 9 General Board Meeting 1984-1985 9 General Board Meeting 1986-1990 9 Racism Course 1972 10 Friends Conference on Extension and Advancement October, 1966 10 Latin America Students and Friends in Residence 1986-1988 10 Willoughby letter 1968-1982 10 General/Miscellaneous n.d. 10 Ser. 5 Miscellaneous, 1963-1991 Personal File n.d. 10 Friends General Conference (FGC) 1966-1989 10

includes documents from Central Committee, Religious Life Committee, and Cape May

 Wider Quaker Fellowship 1983-1991 10 Media Friends School 1966-1967 10 Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) 1980-1992 10 Peace reference file 1977-1993 10 Blacks reference file 1963-1973 10 Non-Violence reference file 1969-1983 10 Justice n.d. 10 Worship and Ministry 1965-1972 10 Invitations to Quaker Meetings n.d. 10 Dartmouth War and Peace Studies 1985 10 Rockwell Letters 1977-1981 10 Alaska 1984 10