%eadnotat; ]> 5126wwpr An Inventory of the William Webb Price Papers, 1917-1923 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. 1971 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG William Webb Price Papers, 1917-1923 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1971 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1917-1923. RG 5/126 William Webb Price (1892-1961) 2 boxes; 1 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 William Webb Price (1892-1961) was a Quaker architect, teacher, and actor, of Rose Valley, Pennsylvania. The collection contains chiefly letters written by Price to his family while serving with Friends War Victims Relief Committee in France during and shortly after World War I; together with reports, financial papers, memorabilia, and printed material relating to Quaker reconstruction activities in France.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

William Webb Price (1892-1961) was a Quaker architect, teacher, and actor, of Rose Valley, Pennsylvania.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains chiefly letters written by William Webb Price to his family while serving with Friends War Victims Relief Committee in France during and shortly after World War I; together with reports, financial papers, memorabilia, and printed material relating to Quaker reconstruction activities in France.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into six series:

Correspondence Writings Business papers Pictorial material Memorabilia Reference material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Margaret Price, 1970

The collection was given by Margaret Price, sister of William Webb Price.

 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], William Webb Price Papers, RG 5/126, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Processed by FHL staff, 1971

 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:

Price, William Webb, 1892-1961 International relief -- France Quakers -- France Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Societies, etc. Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- France War relief -- Societies, etc. World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- France World War, 1914-1918 -- France World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Society of Friends France -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918 France -- History -- 1914-1940 Pennsylvania-- Family and personal papers -- 20th century Rose Valley (Pa.) -- Family and personal papers Society of Friends -- France Society of Friends -- Societies, etc Society of Friends-- War Victims Relief Committee DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Correspondence William Webb Price to his family 1917-1919 1

Sent while he was working in France with the Mission de la Société des Amis (Friends War Victims Relief Committee).

 Letters received by William Webb Price 1917-1923, and n.d. 1 Ser. 2. Writings, 1920-1922 Outlines of talks to school children 1920-1922 2 Ser. 3. Business papers, 1917-1919 Business papers concerning his équipés in France 1917-1919 2 Ser. 4. Pictorial material 2 Ser. 5. Memorabilia Miscellaneous memorabilia dated and undated 2 Ser. 6. Reference material Pamphlets, etc., concerning reconstruction work Reconstruction, issues of the magazine published monthly for the Relief Missions of the Society of Friends in Europe 1917-1920 2 Friends Intelligencer, issues containing articles on the reconstruction work 1919 2