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COLLECTION Identifier: bMS 339

Needham, Robert Francis, 1901-. World Citizenship Camp Records, 1948-1955.

Overview

Papers related to World Citizenship Camp compiled by Robert Francis Needham. The papers span 1948-1955.

Dates

  • Creation: 1948-1955.

Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Extent

1 boxes

Biographical / Historical

Robert Francis Needham (1901-1985) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1925. He was a permanent member of the Sons of the American Revolution and served as Massachusetts State President from 1960 to 1961. He served as a deacon of the First Parish Church in Concord (Unitarian) where he also served as treasurer and a collector for many years. He was on the Board of the Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Churches, and served from 1932 to 1944 as secretary and manager of the Ferry Beach Park Association. He was the co-author of A History of Universalists at Ferry Beach and author of Centennial History, Arlington Universalist Church.

Related Materials

For related collection, please see bMS 340.

Title
Needham, Robert Francis, 1901-. World Citizenshiip Camp Papers, 1948-1955: A Finding Aid.
Author
Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
div00339

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository

Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.

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