%eadnotat; ]> 5097mari An Inventory of the Robert Hoopes Maris Papers, 1918-1920 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. 1979 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Robert Hoopes Maris Papers, 1918-1920 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1979 Descriptive Summary Papers, 1918-1920 RG 5/097 Robert Hoopes Maris (1890-1975) 1 box; 0.5 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 Robert Hoopes Maris (1890-1975) was a Quaker dentist who served with the American Friends Service Committee in France after World War I.. The collection contains chiefly correspondence with his family written while Maris was serving as a dentist with American Friends Service Committee in France after World War I. Also a photograph album and other papers.

Repository:

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Robert Hoopes Maris (1890-1975) was a Quaker dentist who served as a dentist with American Friends Service Committee in France after World War I.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains chiefly correspondence with his family written while Maris was serving as a dentist with American Friends Service Committee in France after World War I. Also included are a photograph album and other papers.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Correspondence Photograph album Miscellaneous material ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Ruth O. Maris, 1979

 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], Robert Hoopes Maris Papers, 1918-1920, RG5/097, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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A paper, “Born with a Gift for Words,” by Elizabeth E. Cook, describes poetry which Robert Maris was fond of reciting. The paper is catalogued as a Miscellaneous Manuscript: Misc. Mss. 1974 5mo 16 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.

Albums Dentistry -- France Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- France Social service -- France Social service -- Societies, etc. Social service -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends France -- Charitable and social work France -- History -- 1914-1940 Maris family American Friends Service Committee Society of Friends -- France Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Correspondence, ca. 1918-1919 Correspondence of Robert Hoopes Maris to his family ca. 1918-1919 1

Letters written while he was doing relief work in France as a member of the American Friends Service Committee (Friends War Victims Relief Committee), 1918-1919.

 Ser. 2. Photograph Album, ca. 1918-1919 Mostly of France after the First World War 1918-1919 1 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous Material Miscellaneous material, 1919-1920 1919-1920 1

Includes a map of Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N.J.; a newspaper article based on a letter of Robert Maris about his relief work in France, June 1919; and a copy of the minutes of the last meeting of the Friends War Victims Relief Committee in France, 4mo 19, 1920.