Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1874, Nov. 24 | Born, Richmond, Maine |
| 1894 | Bachelor of arts, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine |
| 1896 | Principal, Richmond High School, Richmond, Maine |
| 1898-1899 | Studied and traveled in Germany |
| 1902 | Bachelor of theology, Andover Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. |
| 1902-1904 | Traveling fellowship, universities of Berlin and Marburg, Germany, and Mansfield College, Oxford, England |
| 1903 | Traveled in the Middle East |
| 1905-1911 | Pastor, Union Congregational Church, Magnolia, Mass. |
| 1911-1912 | Traveled in East Asia (Australia, New Zealand, China, and Japan) |
| 1912-1920 | Teacher and director of religious and social activities, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H. |
| 1918-1920 | Relief work in Europe with the American Friends Service Committee |
| 1921 | Joined Society of Friends |
| 1921-1970 | Executive Secretary, National Council for Prevention of War |
| 1928-1929 | Active in efforts by the National Council for Prevention of War and others to convince Congress to reduce the buildup of U.S. naval forces |
| 1932 | Married Faith Ward (died 1984) |
| 1954 | National Council for Prevention of War suspended activities, but maintained its corporate existence |
| 1969 | Published To End War (Nyack, N.Y.: Fellowship Publications. 188 pp.) |
| 1970, June 26 | Died, Washington, D.C. |