- Title:
- Tacoma Friends Meeting
- Date Created:
- 1992
- Description:
- Leonard Holden, founder of the Tacoma Friends Meeting, and Julius Jahn, a long-time member of the Religious Society of Friends, talk about the history of the Quakers and reflect on the personal experiences and revelations that inspired them to become pacifists and Conscientious Objectors. Holden shares his efforts in establishing a permanent Quaker meeting place in the Tacoma area, and Jahn describes his experiences with various Quaker groups and sects throughout the United States. Both men expound on the various services and humanitarian projects that the Tacoma Friends Meeting has been involved in, from draft counseling services to collaborative efforts with other churches to rehabilitate low-income housing.
- Subjects:
- Tacoma Friends Meeting (Tacoma, Wash.) Holden, Leonard W., 1922-1999--Interviews Jahn, Julius, 1914-2013--Interviews Tacoma (Wash.)--Religious life and customs Quakers--Washington (State)--Tacoma Interviews Quakers-- Political activity-- Washington (State)--Tacoma Society of Friends--Washington (State)--Tacoma--History
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma
- Source:
- University of Washington Tacoma Community History Project
- Source Identifier:
- chp1992-07
- Type:
- image
- Format:
- cpd
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