Wood, L. Hollingsworth (Levi Hollingsworth), 1874-1956
Variant namesL. Hollingsworth Wood was a Quaker attorney, born at Mt. Kisco, N.Y., the son of James and Emily (Hollingsworth) Wood. His sister was Carolena Wood (1871-1936). Wood graduated from Haverford College (1896) and Columbia University Law School (1899). He worked actively in the areas of peace, civil rights, and African American and Quaker education.
From the description of Prison Reform Papers, 1913-1937. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 56362168
L. Hollingsworth Wood, Quaker attorney, born at Mt. Kisco, N.Y., the son of James and Emily (Hollingsworth) Wood. His sister was Carolena Wood (1871-1936). Wood graduated from Haverford College (1896) and Columbia University Law School (1899). Wood worked actively in the areas of peace, civil rights, black and Quaker education. Founding member of American Civil Liberties Union and National Urban League. President of Urban League for 26 years. Trustee of Fisk University (1917-1956). Member of Haverford's Board of Managers for over forty years. Member of American Commission on Conditions in Ireland (1920-1923). Member of Board of International Rescue Committee, Wood served as chairman in the 1940s and 1950s. American correspondent to London Friend, clerk of New York Yearly Meeting (1926-1931).
From the description of L. Hollingsworth Wood papers, 1903-1953. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 33851516
L. Hollingsworth Wood, a birthright member of Chappaqua Monthly Meeting and later an active member of Croton Valley Monthly Meeting, was a Quaker lawyer and active in social causes such as peace, education, prison reform and racial equality. He was the son of James and Emily Hollingsworth Wood and in 1925 married Martha T. Speakman. Wood graduated from Haverford College (1896) and Columbia University Law School (1899). He was a founder of the American Friends Service Committee and served as Clerk of New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite).
From the description of L. Hollingsworth Wood correspondence, 1907-1937. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 182856753
President of the National Urban League.
Columbia University LL.B, 18.
From the description of Papers, 1910-1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122515196
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referencedIn | American Friends Fellowship Council. Records, 1933-1954. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
referencedIn | Angela Morgan Papers, 1893-1957 | Bentley Historical Library | |
referencedIn | Beard, Augustus Field, 1833-1934. Papers. 1923-35. Addition 1873-1926. | Tulane University, Amistad Research Center | |
referencedIn | Benjamin F. Seldon Papers, 1907-1942 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
creatorOf | Chambers, Robert F. Morris Evans Leeds Collection, 1862-1944. | Haverford College Library | |
creatorOf | Collins, Stephen W. New York Colored Mission records, 1865-1964. | Haverford College Library | |
creatorOf | Drummond, Richard C. S. Emily Howland papers, 1926-1975. | Haverford College Library | |
referencedIn | Howard Orphanage and Industrial School records, 1898-1955 (bulk 1912-1918). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
referencedIn | Howard Orphanage and Industrial School records, 1898-1955, 1912-1918 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
referencedIn | Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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associatedWith | Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. |
associatedWith | American Commission on Conditions in Ireland. |
associatedWith | American Friends Fellowship Council. |
associatedWith | American League to Limit Armaments. |
associatedWith | American Union Against Militarism. |
associatedWith | Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc. |
associatedWith | Baker, Joseph Allen. |
associatedWith | Baldwin, Roger Nash, 1884- |
associatedWith | Baldwin, Ruth Standish. |
associatedWith | Barton, Joshua Lindley, 1849-1926. |
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Death 1956
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