Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection 1885-2011 (MS114)
Title
Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection 1885-2011 (MS114)
Date
1885-2011
Creator
Meyers, Arthur S.
Description
The collection contains 9 boxes of Arthur S. Meyers' research files related to his book, Democracy in the Making: the Open Forum Movement. The book, published in 2012, chronicles the history of the nationwide open forum movement, including the role of the Ford Hall Forum. The collection contains photocopies of letters, articles, and programs related to open forums and the movement’s proponents such as George W. Coleman and Mary Caroline Crawford.
A finding aid is available which describes and inventories this collection.
A finding aid is available which describes and inventories this collection.
Relation
See also, the Ford Hall Forum Collection (MS113), Suffolk University
Language
English
Subject
Civil society -- United States -- History
Coleman, George W. (George William), 1867-
Crawford, Mary Caroline
Democracy -- United States -- History
Meyers, Arthur S
Political culture -- United States -- History
Political participation -- United States -- History
Collection Items
Ford Hall Meetings program, 1/10-1/31/1915
Featured: Rev. John Holmes, Rev. John Ross, Prof. Walter Rauschenbusch
Ford Hall Meetings program, 12/20-1/3/1914
Featured: Bouck White, Prof. Charles Zueblin, Dr. George Gordon
Ford Hall Meetings program, 11/8-11/22/1914
Featured: Margaret Slattery, Dr. John Elliot, Leslie Sprague
Ford Hall Meetings program, 1/11-1/25/1914
Featured: Bishop Williams, Albion Small, Alexander Irvine
Ford Hall Meetings program, 12/7-12/21/1913
Featured: Norman Hapgood, Miss Mary Follett, Prof. Zueblin
Ford Hall Meetings program, 11/9-11/30/1913
Featured: Dr. Stephen Wise, Rev. Paul Strayer, Mr. Coleman
Ford Hall Meetings program, 10/19-11/2/1913
Featured: Prof. John Brooks, Prof. Earl Barnes, Mary Antin
Ford Hall Meetings program, 3/23-4/13/1913
Featured: John Cowper Powys, Dr. Colin Scott, Dr. O. P. Gifford
Ford Hall Meetings program, 3/3-3/23/1913
Featured: Prof. Earl Barnes, William Hard, Rev. Nicholas Van Der Pyl
Ford Hall Meetings program, 2/2-2/16/1913
Featured: Rev. John A Ryan, Edward Filene, Stewart Anderson
Ford Hall Meetings program, 12/15-12/29/1912
Featured: Prof. Vida Scudder, Br. Yamei Kin, Joseph Fels
Ford Hall Meetings program, 10/13-10/27/1912
Featured: Dr. Thomas Hall, Mr. John Orth, Rabbi Harris, Prof. Walter Rauschenbusch
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