https://ds-archive.haverford.edu/peacetestimonies/files/original/30d14cfc5751c0f111dea8444050ca66.jpg c1269549af24ac491e42ea51f1db63ad Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Quaker & Special Collections Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sylvester Jones. Journal of Sylvester Jones Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-37 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Jones Description An account of the resource The victims of the Spanish Civil War were mainly civilians, as both sides engaged in total war against one another. Sylvester Jones was a Quaker sent to Spain by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) from late 1936 through early 1937. He was to investigate the situation in Spain and garner a sense of whether or not the AFSC should provide relief work, and, if so, how they should administer it. While in Spain he studied the work of the British Friends and other aid organizations who were already helping the Spanish people and discussed their efforts in his diary. His diary, written for distribution and propaganda purposes, also provides an unique insight into the realities of everyday life of the Spanish people during the War. It describes severe food shortages, children’s colonies, the soldiers he came across, and the meetings he had with various aid workers and organizers of relief efforts. In response to the reports of Jones and others, the AFSC sent aid in the form of provisions such as food, clothing, and personnel, allowing the Quakers to peacefully intervene in the face of the destructive power of total war. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Callie Kennedy and Molly Lausten