Remembering the 1912 Founders of the Scudder Association with Their Vision of Connection:
How They Gathered 20th Century Scudders to the Family Circle and to Support Its India Legacy
by Scudder Association Historians and the Three Original Organizers, compiled by Margery Boyden,
From the Scudder Association Archives. ©2023 Scudder Association Foundation


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