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Keith Wedmore talks about the Working Group’s meetings at the University Women’s Club.

Keith Wedmore talks about his student years at Cambridge (1953-55) and observations about homosexuality, including a student suicide.

The statement of concern from the group that was published in the May 20, 1960 issue of The Friend.

Excerpt from the 1960 Swarthmore Lecture in which Barnes reflects on the creative process by which the group has worked together.

Wedmore wrote to Darwen Finlayson Publishers inquiring as to their interest in publishing the book. Wedmore expressed far-reaching expectations of the group's intent--"a frontal but Quaker assault on Christian moral code"--and gave a revised Table of…

The 1961 Rowntree Grant was sent to the Friends Temperance & Moral Welfare Union as the fiscal agent for the Committee. This correspondence traces the path of this payment.

Treasurer Wedmore produced this financial report as of 31 August 1960 that gave an accounting of travel pool and reimbursement for members' participation in meetings and the June conference. This bank statement showed transactions from April-June…

Eric Cleaver notified Wedmore that Rowntree Trustees renewed the £100 grant for 1961. He also inquired whether the Committee would be permanent--and seek future funding. Wedmore sent an immediate reply that acknowledged the grant and stated that…

Wedmore, as treasurer of the committee, sent a request to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust asking for renewal of their grant of £100. The letter outlined the group's financial procedures, listed its accomplishments and intentions, as well as…

Richard Fox sent memo, dated 5 October 1961, to rest of group indicating his absence from the upcoming meeting and enclosed comments on the Female Homosexuality section and his draft text (not available).

Joyce James penned an immediate reply to Rosenberg's letter with suggested text on Female Homosexuality.

Lotte Rosenberg sent a letter, dated 23 February 1961, to Wedmore suggesting the addition of material about female homosexuality to the study. She enclosed some suggested ideas (not available).

Barnes sent memo re: his draft of a section on heterosexuality. He also proposed statements emphasizing that the study is the creation of the whole committee and that is not sanctioned by the Religious Society of Friends.

Keith Wedmore wrote a brief acknowledgement on receipt of Alfred Torrie's payment for expenses and wished well in convalescence.

Letter (incomplete) from Keith Wedmore to Duncan Fairn, dated 21 October 1960, outlined revisions Wedmore made to the drafts of different sections of the study. Copy of revisions to Homosexuality and the Law section included.

Wedmore sent a reply letter, dated 21 February 1961, to the Anonymous correspondent's letter of 24 November 1960 (above).

Wedmore sent a reply to the anonymous letter that George Gorman had forwarded to the committee in August (above). Wedmore wrote his perspectives on the aims and accomplishments of the committee during its early writing phase.

Anonymous sent an immediate followup to Wedmore's previous letter (above) and included some rather biting criticism of the section on Homosexuality that Wedmore had written.

The anonymous correspondent sent a reply to Wedmore's letter on 24 November 1960, once again through George Gorman as intermediary.

A colleague of George Gorman, of the Friends Home Service Committee, sent an anonymous letter with comments on draft copy he had seen.