Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY
Ellen Gundersen and Jim Wolfe Volunteers
Staff: Quaker Work Camp
ELLEN GUNDERSEN AND JIM WOLFE Volunteers, 1950s
VII 65 Life & Work. #1962. Quaker Workcamp. “Ellen Gundersen and Work Camp.” (Wolfe) [65_events-visitors_014.jpg]
TAGS: Ellen Gundersen Wolfe, Jim Wolfe, Quaker Work Camp, American Friends Service Committee, Quakers, volunteerism, Pine Mountain Settlement School work programs, Tool Shed II, Some Form of Peace
In July through August of 1951 Ellen Gundersen Wolfe and Jim Wolfe came to Pine Mountain as part of the Quaker Work Camp project to build a Tool Shed for Pine Mountain Settlement School to replace an old Tool Shed. They then returned many times across the years.
In 1953 the Wolfe couple returned to Pine Mountain from March until July to work as volunteers, Ellen as a nurse’s aide and Jim as the business manager for the School’s hospital. Ellen also served as an editor for the staff newsletter, “Pine Mountain Ears” from May through July 1953. At that time they also directed another camp for their Quaker associates. Their work then became an annual event that brought the Quakers to the School to work on much-needed projects for the School for several succeeding years.
The work at the School was formative for the couple and in 1987 they wrote a small book, Some Form of Peace. The book describes their work with the American Friends Service Committee and briefly describes their engagement with Pine Mountain Settlement and Appalachia. An excerpt was shared by the Wolfe couple covering the Quaker Work Camp at Pine Mountain School and is reproduced in a shared Scrapbook of the Quaker Work Camp.
GALLERY: ELLEN GUNDERSEN AND JIM WOLFE Volunteers
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- VII 65 Life & Work. Quaker Work Camp; building the tool shed II. [65_events-visitors_012.jpg]
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- VII 65 Life & Work. #1962. Quaker Workcamp. “Ellen Gundersen, Work Camp.” (Wolfe) [65_events-visitors_014.jpg]
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- VII 65 Life & Work. Quaker Workcamp group. [65_events-visitors_013.jpg]
See Also:
ELLEN GUNDERSEN AND JIM WOLFE Scrapbook
SCRAPBOOK Quaker Work Camp at Pine Mountain Settlement
TOOL HOUSE II
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Title |
Ellen Gundersen Wolfe ; Jim Wolfe |
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Alt. Title |
Mrs. James Wolfe ; James Wolfe ; Ellen Olga Gundersen ; |
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Identifier |
https://pinemountainsettlement.net/?page_id= 95581 |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Ellen Gundersen Wolfe ; Jim Wolfe ; Pine Mountain Settlement School ; Quaker Work Camp ; American Friends Service Committee, Quakers, volunteerism, Pine Mountain Settlement School work programs ; Tool Shed II ; Some Form of Peace ; |
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Subject LCSH |
Wolfe, Ellen Gundersen, — 1922-1995. |
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Date |
2021-08-19 hw |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Contributor |
n/a |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in the filing cabinet. |
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Source |
Series 09: Biography. |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: Biography. |
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Coverage Temporal |
1951 – 1987 |
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Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; |
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Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Ellen Gundersen Wolfe and Jim Wolfe ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Ellen Gundersen Wolfe and Jim Wolfe. |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Last Updated |
2021-08-20 aae ; 2021-12-08 hhw ; |
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Bibliography |
Sources “Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMLQ-44MM : 20 August 2021), Ellen Olga Gundersen Wolfe, ; Burial, Windham, Greene, New York, United States of America, Maplecrest Cemetery; citing record ID 214161111, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Internet resource. “Wolfe, Ellen Gunderson (sic)” and “Wolfe, James” PMSS WORKERS 1913 – 2000s GUIDE. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource. |
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