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Raymond and Helen Titsworth Binford Papers

The papers of Raymond Binford (1876-1951), President of Guilford College, 1918-1934; Chairman, Board of Education, Five Years Meeting, 1930-1945; minister and professor of biology, and Helen Titsworth Binford (1885-1952), President, North Carolina PTA, c.1930; Field Secretary, Carolina Institute of International Relations; and community volunteer, were given to the Friends Historical Collection by their children, Anna Naomi Kirchner, Richard, Frederick, and Mary Margaret Bailey c.1953.

Guilford College - Presidential Correspondence - Clarence E. Tobias, Jr. 1933 - 1934
Correspondence regarding the hiring and activities of Clarence E. Tobias who worked to improve Guilford's equipment and endowment, as well as organize supporters for Guilford College's centennial in 1934.
Guilford College - Student Reading Lists
This folder contains several lists of suggested and required reading for specific courses and Guilford College students in general. Courses include social sciences in general and Biology 12. The list of suggested reading for all students is hand-written, and seems mostly speculatory on the part of Raymond Binford.
H. B. Walter Woodward Memorial - Correspondence
Extensive correspondence between Helen Binford and other parties planning for Walter Woodward's memorial.
H.B. Guilford County Peace League
Three newspaper clippings reporting the activities of the Guilford College Peace League, which was a Quaker organization in opposition to conscription for military service.
Helen Binford Clippings
Newspaper clippings featuring Helen Binford, mostly pertaining to her activities as part, and head, of the State Congress of Parents and Teachers.
North Carolina College Conference - High School Journal 1922 - 1927
Issues of The High School Journals from 1922 to 1927.
PPA - HB Young Friends Camp 1939
Correspondence between Helen Binford and other parties planning for the Young Friends Camp, which is intended for college students.
Pendle Hill - Correspondence 1928 - 1938
Extensive correspondence regarding the estabishment and activities of the Pendle Hill Quaker Graduate Center in Philadelphia. Letters discuss policy, hiring methods, student admittance, and general plans and coordination.
Personal Papers-Finances-Student Loans
Correspondence mostly related to the Guilford College Endowment Funds. The majority of the letters are addressed to various persons by Edgar T. Hole, security-agent of the endowment fund related to debts and payments. There are also some personal notes not related to the finances of Guilford College. Some of the letters are address to Dr. Raymond Binford.

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