This collection contains letters written by Henry Pelham Burn to his family in England, while he was in the US South and in Michigan working for the Moral Re-Armament movement for 4.5 years, beginning at age 18. The letters describe his involvement in the movement as well as his travels and personal activities. Formats include handwritten letters and postcards, and some photographs.
The Oxford Group was the parent organization of Moral Re-Armament (MRA), an organization/movement that sought to defend the nation's freedoms through a resurgence of morality. The collection contains pamphlets, newspaper articles, advertisements, and other publications and materials related to the mission of the MRA, as well as press releases and statements made by MRA on the events happening in the world during the late 1950s.