Subject: Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources and World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- Sources / Organization: Civilian Public Service - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- Sources Organization Civilian Public Service

Northern California Service Board for Conscientious Objectors Collected Records, 1940-1954 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:: Includes printed correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, brochures; correspondents include Allen H. Barr and Robert F. Leavens.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Charles Schumacher Collected Papers, 1930-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.88 linear ft. (22.5 linear in.)
Abstract:: Charles Schumacher was a chemist, chemical engineer and conscientious objector to World War II. He entered Civilian Public Service in 1944 and served in three CPS camps.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Roland F. Smith Collected Papers, 1939-1946, 1981,1987-1990 (inclusive) 1981 1992

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft.
Abstract:: Papers of Roland F. Smith documenting his service in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during WWII, as well as family papers.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Mennonite Central Committee Collected Records, 1940- (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:: Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was formed when representatives of various Mennonite conferences met July 27-28, 1920, in Elkhart (Indiana), and pledged to aid hungry people, including Mennonites, in Russia and Ukraine.Since then thousands have served with MCC worldwide on relief, peace and development projects.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

George Houser Collected Papers, 1942- (bulk)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:: Collection is primarily correspondence between Houser and others regarding amnesty for war objectors (1945-1947), the Break With Conscription committee (1946-1947), correspondence with conscientious objectors (1942-1946), the Labour Pacifist Fellowship (Britain) (1945), Civilian Public Service strike (1946), the Peace Now Movement (1943-1944), and the Resist Conscription Committee (1948).

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Wilmer Brandt Collected Papers, 1952-2007 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.2 linear ft. (0.2 linear feet.)
Abstract:: Brandt was a conscientious objector to war, a Quaker, and interested in peace throughout his life.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section / U.S. Peace Section Collected Records, 1942- (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.71 linear ft. (32.5 linear in.)
Abstract:: The Peace Section of the Mennonite Central Committee was established in January 1942, as successor to the Mennonite Central Peace Committee organized in 1939. It served as an agency for counseling on problems related to conscription and the draft, a representation to government, a center for study, research, and writing regarding the peace position, and a central agency for peace education.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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