Organization: Civilian Public Service / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1941">1941</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Civilian Public Service Personal Papers and Collected Materials, 1939- (inclusive)

Extent:: 14 linear ft. (14 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Chiefly the personal papers of conscientious objectors assigned to Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps during World War II, such as correspondence, writings, memoirs, and reference material about CPS. Also included are records of or about various CPS camps and projects.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Association of Catholic Conscientious Objectors Collected Records, 1940-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (.25 linear in.)
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

New York State Board for Civilian Public Service Collected Records, 1941-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (.25 linear in.)
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Civilian Public Service Fund Committee (1942-1946), 1941-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Henry LeRoy Finch Papers, 1933-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.7 linear ft. (2.7 linear feet.)
Abstract:: Henry Leroy (Roy) Finch Jr. was a pacifist, conscientious objector to World War II, philosopher and writer.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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]

Albert and Frank Dietrich Collected Papers, 1939-1946, 1988-1998 (inclusive) 1939-1946 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.04 linear ft. (12.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:: Collection consists of correspondence between the two brothers and their letters to their parents and to Frank's wife, Christine; topics include war, peace, patriotism, daily life in the army and Civilian Public Service, and arguments about the use of military force and pacifist nonviolence in the face of Nazi Germany and expansionist Japan; Frank's letters from the Philippines offer descriptions of life there, and the challenges of wartime marriages and parenthood.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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