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Start Over Repository Swarthmore College Peace Collection Subject Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources Creator Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers, 1914-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.83 linear ft. (10 linear in.)
Abstract:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana was a writer and pacifist who taught comparative literature at Columbia University from 1912 until 1917. Dana lost his teaching post as an opponent of American participation in World War I. Dana continued to advocate civil liberties and the rights of conscientious objectors.

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American Union Against Militarism Records, 1915-1922 (inclusive)

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1.75 linear ft.
Abstract:
In 1915 a group of New York pacifists and near-pacifists organized the "Anti-militarism Committee" to combat the war spirit of the time. Activities included lobbying, publishing, a lecture campaign, and the establishment of a Civil Liberties Bureau. The most notable achievements were the work in the successful effort to avert war with Mexico in 1916 and the encouragement of opposition to peacetime conscription following World War I. The office was raided by the government and American Union Against Militarism publications were sometimes stopped by the postal authorities but the organization continued unintimidated.

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