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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.

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Howard W. Hallman Papers, 1984-2009 (bulk)

Extent:
17.9 linear ft. (17.9 linear feet.)
Abstract:
Howard W. Hallman has been a peace and social justice activist since the 1950s. He was a conscientious objector during the Korean War and opposed the Vietnam war. Hallman has worked for nuclear disarmament since the 1980s, especially in an interfaith context. He is a founder of Methodists United for Peace With Justice and associated with the Interfaith Committee for Nuclear Disarmament. Hallman has been long worked for civil rights and has worked professionally as a housing and neighborhood advocate. He is author of more than 250 publications including nine books, such as Small and Large Together: Governing the Metropolis and Neighborhoods: Their Place in Urban Life.

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Zena Posever Collected Papers, 1978-1993, 1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:
Zena Goldin Posever founded Artists Speak for Peace in South Florida in 1979(?) and organized their exhibitions in Greater Miami. In the mid-1980s, she advocated for the U.S. postal stamp honoring Paul Robeson. Posever has been a life-long member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

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Charlotte Citizens for Peace Records, 1982-1996 (bulk)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
Abstract:
Correspondence, administrative files, financial records, flyers, newspaper clippings, reference files. Correspondents include Esther S. Frankel and Abraham Kaufman.

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Lucy Haessler Collected Papers, 1986- (bulk)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Collection consists of one folder of biographical information about Lucy Haessler; the remainder is a typewritten transcription of taped interviews, 1986-1987, by Anthony von der Muhll (Haessler's grandson) for his thesis, Fighting Her Way : an Oral History of Lucy Haessler (B.A. thesis, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1987); in later years she lived in Santa Cruz, California, where she died.

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Daniel A. Seeger Collected Papers, 1958-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.9 linear ft. (35 linear in.; 7 boxes)
Abstract:
Seeger is best known for the 1965 Supreme Court court case regarding his conscientious objector claim without belief in a Supreme Being as grounds for C.O. status.

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