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Bent Andresen Collected Papers, 1928-1991 (inclusive)

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0.04 linear ft. (.5 linear in.)
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Bent Andresen registered as a conscientious objector (CO) during World War Two and was sent to a Civilian Public Service in 1944. Andresen participated in a guinea pig project in which he and several other COs lived in a refrigerated room for three months to test the impact of a high-protein diet on cold-weather conditions. He went AWOL in 1945 and was sentenced to two years in prison. Andreson was involved in various peace and justice groups throughout his lifetime.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors Records, 1940-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.5 linear ft. (7.5 linear ft.)
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The Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors was a non-sectarian, free advisory service for conscientious objectors to war and military service. The MBCO was set up to provide counseling and legal aid in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and established by the United Pacifist Committee in 1940. The group disbanded in 1980.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Episcopal Peace Fellowship Records, 1936-2009 (inclusive) 1936-2009 (bulk)

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28 linear ft. (28 linear ft.)
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The Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF), was founded November 1939 as an association of pacifist members of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The organization sought to discover and unite pacifists within the church and to influence its membership regarding Christianity and peace. The EPF has sponsored educational projects (publications, lectures, workshops, conferences), provided counseling and financial support for conscientious objectors, and contributed to pacifist projects in other countries.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Igal Roodenko Papers, 1935-1991 (inclusive)

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3.3 linear ft. ((8 boxes))
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Igal Roodenko was a pacifist, peace and civil rights activist, and advocate of nonviolence. He was a member of the War Resisters League Executive Committee, served on boards of A.J. Muste Memorial Institute and Consortium on Peace Research and Development (COPRED), and was active in Men of All Colors Together.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Norman J. Whitney Papers, 1938-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.5 linear feet (7.5 linear ft.)
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Norman Jehiel Whitney (1891-1967) was a Quaker teacher, writer and devoted peace worker. From 1919-1957 he helped establish, and directed for many years, the Syracuse Peace Council. He left Syracuse in 1957 to work for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in peace education. Whitney's major peace work was in the area of counseling conscientious objectors to war (COs), particularly those in Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps. In 1941 he helped establish the New York State Board for Civilian Public Service, which attempted to counsel and assist Conscientious Objectors in New York state.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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John Beer Collected Papers, 1954-1985 (bulk)

Extent:
2.08 linear ft. (25 linear in.)
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John Beer was a professor of the history of science and chemistry, as well as a Quaker peace and antinuclear activist.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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