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Civilian Public Service publications

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Civilian Public Service camps, which provided men with an alternative to traditional military service during World War II, began to form as soon as the military began drafting soldiers in 1941, and some remained open until 1947. The camps were run by groups affiliated with the so-called 'peace churches'-- the Church of the Brethren, the Religious Society of Friends, and the Mennonites. However, men of all denominations, of other faiths, and of no organized faith, are recorded in these publications.

This collection consists primarily of the publications of conscientious objectors (COs) working at Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps during World War II, performing "work of national importance" in lieu of combat. Camps documented in this collection were established for various purposes, from firefighting in the rural West to caring for mental patients and the elderly. The publications cover areas across the United States, although they are focused in the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and California. There are publications from Puerto Rico and a vague "Latin American Unit." These publications range from the very basic (a single sheet of typewritten paper announcing the week's events) to the elaborate (50-page magazines on glossy paper with black-and-white photographs) and cover all aspects of the lives of COs-- the mundane as well as the profound. Many publications intermittently published tables of all men who were in that specific camp at the time, or of all men who had passed through the camp. Publication frequency ranged from weekly to quarterly. A few other publications are also included, which were not directly published by COs but which share pacifist leanings or are otherwise related.

Most of these publications appear to have been sent to Special Collections at the time of their original publication.

Processed by Jon Sweitzer-Lamme.

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Jon Sweitzer-Lamme
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. The Absolutist, 9/14/43-12/28/43. 15 items.
Box 1 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-8, 10-17.

Physical Description

15 items

Archival Resource Key. Action, 6/8/43, 6/28/43, 7/20/43, 10/25/43. 4 items.
Box 1 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 12, 13, 15.

Vol 2, no. 4.

Physical Description

4 items

Archival Resource Key. The Alarmist, 1/43. 1 items.
Box 1 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, no. 5.

Existence and Location of Copies

A duplicate issue (vol. 1, no. 5), is in PG3, Friends Civilian Public Service.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. American Friends Service Committee CPS Camp News Letter, 8/14/42, 9/4/42, 1/16/43. 3 items.
Box 1 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

No volumes indicated. Nos. 28, 29, 44.

Physical Description

3 items

Archival Resource Key. Anniversary Report, 8/44. 1 items.
Box 1 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

No volume or number indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Atom, 5/42-10/42. 3 items.
Box 1 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Volume 1, nos. 1-3.

Physical Description

3 items

Archival Resource Key. Bulletin, 12/10/42-12/31/42, 1/14/43, 1/21/43, 4/17/43-9/25/43. 27 items.
Box 1 Folder 7
Scope and Contents

Volume 1, nos. 1-4, 6, 7, 18-37. Also includes a biographical sketch of all camp residents, 7/15/42.

Physical Description

27 items

Archival Resource Key. Calumet, 8/25/41-3/16/42. 10 items.
Box 1 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

Volume 1, nos. 1-10.

Physical Description

10 items

Archival Resource Key. Calumet, 4/10/42-8/10/42. 13 items.
Box 1 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Volume 1, nos. 11-23.

Physical Description

13 items

Archival Resource Key. Calumet, 10/25/42-5/3/43. 11 items.
Box 1 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

Volume 2, nos. 1-11.

Physical Description

11 items

Archival Resource Key. Calumet, 7/10/43-5/4/44. 9 items.
Box 1 Folder 11
Scope and Contents

Vol. 2, nos. 12-18.

Vol 3, nos. 1-2.

Physical Description

9 items

Archival Resource Key. Calumet, 5/20/44-1/20/45. 9 items.
Box 1 Folder 12
Scope and Contents

Vol. 3, nos. 3-11.

Physical Description

9 items

Archival Resource Key. Cheltenham News Letter, 1/9/43, 3/1/43. 2 items.
Box 2 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1, 2.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Coleville, 1942-1945; see note for full dates. 34 items.
Box 2 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Published under a number of titles. Dates:

6/42, 7-9/43, 7/24/43, 10/29/43, 12/14/43, 1/21/44, 1/28/44, 3/5/44, 7/19/44, 7/26/44, 7/27/44, 8/9/44, 8/16/44, 8/23/44, 8/30/44, 9/27/44, 10/11/44, 10/18/44, 11/15/44, 12/15/44, 12/30/44, 1/13/45, 2/10/45, 3/28/45, 5/9/45, 5/11/45, 5/28/45, 6/9/45, 6/20/45, 7/4/45, 7/17/45, 8/15/45.

Also includes an undated, 4-page 'Introduction to Camp Antelope,' and a 'Roster of Assignees,' 6/1/42-3/5/43.

Existence and Location of Copies

Duplicates of 7/43, 8/43 and 9/43 are in PG3, Friends Civilian Public Service.

Physical Description

34 items

Archival Resource Key. Compass, 11/42, 2/43, Spring 43, 5/44, Spring 44, Fall 44, 45, Spring 46. 999999 items.
Box 2 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-6

Vol. 2, nos. 1-6.

Also includes an undated advertising letter for the Compass.

Existence and Location of Copies

Another complete run of this periodical is in PG3, Friends Civilian Public Service.

Physical Description

999999 items

Archival Resource Key. Communiqué from Brattleboro, 2/44. 1 items.
Box 2 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

No volume or number indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Cooperstown, 11/41-12/42. 9 items.
Box 2 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-7

Vol. 2, nos. 1, 2.

Physical Description

9 items

Archival Resource Key. The Daily Grunt, 6/14/44, 6/19/44. 2 items.
Box 2 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-2.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Days of Our Year, 8/5/41-8/26/42. 20 items.
Box 2 Folder 7
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-18

Vol. 2, nos. 1, 2.

Physical Description

20 items

Archival Resource Key. De Todo, 7/44. 1 items.
Box 2 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, no. 1.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Eighty-Four, 12/43. 1 items.
Box 3 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Elkton Potpourri, 12/14/44, 1/4/45. 2 items.
Box 3 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Epistle, 1944-1945; see note for full dates. 45 items.
Box 3 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

This publication was issued under several names.

As the "Epistle," 3/15/44-10/10/44:

Nos. 39, 40, 42, 48, 57, 60, 61, 63a, 64-67, 69, 70.

As the "News of the Unit," 10/14/44-12/28/44:

No volumes or numbers indicated; issued weekly or more often.

As "News and Opinions," 1/3/45-6/11/45:

No volumes or numbers indicated; issued weekly or more often.

Scope and Contents

Dates:

3/15/44, 3/20/44, 4/4/44, 5/16/44, 7/13/44, 8/6/44, 8/13/44, 8/22/44, 8/26/44, 9/8/44, 9/14/44, 9/18/44, 9/28/44, 10/10/44, 10/14/44, 10/18/44, 10/28/44, 11/2/44, 11/11/44, 11/14/44, 11/16/44, 11/22/44, 11/28/44, 12/2/44, 12/6/44, 12/28/44, 1/3/45, 1/11/45, 1/31/45, 2/21/45, 2/27/45, 3/7/45, 3/14/45, 3/20/45, 3/24/45, 4/4/45, 4/11/45, 4/23/45, 5/1/45, 5/5/45, 5/7/45, 5/16/45, 5/23/45, 5/31/45, 6/11/45

Physical Description

45 items

Archival Resource Key. Fifty-Three, 3/7/43, 4/15/43. 2 items.
Box 3 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

No volumes indicated. Nos. 2, 3.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Guinea Pig Gazette, End of 1943. 2 items.
Box 3 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Grass Roots, 9/42-3/43, 8/43. 5 items.
Box 3 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-4.

Vol. 2, no. 1.

Physical Description

5 items

Archival Resource Key. Harmony, 8/8/42-10/43, 12/43. 16 items.
Box 3 Folder 7
Existence and Location of Copies

A duplicate of vol. 2 no. 1 is in PG3, Friends Civilian Public Service.

Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-7

Vol. 2, nos. 1-8

12/43 (no volume or number indicated)

Physical Description

16 items

Archival Resource Key. High Time, 7/23/45. 1 items.
Box 3 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Irrigator, 4-5/43, 9-10/43. 4 items.
Box 3 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-4.

Physical Description

4 items

Archival Resource Key. Journal of Unitology, n.d. (4), 12/4/44, 12/19/44, 3/20/45, 3/27/45. 8 items.
Box 3 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

Published as both the Journal of Unitology and the Exchange (or X-Change, X*Change, Ex-Change).

Various volumes and numbers, ranging from 1.'??' to 'XXLV.48573'

Physical Description

8 items

Archival Resource Key. Just Among Ourselves, 1/1/43, n.d., 4/12/43, 5/13/43, 6/25/43, 7/15/43, 3/17/44. 7 items.
Box 3 Folder 11
Scope and Contents

No volumes indicated. Nos. 5, 10, 11, 14-16, 18.

Physical Description

7 items

Archival Resource Key. The Last Ditch, 11/20/44-12/18/44, 1/22/45-2/5/45, 2/12/45-2/26/45, 3/5/45, 3/12/45, 3/26/45, 4/2/45. 15 items.
Box 3 Folder 12
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-5.

Vol. 2, nos. 1-3.

Vol. 3, nos. 1, 2.

Vol. 4, nos. 1, 2, 4, 5.

Physical Description

15 items

Archival Resource Key. The Load Line, 6/44, 7/44, 8-9/44. 3 items.
Box 3 Folder 13
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

3 items

Archival Resource Key. News and Views, 3/22/43, 4/5/43, 4/18/43, 5/3/43, 5/12/43, 5/27/43, 6/8/43, 6/21/43, 7/7/43, 7/20/43, 8/4/43, 8/26/43, 9/13/43, 9/28/43, 10/4/43, 10/12/43, 10/28/43, 11/20/43, 12/1/43, 12/11/43, 12/20/43, 1/12/44, 2/21/44, 2/29/44, 3/14/44. 25 items.
Box 3 Folder 14
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Scope and Contents

Dates:

3/22/43, 4/5/43, 4/18/43, 5/3/43, 5/12/43, 5/27/43, 6/8/43, 6/21/43, 7/7/43, 7/20/43, 8/4/43, 8/26/43, 9/13/43, 9/28/43, 10/4/43, 10/12/43, 10/28/43, 11/20/43, 12/1/43, 12/11/43, 12/20/43, 1/12/44, 2/21/44, 2/29/44, 3/14/44.

Physical Description

25 items

Archival Resource Key. New Roots, 9/41, 10/41, 1/41, ?, 4/42, ?, 10/42. 7 items.
Box 3 Folder 15
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

7 items

Archival Resource Key. Open Ballot, 7/43, 9/43-11/43. 4 items.
Box 4 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1, 3-5.

Physical Description

4 items

Archival Resource Key. Pacific Cable, 8/12/42, 8/26/42, 9/9/42-11/4/42, 12/30/42, 1/18/43. 9 items.
Box 4 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 3-9, 13, 14.

Physical Description

9 items

Archival Resource Key. Patapsco Peacemaker, 9/15/41, 10/24/41-12/19/41, 1/10/42-2/22/42. 13 items.
Box 4 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 4, 10-19.

Vol. 2, nos. 1-7.

Physical Description

13 items

Archival Resource Key. Patapsco Peacemaker, 3/1/42-12/22/42. 13 items.
Box 4 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Vol. 2, nos. 8-20 and a special edition.

Physical Description

13 items

Archival Resource Key. Philadelphia State Hospital, 11/42, 5/15/43. 2 items.
Box 4 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. The Plowshare, 8/22/41-3/43. 18 items.
Box 4 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-18.

Physical Description

18 items

Archival Resource Key. Pocomoke Opinion, 9/43-4/44. 5 items.
Box 4 Folder 7
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-5.

Existence and Location of Copies

A duplicate of vol. 1 no. 5 is in PG3, Friends Civilian Public Service.

Physical Description

5 items

Archival Resource Key. Powellsville News and Comment, 4/5/43, 5/5/43, 5/11/43, 5/20/43, 5/27/43, 6/3/43, 6/10/43. 7 items.
Box 4 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

7 items

Archival Resource Key. Probe, 1/45, 'Winter' 1946. 2 items.
Box 4 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Pulse, 11/6/42. 1 items.
Box 4 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, no. 1.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Rebel Clarion, 8/45-12/30/45. 4 items.
Box 5 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 2-5.

Physical Description

4 items

Archival Resource Key. Rhythms, 9/43. 1 items.
Box 5 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Sage O'Piñon, 7/42-6/43. 12 items.
Box 5 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-12.

Physical Description

12 items

Archival Resource Key. Sage O'Piñon, 7/43-'Spring' 1945. 14 items.
Box 5 Folder 4
Scope and Contents

Vol. 2, nos. 1-9, 11, 12.

Vol. 3, nos. 1-2.

2 copies of 2.1.

Physical Description

14 items

Archival Resource Key. San Dimas Rattler, 8/16/41-11/8/41, 11/22/41-2/14/42, 2/27/42-5/8/42. 18 items.
Box 5 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 1-6.

Vol. 2, nos. 1-6.

Vol. 3, nos. 1-6.

Physical Description

18 items

Archival Resource Key. San Dimas Rattler, 6/12/42-5/12/43. 15 items.
Box 5 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Vol. 4, nos. 1-15.

Physical Description

15 items

Archival Resource Key. San Dimas Rattler, 6/43-3/31/44. 20 items.
Box 5 Folder 7
Scope and Contents

Vol. 5, nos. 1-20.

Physical Description

20 items

Archival Resource Key. San Dimas Rattler, 4/15/44-11/17/44, 12/27/44, 1/31/45. 11 items.
Box 5 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

Vol. 6, nos. 1-9, 11.

Vol. 7, no. 1.

Physical Description

11 items

Scope and Contents

Not in folder: 'Civilian Public Service Camps: Publications: Check list of those at Haverford'

Archival Resource Key. The Scribe, 8/43, 2/44, 6/44. 3 items.
Box 6 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

3 items

Archival Resource Key. Scrivener, 7/11/43, 7/27/43, 8/9/43-8/24/43, 10/18/43, 1/17/44. 7 items.
Box 6 Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Vol. 1, nos. 4, 6, 8, 9, 10.

Vol. 2, nos. 2, 8.

Physical Description

7 items

Archival Resource Key. Seed, 4/42-4/44. 17 items.
Box 6 Folder 3
Existence and Location of Copies

A duplicate of issue no. 13 is in PG3, Friends Civilian Public Service.

Scope and Contents

Vol. 1 nos. 1-16.

Also includes a supplement to issue 10, March-April 1943, which contains mailing addresses for everyone who had spent time at Coshocton or was at Coshocton through that time.

Physical Description

17 items

Archival Resource Key. Service, 12/43, 4/44, 10/44. 3 items.
Box 6 Folder 4
Physical Description

3 items

Archival Resource Key. Smoke Jumper, 12/44. 1 items.
Box 6 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

No volume or number indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. The Sphere, 4/42, 9/42. 2 items.
Box 6 Folder 5
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

2 items

Archival Resource Key. Tap Root, 11/42, 2/43, 4/43. 3 items.
Box 6 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

3 items

Archival Resource Key. This Week, 1945: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 11/12, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17; 1/7/46, 1/14/46. 11 items.
Box 6 Folder 7
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

11 items

Archival Resource Key. Twenty-Seven F, 10/45. 1 items.
Box 6 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

No volumes or numbers indicated.

Physical Description

1 items

Archival Resource Key. Unit News, 1945: 6/12, 6/19, 9/25, 10/15, 11/6. 5 items.
Box 6 Folder 9
Scope and Contents

No volume numbers. Nos. 55, 56, 70, 73, 77/

Physical Description

5 items

Archival Resource Key. Zalduondo Newsletter, 3/26/44-10/6/45. 15 items.
Box 6 Folder 10
Scope and Contents

No volume numbers. Nos. 1-15, 17.

Physical Description

15 items

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