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Brent Dow Allinson Collected Papers

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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore 19081-1399

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

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Call Number:
CDG-A.Allinson, Brent Dow
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
0.04 linear ft. (.5 linear in.)
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] in the Brent Dow Allison Collected Papers (CDG-A), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1918-1923 (bulk)
Abstract:

Brent Dow Allinson was a World War One conscientious objector (CO), pacifist, author, and poet. Allinson was court martialed in 1918 from the US Army in World War One and served two years of hard labor at Leavenworth from July 30, 1918 to 1920.

Collection includes undated typescript writings by Allinson, pamphlets by and about him, and a newspaper clipping discussing his court martial.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the papers of Brent Dow Allinson.

Youth and the Singing Shadows book of poetry by Brent Dow Allinson

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