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Murray Polner Papers

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
DG.113
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
  • 4.75 linear ft.
  • 10 items
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Murray Polner Papers (DG 113), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1963-1988 (inclusive)
Creator:
Polner, Murray, Koch, Ed, 1924-, Lifton, Robert Jay, 1926-, Reston, James, 1941-, and Sherman, Edward F., 1937-
Abstract:
Polner was an author and editor of books and periodicals on social history, public policy, and Jewish concerns. This collection chiefly relates to his research on Vietnam veterans for his book No Victory Parades and on the question of amnesty for When Can I Come Home? The collection also include audiotapes of oral histories of American Jews who were conscientious objectors or who resisted serving in the military during World War II or the Korean War. There is additional material from Polner's research about the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II and information about the Vietnam war, conscientious objection, and constitutional rights of GIs.

Polner was an author and editor of books and periodicals on social history, public policy, and Jewish concerns. He was also an educator at various colleges and universities.This collection chiefly relates to Polner's research on Vietnam veterans for his book No Victory Parades and on the question of amnesty for When Can I Come Home?, including correspondence (1963-1972), mss. of both books, transcripts of taped interviews, questionnaires, research notes, articles by Polner and others, copies of legal briefs, and newsclippings. The collection also include audiotapes of oral histories of American Jews who were conscientious objectors or who resisted serving in the military during World War II or the Korean War. There is additional material from Polner's research about the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II and information about the Vietnam war, conscientious objection, and constitutional rights of GIs. Murray Polner died on May 30, 2019.

This collection remains in the order in which it was donated.

Guide to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 2nd ed., p. 59.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.

Gift of Murray Polner, 1978; 1981 [Acc. 81A-130]; 1983; 1988 [Acc. 88A-109]; 2004 [Acc. 04A-059].

This collection remains unprocessed and is in the order in which it was received. This finding aid was created by Kathy Sun in November, 2012.

As of January 2014 Murray Polner has also donated papers to the following institutions: Jewish articles and books to the American Jewish Historical Society, New York, New York American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio Present Tense (a magazine Polner founded from 1973-1990), includes magazine correspondence are at the Center for Jewish History, New York, New York Materials on Daniel Berrigan and Philip Berrigan (derived from the book Disarmed and Dangerous), to DePaul University and Cornell Uuniversity libraries Vietnam War era book collection, Vietnam War Collection, Texas Tech University . Baseball: Papers relating to the book Branch Rickey: A Biography and other baseball materials. to the Baseball Hall of Fame library, Cooperstown, New York Books for teachers Polner co-published and wrote-Education Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Collection Inventory

Vietnam Veterans for Kennedy/Vietnam Vetetans Speak Out, Miscellaneous materials about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Drafts of "A Different War, A Different Vet" from "No More Victory Parades".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Draft of "No More Victory Parades".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Draft of "The Doves" from "No More Victory Parades".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Concord Institute, Correspondence with and Articles about the.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Articles to be Used in Chapter 1 of "No More Victory Parades".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Drafts of Chapters of "No More Victory Parades".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Contacts.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Prints of Parts of "No More Victory Parades".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 1
Additional Mail, 12 June 1970.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
Additional Mail, 25 May 1970.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
Additional Mail, 18 November 1969.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
Psychiatry World War II.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
"The Haunted" from "No More Victory Parades", Drafts, Notes, and Articles about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
"The Hawks" from "No More Victory Parades", Drafts, Notes, and Articles about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
"The Doves" from "No More Victory Parades", Drafts, Notes, and Articles about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 2
Notebook, Notes on People (Vets?).
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 3
Vets, Articles and Clippings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 3
Scope and Contents

2 folders

Combat, Articles and Clippings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 3
Miscellaneous Articles and Clippings.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 3
"No More Victory Parades", Draft of Typesetting for.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 4
"No More Victory Parades", Draft of.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 4
Draft of "No More Victory Parades" for Charlotte, a Typist, 27 June 1970.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 4
Mail, 24 December [year?].
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 4
"No More Victory Parades", Correspondence, Articles about, and Parts of.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 5
Correspondence.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 6
Nonviolence, Correspondence, Articles, and Writings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 6
Amnesty, Correspondence, Articles, and Writings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 6
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Articles, and Writings.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 6
Amnesty, Correspondence, Articles, and Writings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 7
"Amnesty Now?" project, Correspondence about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 8
Article, "The Bill of Rights and the Military," by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 8
Article, "Free Speech in the Armed Forces," by Detley F. Vagts.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 8
Judge Advocate General of the Navy Case, "United States v. George Daniels".
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 8
Correspondence.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 8
Free Speech and the Military, Correspondence, Articles, and Writings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 8
Returning Vietnam Veterans, Correspondence, Articles, and Writings about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 078A-007: 9

William C. Westmoreland - CBS Trial, 1984-1985.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Soldiers Missing in Action (MIAs), 1981-1984.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Soldiers Missing in Action (MIAs), 1985.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Lewin, Meyer.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Vietnam, Articles about, circa 1978-1985.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Vietnam, Articles about, circa 1984-1985.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Article, "Influencing the Decision Makers" by Melvin Small.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
"Vietnam Wives" by Woodbine House Media Kit.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Articles.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 1
Scope and Contents

primarily on Vietnam, some on US actions in Central America

"Vietnam by Another Name" by William Rosenwald.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 2
Zahn, Gordon Biography.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 2
Film Script, "No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger".
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 2
Appendix A, "The Sampled Population" frm the Bureau of the Budget "Study of Disadvantaged Veterans".
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 2
War, Correspondence and Articles about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 2
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Articles.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 2
Vietnam, Hollywood, and US-Nicaragua Relations, Miscellaneous Articles about.
Box DG 113: Acc. 088A-109: 3

Correspondence, 1963 (August) - 1972 (December).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 1974 (August) - 1991 (September).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 1991 (November) - 1999 (June).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2000 (April) - 2004 (April).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2004 (May) - 2005 (March).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2005 (April) - 2006 (July).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2006 (August-July).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2006 (August) -2007 (August).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2007 (September) - 2008 (July).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2008 (August-December).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2009 (January) - 2010 (February).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2010 (March) - 2011 (October).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Correspondence, 2011 (November) - 2013 (January).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 1
Writings, 1950-1969.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 2
Writings, 1970-1979.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 2
Writings, 1980-1989.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 2
Writings, 1990-1995.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 2
Writings, 1996-1999.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 2
Writings, 2000.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2001.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2002.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2003.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2004.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2005.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2006.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2007.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 3
Writings, 2008.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 4
Writings, 2009.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 4
Writings, 2010.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 4
Writings, 2011.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 4
Writings, 2012.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 4
Writings, 2013.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2013-038: 4

Writings [folder 1], 1960s-1990s.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2014-027: 1
Writings [folder 2], 1960s-1990s.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2014-027: 1
Writings [folder 3], 1960s-1990s.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2014-027: 1
Writings [folder 4], 1960s-1990s.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2014-027: 1
Writings: Articles, 2012 (July) -.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2014-027: 1

Publications in Polner's Possession.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Statements and Essays about Conscientious Objection, 2005.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Letters to Murray Polner.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Letters from Conscientious Objectors (not to Polner).
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Responses to Form 150: part 1 of 6.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Responses to Form 150: part 2 of 6.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Responses to Form 150: part 3 of 6.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Responses to Form 150: part 4 of 6.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Responses to Form 150: part 5 of 6.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
Vietnam Era: Responses to Form 150: part 6 of 6.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1
WWII Era: Letters by Rubin Abramowitz.
Box DG 113: Acc. 2019-049: 1

Writings: New York Times Examiner, 14 July 2012 to 26 June 2013.
Box DG 113: Polner Writings 2014 Onward
Writings: New York Times Examiner, 18 July to 2 October 2013.
Box DG 113: Polner Writings 2014 Onward
Writings: Miscellaneous Publishers, October 2013 to June 2015.
Box DG 113: Polner Writings 2014 Onward
Refile Box.
Box DG 113: Polner Writings 2014 Onward

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