American Friends Service Committee. Committee on Rights of Conscience
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
American Friends Service Committee Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-American Friends Service Committee
Abstract
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was set up in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States.
Dates:
1917-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
American Friends Service Committee, Committee on Rights of Conscience Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-006
Overview
Contains the records of American Friends Service Committee, Committee on Rights of Conscience, 1955-1962, including minutes and other supporting documents. Persons represented include Faith Bissell, Miriam E. Brailey, Harrop Freeman, Frederick Fuges, Alan Howe, Mary Knowles, Patrick M. Malin, Roland Pennock, Sara Pickus, Harry B. Sprogell, Frederick B. Tolles, and John T. Watkins.
Dates:
1955-1962
Allen S. Olmsted II Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-095
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the Allen S. Olmsted papers is correspondence (1898-1977). Most of these are carbon copies of letters dictated by Olmsted and filed in subject transfer files at his law offices in Philadelphia and Media (Pennsylvania) [note: there are also many letters from Allen Olmsted in the papers of his wife, Mildred Scott Olmsted (DG 082)]. Correspondents include Brent Dow Allinson, Gertrude Baer, Emily Greene Balch, Roger Nash Baldwin, Witter Brynner, Joseph S. Clark, Sophia H. Dulles,...
Dates:
1898-1986
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
- Civil rights -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- United States 1
- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Freedom of speech -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Judges -- United States 1
- Lawyers -- United States 1
- Loyalty oaths -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Practice of law -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- United States 1
- Society of Friends -- Charities 1
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. 1
- Society of Friends -- United States 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- History -- Sources 1 + ∧ less
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