American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ross Flanagan Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-064
Overview
Ross Flanagan (1934- ), is Quaker pacifist and activist, has been involved in many Quaker-sponsored projects, peace, and civil rights activities. In the 1950s he served on the staff of the American Friends Service Committee. He was an early protestor against the Vietnam war and worked with A Quaker Action Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1970s Flanagan was involved in neighborhood revitalization projects in West Philadelphia.
Dates:
1962-1993; Majority of material found within 1964-1978
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Friends Committee on National Legislation Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-047
Abstract
A Quaker lobbying group established in 1943 to bring conscience and spiritual values to the political process in Washington; it grew out of the work of the Friends War Problems Committee in 1940.
Dates:
1943-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- African American churches -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- California -- Politics and government 1
- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- Civil rights -- United States 1
- Conscientious objection -- United States 1
- Conscientious objectors -- United States 1
- Crime prevention -- Citizen participation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Disarmament 1
- Draft -- United States 1
- Food supply 1
- Illinois -- Politics and government 1
- Indians of North America -- Civil rights 1
- Lobbying -- California 1
- Lobbying -- Illinois 1
- Lobbying -- United States 1
- Lobbying -- Wisconsin 1
- National service -- United States 1
- Nonviolence -- United States 1
- Pacifism -- United States 1
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 1
- Peace movements -- United States 1
- Quakers -- Canada -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Political activity 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Race relations -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- Political activity 1
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. 1
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Civilian relief -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Religious aspects 1
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
- War -- Religious aspects 1
- Wisconsin -- Politics and government 1
- Women -- Societies and clubs 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
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