Cousins, Norman
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A.J. Muste Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-050
Overview
A.J. Muste (1885-1967), was ordained a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, but later (1917), he became a member of the Society of Friends. During World War I, Muste's refusal to abandon his pacifist position led to his forced resignation from the Central Congregational Church in Newtonville, Massachusetts. Muste's involvement as a labor organizer began in 1919 when he led strikes in the textile mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts. He became the director of the Brookwood Labor College in...
Dates:
1920-1967
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Phoenix Defense Fund Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-072
Overview
The Phoenix Defense Fund was established through the efforts of Norman Cousins and other supporters of Barbara and Earle Reynolds. The Reynolds sailed the yacht Phoenix into a nuclear test site, Eniwetok Proving Grounds, as a protest against nuclear war. They were arrested, tried, and acquitted (1958-1960). The organization was also known as Reynolds Defense Fund.
Dates:
1957-1961; Majority of material found within 1958-1959
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- Direct action -- History -- Sources 1
- Eniwetok Proving Grounds (Marshall Islands) -- History -- Sources 1
- Labor leaders -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
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- Nuclear weapons -- Testing -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
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- Peace -- Societies, etc. 1
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- Polaris (Missile) 1
- Proving grounds, American -- Marshall Islands -- History -- Sources 1
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