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Center on Conscience and War Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-025
Overview
Organization still in existence that was formed to aid conscientious objectors in World War II.
Dates:
1940-2015
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Abraham Kaufman Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Kaufman, Abraham
Overview
In October 1928, Kaufman became the first paid employee of the War Resisters League, eventually becoming its Executive Secretary through 1947. He co-founded the Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1942-1997
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-060
Abstract
The Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors was a non-sectarian, free advisory service for conscientious objectors to war and military service. The MBCO was set up to provide counseling and legal aid in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and established by the United Pacifist Committee in 1940. The group disbanded in 1980.
Dates:
1940-1980
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Norman J. Whitney Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-061
Overview
Norman Jehiel Whitney (1891-1967) was a Quaker teacher, writer and devoted peace worker. From 1919-1957 he helped establish, and directed for many years, the Syracuse Peace Council. He left Syracuse in 1957 to work for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in peace education. Whitney's major peace work was in the area of counseling conscientious objectors to war (COs), particularly those in Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps. In 1941 he helped establish the New York State Board for...
Dates:
1938-1967
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- History -- Sources 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 2
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Brethren in Christ Church -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Mennonites -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 1
- Counseling -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Research -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
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- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Civilian Public Service 3
- Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors 3
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967 3
- Barr, Allen H. 2
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 2
- Furnas, Paul J. 2
- Lazarus, Frieda Langer 2
- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 2
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 2
- American Friends Service Committee 1
- Anderson, Jervis 1
- Andresen, Bent, 1908-1991 1
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 1
- Bennett, Scott H. 1
- Benson, Purnell Handy, 1913- 1
- Big Flats Defense Committee 1
- Bohn, Lewis Christian 1
- Borkholder, Philip L. 1
- Boss, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1888- 1
- Brooks, R. Boland 1
- Cary, Stephen G. 1
- Center on Conscience and War 1
- Charlotte Citizens for Peace (Port Charlotte, Fla.) 1
- Cornell, Julien D., 1910- 1
- Curry, A. Stauffer (Abram Stauffer), 1913- 1
- DeSilver, Harrison 1
- Doty, C. LeRoy 1
- Early, Frances H. 1
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 1
- Frankel, Esther S. (Esther Strum) 1
- Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 1
- Gara, Larry 1
- Goldwasser, Martin 1
- Gottlieb, Edward P. 1
- Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977 1
- Hoover, Warren W. 1
- Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 1
- Huston, Ora 1
- Jacob, Philip E. 1
- Jewish Peace Fellowship (U.S.) 1
- Leland, Wilma Smith, 1903- 1
- MacAdam, Ruth E. 1
- Milgram, Morris, 1916-1997 1
- National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors 1
- National Service Board for Religious Objectors 1
- New York State Board for Civilian Public Service 1
- Newton, Ray 1
- Pacifist Research Bureau 1
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 1
- Schoenberg, Samuel 1
- Sherk, J. Harold 1
- Syracuse Peace Council 1
- Tatum, Arlo D. 1
- Tatum, Lyle 1
- Toney, Raymond J. 1
- United Pacifist Committee 1
- Van Kirk, Walter W. (Walter William), 1891-1956 1
- Vogel, Robert S. 1
- War Resisters League 1
- Watts, Roland 1
- Whitney, Mildred C. 1
- Will, Herman, 1915- 1
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 1
- Winchester, Harold P. 1
- Yolton, L. William 1
- Young, Michael David, 1953- 1 ∧ less
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