Norman J. Whitney Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-061
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of Whitney's files on his work for conscientious objectors and the Civilian Public Service system in the 1940s.
Dates
- 1938-1967
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Yes, the records of this collection are restricted until the year 2020.
Copyright and Rights Information
Personal information from this collection must be disguised and the identity of the individual/s concerned not be disclosed. Researchers wishing to use the collection must sign a form agreeing to this stipulation.
Biographical
Norman Jehiel Whitney (1891-1967) was a Quaker teacher, writer and devoted peace worker. From 1919-1957, he taught English at Syracuse University (New York), during which time 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 Civilian Public Service, which attempted to counsel and assist Conscientious Objectors in New York state. Whitney also served in various positions with the American Friends Service Committee, including Field Representative for New York and New England, National Secretary for Peace Eduction, and as Peace Consultant. His activities sometimes overlapped, and this collection of papers reflects those often dual roles. In the 2001 reprocessing of the papers, it was often difficult to discern which entity Whitney was associated with at the time a particular folder was created, so that the organizing designations used below should be not be considered as entirely definite.
Correspondents include Stephen G. Cary, Harrop A. Freeman, Paul Comley French, Paul J. Furnas, Philip E. Jacob, Abraham Kaufman, Evan W. Thomas, Robert S. Vogel, Mildred C. Whitney, Harold P. Winchester, and many American Friends Service Committee staff members.
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 Civilian Public Service, which attempted to counsel and assist Conscientious Objectors in New York state. Whitney also served in various positions with the American Friends Service Committee, including Field Representative for New York and New England, National Secretary for Peace Eduction, and as Peace Consultant. His activities sometimes overlapped, and this collection of papers reflects those often dual roles. In the 2001 reprocessing of the papers, it was often difficult to discern which entity Whitney was associated with at the time a particular folder was created, so that the organizing designations used below should be not be considered as entirely definite.
Correspondents include Stephen G. Cary, Harrop A. Freeman, Paul Comley French, Paul J. Furnas, Philip E. Jacob, Abraham Kaufman, Evan W. Thomas, Robert S. Vogel, Mildred C. Whitney, Harold P. Winchester, and many American Friends Service Committee staff members.
Extent
7.5 Linear Feet (7.5 linear ft.)
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 Civilian Public Service, which attempted to counsel and assist Conscientious Objectors in New York state.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of his sister Mildred C. Whitney, the Syracuse Peace Council & the American Friends Service Committee.
Separated Materials
A set of "Spectator Papers," edited by Whitney (from January 1943 until his death in 1967) was removed to the Periodical Collection. This set is not complete.
Legal Status
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Processing Information
Collection reprocessed & checklist revised by Anne Yoder in November, 2001; this finding aid was prepared by Chloe Lucchesi- Malone in August, 2009.
- American Friends Service Committee
- Civilian Public Service
- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors
- New York State Board for Civilian Public Service
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources
- Pacifist Research Bureau
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Peace -- Research -- History -- Sources
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Syracuse Peace Council
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- History -- Sources
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources
Creator
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967 (Person)
- Cary, Stephen G. (Correspondent, Person)
- Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 (Correspondent, Person)
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 (Correspondent, Person)
- Furnas, Paul J. (Correspondent, Person)
- Jacob, Philip E. (Correspondent, Person)
- Kaufman, Abraham (Correspondent, Person)
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 (Correspondent, Person)
- Vogel, Robert S. (Correspondent, Person)
- Whitney, Mildred C. (Correspondent, Person)
- Winchester, Harold P. (Correspondent, Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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