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Civilian Public Service. Camp (Big Flats, NY)

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Nelson Fuson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-261
Overview Nelson Fuson was a physicist and educator, active in Quaker concerns. The collection contains extensive correspondence and papers concerning his service as a conscientious objector in Civilian Public Service during World War II. As the child of missionaries to China, his hope was to do relief service in China, and many of the papers deal with CPS China Units. However, the China Units were never activated and Fuson was assigned to camps in Maryland, Indiana, New York, and North Dakota. He...
Dates: 1909-1996

William Huntington papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1181
Overview

The collection relates primarily to William Huntington, (1907-1990), a 20th century Quaker peace activist and the ship The Golden Rule which Huntington and others used to protest atomic testing in the South Pacific. Included are correspondence, photographs, conference papers, newspaper articles, memoranda, and minutes.

Dates: 1932-1984

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  • Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors X
  • Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors X
  • Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States X

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Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 1
Antinuclear movement 1
Cooking, American 1
Food service 1
International relief 1