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Syracuse Peace Council

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Syracuse Peace Council Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Syracuse Peace Council
Dates: 1938-; Majority of material found within 1969-1989

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

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Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Pacifism -- History -- Sources 1
Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1