Civilian Public Service
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
American Civil Liberties Union: National Committee on Conscientious Objectors Records
American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service / Prison Service Committee Records
Center on Conscience and War Records
Organization still in existence that was formed to aid conscientious objectors in World War II.
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Records
The Federal Council of Churches organized its Committee on the Conscientious Objector under its Department of International Justice and Goodwill in 1941. The Committee was interested in all aspects of conscientious objection, especially religious life in Civilian Public Service camps. Among the Committee's projects was the organizing of a program of visitation to CPS camps.
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) Records
The Fellowship of Reconciliation in the U.S. was founded in 1915 by Christian pacifists. The organization, whose members are now drawn from many religious groups, seeks to apply principles of peace and social justice and non-violent social change to issues such as disarmament, conscription, race relations, economic justice, and civil liberties.
Mennonite Central Committee Collected Records
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was formed when representatives of various Mennonite conferences met July 27-28, 1920, in Elkhart (Indiana), and pledged to aid hungry people, including Mennonites, in Russia and Ukraine.Since then thousands have served with MCC worldwide on relief, peace and development projects.
Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors Records
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.
Norman J. Whitney Papers
Conrad Wilson collection
This collection is primarily correspondence to and from Conrad Wilson during his time as a conscientious objector during World War II. His mom encouraged him to save his letters from her, and she saved all the letters he sent. Included in the letters from his mother are photostat letters from Conrad.
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- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 4
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- History -- Sources 3
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 3
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Mennonites -- History -- Sources 2
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 2
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 2
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Brethren in Christ Church -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objectors -- United States 1
- Counseling -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Disarmament -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- I-W service 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1
- Mennonites -- Charities 1
- Methodist Church -- Political activity -- History -- Sources 1
- Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Research -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Selective conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 1
- War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
- War victims -- Services for -- History -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- American Friends Service Committee 1
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