American Friends Service Committee
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Friends Committee on National Legislation Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-047
Abstract
A Quaker lobbying group established in 1943 to bring conscience and spiritual values to the political process in Washington; it grew out of the work of the Friends War Problems Committee in 1940.
Dates:
1943-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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
Bradford Lyttle Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-079
Overview
Bradford [Brad] Lyttle is a long time leading peace activist involved in the promotion of nonviolence for social change and the elimination of war and nuclear weapons. Lyttle was the organizer of the San Francisco to Moscow walk in the 1960-1961, to highlight the message of disarmament and nonviolent resistance and bringing together U.S. and Soviet citizens together during the height of the Cold War. He went on to organize and participate in other marches and protests, including the Quebec...
Dates:
1954-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- African Americans -- Civil rights 1
- Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 1
- Antinuclear movement 1
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- California -- Politics and government 1
- Civil rights -- United States 1
- Conscientious objection -- United States 1
- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objectors -- United States 1
- Direct action -- History -- Sources 1
- Disarmament 1
- Disarmament -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Draft -- United States 1
- Food supply 1
- Illinois -- Politics and government 1
- Indians of North America -- Civil rights 1
- Lobbying -- California 1
- Lobbying -- Illinois 1
- Lobbying -- United States 1
- Lobbying -- Wisconsin 1
- National service -- United States 1
- Nonviolence 1
- Nonviolence -- History 1
- Nonviolence -- History -- Sources 1
- Nonviolence -- United States 1
- Nuclear disarmament 1
- Pacifism -- United States 1
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 1
- Peace movements -- United States 1
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Prisoners' writings, American 1
- Quakers -- Political activity 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- Political activity 1
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. 1
- Society of Friends -- War relief and reconstruction 1
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Religious aspects 1
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
- War -- Religious aspects 1
- War tax resistance -- United States 1
- Wisconsin -- Politics and government 1
- Women -- Societies and clubs 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- United States 1
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