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War Resisters League

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham Kaufman Collected Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Kaufman, Abraham
Overview

In October 1928, Kaufman became the first paid employee of the War Resisters League, eventually becoming its Executive Secretary through 1947. He co-founded the Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1942-1997

Roy C. Kepler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-185
Overview

Roy Kepler was a radical pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II, owner of Kepler Books in Menlo Park, California, involved for many years with the War Resisters League, one of the founders of the Pacifica Foundation and public radio in California.

Dates: 1940-1985

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  • Subject: Draft resisters X
  • Subject: Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources X
  • Subject: Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources X

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Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1