Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977

Devere Allen Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-053

Abstract

Author, editor, journalist and lecturer; advocate of internationalist pacifism; influential member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s; genealogist; recorder of Rhode Island history and lore; named Harold Devere Allen.

Dates: 1809-1978; Majority of material found within 1910-1955

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

American Civil Liberties Union: National Committee on Conscientious Objectors Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-022

Abstract The roots of the NCCO began shortly after conscription in WWII was instituted. Little is known about the New York Office of the NCCO. It was headquartered at 31 Union Square West in New York City (NY) where the ACLU had its offices, and was likely set up in 1940, under the chairmanship of Norman Angell, and stayed in existence through 1945. In Washington (DC), the Temporary Committee for Legal Aid to Conscientious Objectors was formed in 1940. R. Boland Brooks had gone to NSBRO (National...

Dates: 1940-1946

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Church Peace Mission Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-177

Abstract The Church Peace Mission began as an outgrowth of a conference on the "Church and War," held in Detroit in May 1950, with its purpose being to disseminate the findings of the conference to as many churches and seminaries as possible in the next six months. Its objective was to challenge the various peace groups "to face anew their responsibility to Christ, to his Church, and to mankind," by appealing to Christians not to make or use weapons of war and to "devote their energies to the removal...

Dates: 1950-1967; Majority of material found within 1959-1965

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Committee on Militarism in Education Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-009

Abstract Includes minutes of the executive committee, annual reports, correspondence (1925-1940), financial records, form letters, articles and manuscripts, pamphlets, CME periodicals and other publications, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Subject files provide state-by-state coverage of the U.S. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Citizens Military Training Corps (CMTC) and Civilian Conservation Corps, and congressional anti-conscription campaigns. Correspondents include Devere Allen,...

Dates: 1925-1940

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Emergency Peace Campaign Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-012

Abstract Initiated in late 1935 by the American Friends Service Committee and other pacifists; originally planned as a two-year campaign to rally peace, religious, labor, African-American and student groups; aim was to organize a national campaign to promote peace principles in the face of preparation for war in Europe, and to keep the United States out of war; may have been preceded by the Emergency Peace Committee (1931-1933), though this has not been documented. The first EPC office opened in...

Dates: 1936-1937

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Emergency Peace Committee Collected Records

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Emergency Peace Committee

Dates: 1931-1933

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Episcopal Peace Fellowship Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-118

Abstract The Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF), was founded November 1939 as an association of pacifist members of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The organization sought to discover and unite pacifists within the church and to influence its membership regarding Christianity and peace. The EPF has sponsored educational projects (publications, lectures, workshops, conferences), provided counseling and financial support for conscientious objectors, and contributed to pacifist projects in other...

Dates: 1936-2009; Majority of material found within 1936 - 2009

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-013

Abstract

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.

Dates: 1915-

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

A.J. Muste Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-050

Abstract A.J. Muste (1885-1967), was ordained a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, but later (1917), he became a member of the Society of Friends. During World War I, Muste's refusal to abandon his pacifist position led to his forced resignation from the Central Congregational Church in Newtonville, Massachusetts. Muste's involvement as a labor organizer began in 1919 when he led strikes in the textile mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts. He became the director of the Brookwood Labor College in...

Dates: 1920-1967

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

National Council for Prevention of War Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-023

Abstract

The National Council for Prevention of War (NCPW) was directed by J. Frederick Libby for many years; it lobbied Congress and created educational peace material, among other activities and campaigns.

Dates: 1921-1975

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Devere Allen Papers

American Civil Liberties Union: National Committee on Conscientious Objectors Records

Church Peace Mission Records

Committee on Militarism in Education Records

Emergency Peace Campaign Records

Emergency Peace Committee Collected Records

Episcopal Peace Fellowship Records

Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) Records

A.J. Muste Papers

National Council for Prevention of War Records

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