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

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

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

Overview 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

Pennsylvania Committee for Total Disarmament Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-030

Overview The Pennsylvania Committee for Total Disarmament was active from 1930 to 1936, chiefly in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Through public opinion and personal contacts, PCTD supporters pressured Congress to support total disarmament, including passage of the Frazier Amendment outlawing war. Other objectives of the Committee included a Congressional investigation of the munitions industry, opposition to all preparations and training for war (including ROTC), and support for...

Dates: 1930-1938

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Devere Allen Papers

Emergency Peace Campaign Records

Emergency Peace Committee Collected Records

Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) Records

A.J. Muste Papers

National Council for Prevention of War Records

Pennsylvania Committee for Total Disarmament Records

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