Nelson to Folks, some with additional handwritten note to brother Bill, 1940

Daily life and activities at Rutgers; attends his first Quaker meeting in May and also the War Resisters Conference at Northfield camp, N.Y. Many colleges, including Swarthmore, had gone on record supporting the Allies, but he was hoping that Rutgers would remain neutral. NJ State Relief Director gave an order to refuse relief to single persons eligible to enlist in the military. Worked at a Summer Refugee Hostel sponsored by the AFSC on Sky Island, NY, for the summer and attended conference at Pendle Hill in Sept. on pacifism.