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Nelson to Folks, some with additional handwritten note to brother Bill, 1943

 Sub-Series — Box: 2

Scope and Contents

General letter of April recaps his work at Columbia, found the seminar on Relief Administration most interesting. Early April he left the Columbia program to work with AFSC in Philadelphia preparing a new China Unit, was living at Pendle Hill. Bill Fuson joined a CPS unit at Big Flats. On June 30th, Congress cancelled education of COs in colleges and sending them outside of the U.S. for service work. In September he was transferred to the CPS camp at Big Flats, NY, working on a soil conservation and nursery program. Included his comments on the CPS in general and specific topics such as racism in CPS camps.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Physical Facet

1 folder

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