Box 7

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Typed and handwritten

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Brinton's article, "A Shilling a Night" with photographs was published in Philadelphia Presbyterian Magazine. Published guides

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Issued to William F. Brinton for having met the requirements of the AYH Training School as established in the 1944 Handbook

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Letters to family while working on hostels, his article submitted by American Youth Hostels, Inc.

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Notes on organizing and running cooperatives. Loose in volume: an account of attending a Coop Conference in Wisconsin, 6 mo. 27 to 7 month 1 and his travel to Michigan. Brinton attended many sessions at Pendle Hill from the 1920s and throughout his lifetime. Includes nNotes on history of Pendle Hill

Scope and Contents Brinton was among the first conscientious objectors to be assigned to Camp #3, Patapsco, Maryland which opened 4 month 1941 and closed 9 month. In a letter dated 6 month 14, he described his day, Friends who visited to tour the camp, and his thoughts on alternative service which though not managed efficiently was better than prison or military service. He expected his service to be only a year and was a released in September. He went to NYC to work on Co-ops and lived in a cooperative...

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Hardbound notebook travel journal of his trip to England and Scotland as a student. Additional notes at end by Brinton after his 2004 stroke and by daughter Margaret. Also, a letter dated 22 August, Dumfries, Scotland from William Brinton to his father, with travel details.

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Notes on teaching at Media Friends School, Media, Pennsylvania. Interesting brief entry Jan/Feb. 1937 referred to meeting of the Committee concerning admission of an African American child to the nursery or kindergarten. They decided to defer the matter to a discussion by the teachers. Remainder of book records his photography work 1938-1948.

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"Restlessness." Draft for his autobiography. His theme for this chapter of his early adulthood was youthful restlessness. "How to travel on little." He loved to travel and was involved in the hostel movement. Handwritten on very acidic paper.

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William F. Brinton was assigned in May 1941 for a year of alternative service in Patapsco State Forest, Maryland. Administered by the AFSC, it was the U.S.'s first government-approved civilian service camp for conscientious objectors . At the time, he was a staff member at Pendle Hill and working as a freelance photographer and writer. He in mentioned and pictured in some of the clippings. After the U.S. entered the War, men in the CPS were required to serve for the duration.