Ahimsa Farm Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Ahimsa Farm
Dates
- 1940-1942
Biographical / Historical
Ahimsa Farm was an independent, self-sustaining project founded by six Antioch College students whose purpose was to practice "aggressive pacifism." Most participants were members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Projects included desegregation of a Cleveland, Ohio swimming pool, and the Non-Violent Expeditionary Force to India.
Extent
0.08 Linear Feet (1 linear in.)
Language
English
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources
- African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- Sources
- Ahimsa Farm
- Communal living -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)
- Free India Committee
- Non-Violent Expeditionary Force to India
- Nonviolence -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Pacifism -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Pacifists -- Ohio -- History -- Sources
- School for Non-Violence
Source
- Ahimsa Farm (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting Swarthmore College Peace Collection Library
Contact:
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore 19081-1399 USA US
610-328-8557
610-328-8544 (Fax)
peacecollection@swarthmore.edu
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore 19081-1399 USA US
610-328-8557
610-328-8544 (Fax)
peacecollection@swarthmore.edu