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American Civil Liberties Union: National Committee on Conscientious Objectors Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-022
Abstract
The roots of the NCCO began shortly after conscription in WWII was instituted. Little is known about the New York Office of the NCCO. It was headquartered at 31 Union Square West in New York City (NY) where the ACLU had its offices, and was likely set up in 1940, under the chairmanship of Norman Angell, and stayed in existence through 1945. In Washington (DC), the Temporary Committee for Legal Aid to Conscientious Objectors was formed in 1940. R. Boland Brooks had gone to NSBRO (National...
Dates:
1940-1946
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Center on Conscience and War Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-025
Abstract
Organization still in existence that was formed to aid conscientious objectors in World War II.
Dates:
1940-2015
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-048
Abstract
The Federal Council of Churches organized its Committee on the Conscientious Objector under its Department of International Justice and Goodwill in 1941. The Committee was interested in all aspects of conscientious objection, especially religious life in Civilian Public Service camps. Among the Committee's projects was the organizing of a program of visitation to CPS camps.
Dates:
1941-1946
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-060
Abstract
The Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors was a non-sectarian, free advisory service for conscientious objectors to war and military service. The MBCO was set up to provide counseling and legal aid in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and established by the United Pacifist Committee in 1940. The group disbanded in 1980.
Dates:
1940-1980
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Norman J. Whitney Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-061
Abstract
Norman Jehiel Whitney (1891-1967) was a Quaker teacher, writer and devoted peace worker. From 1919-1957 he helped establish, and directed for many years, the Syracuse Peace Council. He left Syracuse in 1957 to work for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in peace education. Whitney's major peace work was in the area of counseling conscientious objectors to war (COs), particularly those in Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps. In 1941 he helped establish the New York State Board for...
Dates:
1938-1967
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 4
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 3
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Brethren in Christ Church -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Mennonites -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 1
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- Conscientious objectors -- United States 1
- Counseling -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1
- Methodist Church -- Political activity -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
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- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Selective conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 1
- War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Sources 1
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- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 4
- Boss, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1888- 3
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 3
- Kaufman, Abraham 3
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 3
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967 3
- American Friends Service Committee 2
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 2
- Barr, Allen H. 2
- Brooks, R. Boland 2
- Cornell, Julien D., 1910- 2
- DeSilver, Harrison 2
- Furnas, Paul J. 2
- Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors 2
- National Service Board for Religious Objectors 2
- American Civil Liberties Union 1
- Angell, Norman, 1874-1967 1
- Benson, Purnell Handy, 1913- 1
- Big Flats Defense Committee 1
- Borkholder, Philip L. 1
- Brethren Service Committee 1
- Butcher, Agnes Young, 1921-2005 1
- Cary, Stephen G. 1
- Center on Conscience and War 1
- Curry, A. Stauffer (Abram Stauffer), 1913- 1
- Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 1
- Doty, C. LeRoy 1
- Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Committee on the Conscientious Objector 1
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 1
- Frankel, Esther S. (Esther Strum) 1
- Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 1
- Goldwasser, Martin 1
- Gottlieb, Edward P. 1
- Gregg, Richard Bartlett, 1885- 1
- Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974 1
- Hartman, Grover L. 1
- Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977 1
- Hill, Lewis K. 1
- Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 1
- Hoover, Warren W. 1
- Huston, Ora 1
- Jacob, Philip E. 1
- Lazarus, Frieda Langer 1
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 1
- MacAdam, Ruth E. 1
- Mennonite Central Committee 1
- Milgram, Morris, 1916-1997 1
- National Committee on Conscientious Objectors (U.S.) 1
- National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors 1
- New York State Board for Civilian Public Service 1
- Newton, Ray 1
- Olmstead, Frank 1
- Pacifist Research Bureau 1
- Phillips, Randolph Godfrey 1
- Reeves, George B., 1905- 1
- Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 1
- Sherk, J. Harold 1
- Syracuse Peace Council 1
- Tatum, Arlo D. 1
- Tatum, Lyle 1
- Thomas, Norman 1
- Toney, Raymond J. 1
- United Pacifist Committee 1
- Van Kirk, Walter W. (Walter William), 1891-1956 1
- Vogel, Robert S. 1
- Watts, Roland 1
- Whitney, Mildred C. 1
- Will, Herman, 1915- 1
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 1
- Winchester, Harold P. 1
- Yolton, L. William 1 + ∧ less
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