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Julien D. Cornell Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-010
Abstract
Julien Cornell (1910-1994) practiced law in New York City, with a special interest in civil liberties. During World War II, he handled many cases for conscientious objectors, as well as advising many other COs about their various problems with the legal system. He was considered an expert on legal issues regarding conscientious objection and Civilian Public Service, and was consulted by many lawyers throughout the country for his opinions.
Dates:
1940-1947
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Courage to Resist Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Courage to Resist
Abstract
Printouts of emails from Courage to Resist to group lists.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2007-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-011
Abstract
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana was a writer and pacifist who taught comparative literature at Columbia University from 1912 until 1917. Dana lost his teaching post as an opponent of American participation in World War I. Dana continued to advocate civil liberties and the rights of conscientious objectors.
Dates:
1914-1950
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Eichel Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-131
Abstract
The Eichel Family papers provide a unique glimpse into the lives of conscientious objectors and peace activists from one family over two generations, from 1916 onward. Julius Eichel, David Eichel and Albert Eichel were all C.O.s during WWI. Julius Eichel and his wife Esther Eichel protested WWII. Their son Seymour Eichel also served time in prison for his refusal to serve in the military in the 1950s.
Dates:
1918 - 2008
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Edward W. Evans Quaker Concerns Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-237
Abstract
Edward W. Evans (1882-1976) was a Quaker leader and lawyer active in the educational and peace concerns of the Society of Friends. The collection primarily contains papers compiled by Edward W. Evans during his time as Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), from 1938-1946. Of particular interest are the materials concerning Civilian Public Service. The collection is significant in its documentation of pacifist attitudes and the ways in which the Society of Friends was active...
Dates:
1920, 1938-1951
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
Fellowship of Reconciliation Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-Fellowship of Reconciliation
Abstract
The Fellowship of Reconciliation was established in December of 1914, during a meeting at Cambridge, England. It is still in existence today.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1915-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-013
Abstract
The Fellowship of Reconciliation in the U.S. was founded in 1915 by Christian pacifists. The organization, whose members are now drawn from many religious groups, seeks to apply principles of peace and social justice and non-violent social change to issues such as disarmament, conscription, race relations, economic justice, and civil liberties.
Dates:
1915-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Charles Fisher Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Fisher, Charles
Abstract
Charles Fisher was a draft counselor for the Boston Draft Resistance Group (BDRG), and involved with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1964-1971
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Solomon Frazer prison letters, 1864-1865 (copies)
Collection — othertype: SC-042
Identifier: SFHL-SC-042
Abstract
This collection is a compilation of photocopies and typescripts of the letters of Solomon Frazer, written while he was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison as a religious objector to the Civil War. The letters are arranged as an informal history of the prison and of the Quaker community of North Carolina during the Civil War. Also included are letters from several other Quakers, some of whom were imprisoned as religious objectors and others who participated in the conflict.
Dates:
1864-1865
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- Swarthmore College Peace Collection 62
- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 13
- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 6
- Subject
- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 19
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 17
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 15
- Conscientious objection 13
- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 13
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 9
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 9
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources 7
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 7
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 7
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- History -- Sources 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 7
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources 6
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 6
- Conscientious objection -- United States 6
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 6
- Conscientious objection -- History -- Sources 5
- Conscientious objection -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 5
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources 5
- Conscientious objectors -- United States 4
- Pacifism 4
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 4
- correspondence 4
- Conscientious objection -- Great Britain 3
- Conscientious objection -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
- Draft -- United States 3
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 3
- Pacifism -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity 3
- Peace movements -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 3
- Quakers 3
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York 3
- Selective conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
- Society of Friends -- Societies, etc. 3
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief 3
- Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Conscientious Objectors -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- Sources 2
- Conscientious objection -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 2
- Conscientious objection -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Mennonites -- History -- Sources 2
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 2
- Conscientious objectors -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Counseling -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Disarmament -- Religious aspects -- Christianity 2
- Disarmament -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 2
- Disarmament -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Draft resisters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- Sources 2
- Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 2
- Lawyers -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity 2
- Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 2
- Nonviolence -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Pacifism -- Religious aspects 2
- Pacifism -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 2
- Pacifism -- United States 2
- Pacifists -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 2
- Pacifists -- United States 2
- Peace -- History -- Sources 2
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 2
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 2
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 2
- Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 2
- Peace movements -- Great Britain 2
- Political activists -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Quaker educators 2
- Quaker prison reformers -- United States 2
- Quakers -- History 2
- Quakers -- New York (State) 2
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 2
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 2
- Socialists -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- Society of Friends -- United States 2
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. 2
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 2
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States 2
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 2
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Draft resisters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Sources 2
- War -- Moral and ethical aspects 2
- War -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 2
- Women and peace -- History -- Sources 2
- Women and the military -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious Objectors 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Sources 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Society of Friends 2
- Youth and peace -- History -- Sources 2
- African American soldiers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
- Aliens -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Amnesty -- Congresses -- History -- Sources 1
- Amnesty -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Anti-imperialist movements -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 1
- Antinuclear movement -- South Carolina 1
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Arms control 1 + ∧ less
- Language
- English 80
- French 2
- Esperanto 1
- German 1
- Italian 1
- Swedish 1 + ∧ less
- Names
- American Friends Service Committee 10
- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 10
- Civilian Public Service 9
- Kaufman, Abraham 8
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 7
- Swomley, John M., 1915-2010 7
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 7
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 6
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 5
- Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 5
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 5
- Newton, Ray 5
- War Resisters League 5
- Allen, Devere, 1891-1955 4
- Boss, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1888- 4
- Brown, H. Runham (Herbert Runham), 1879-1949 4
- Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 4
- Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 4
- Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors 4
- Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson), 1885-1973 4
- Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 4
- Tatum, Arlo D. 4
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 4
- War Resisters' International 4
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 4
- Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 4
- Barr, Allen H. 3
- Brooks, R. Boland 3
- Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors 3
- Cornell, Julien D., 1910- 3
- DeSilver, Harrison 3
- Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 3
- Eichel, Julius, 1896- 3
- Evans, Edward W. (Edward Wyatt), 1882-1976 3
- Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 3
- Furnas, Paul J. 3
- Gottlieb, Edward P. 3
- Gregg, Richard Bartlett, 1885- 3
- Lazarus, Frieda Langer 3
- McReynolds, David 3
- National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors 3
- Page, Kirby, 1890-1957 3
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 3
- Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948 3
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967 3
- Will, Herman, 1915- 3
- Witherspoon, Frances, 1886-1973 3
- Allinson, Brent D. (Brent Dow) 2
- Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 2
- Beaton, Grace M. 2
- Blood, Peter, -1946 2
- Boston Draft Resistance Group 2
- Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988 2
- Butcher, Agnes Young, 1921-2005 2
- Byrns, Elinor 2
- Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 2
- Committee for Nonviolent Action 2
- Curry, A. Stauffer (Abram Stauffer), 1913- 2
- Curti, Merle (Merle Eugene), 1897-1996 2
- Deats, Richard L., 1932- 2
- Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984 2
- Dewey, John, 1859-1952 2
- DiGia, Ralph 2
- Einstein, Albert 2
- Emergency Peace Campaign (U.S.) 2
- Florence, Lella Secor, 1887-1966 2
- Forest, Jim (James H.) 2
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.) 2
- Fry, A. Ruth (Anna Ruth), 1878-1962 2
- Gara, Larry 2
- Graves, Anna Melissa, 1875-1964 2
- Gulick, Sidney Lewis, 1860-1945 2
- Hassler, Alfred, 1910- 2
- Hassler, Alfred, 1910-1991 2
- Hill, Lewis K. 2
- Hoover, Warren W. 2
- Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 2
- Lynd, Alice 2
- Lyttle, Bradford 2
- MacAdam, Ruth E. 2
- Man, Albon 2
- Marvel, Josiah P. (Josiah Philip), 1896-1959 2
- Mennonite Central Committee 2
- Monthly Meeting of New York (Society of Friends : Orthodox : New York, N.Y.). Peace and Service Committee 2
- National Committee on Conscientious Objectors (U.S.) 2
- National Service Board for Religious Objectors 2
- New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.). Peace and Service Committee 2
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2
- Nhất Hạnh, Thích 2
- Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 2
- Olmstead, Frank 2
- Pacifist Action Committee 2
- Phillips, Randolph Godfrey 2
- Pickus, Robert 2
- Quaker Emergency Service Readjustment Center (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Ransom, Frances Rose 2
- Roodenko, Igal 2
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 2
- Socialist Party (U.S.) 2
- Spears Mobile Clinics 2 + ∧ less
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