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Joseph Scattergood (collector) An account of the Free Quakers
Collection — othertype: SC-113
Identifier: SFHL-SC-113
Abstract
This volume contains the collection of Joseph Scattergood of original and manuscript copies of documents relating to the Free Quakers, bound by his son George Scattergood. The Free Quakers disagreed with the strict disownment policy for members of the Society of Friends who fought in the Revolutionary War. Led by Samuel Wetherhill, this group wanted to practice Quakerism without the strict rules of discipline and disownment. The papers in Scattergood's collection include petitions, published...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1781-1885 [ 1781-1802]
Friends Committee on National Legislation Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-047
Abstract
A Quaker lobbying group established in 1943 to bring conscience and spiritual values to the political process in Washington; it grew out of the work of the Friends War Problems Committee in 1940.
Dates:
1943-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Friends Peace and International Relations Committee Collected Materials
Collection — othertype: CDG-B
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-Friends Peace and International Relations...
Abstract
Collection consists primarily of printed material: form letters, minutes of meetings, newsletters, reports, news articles, and pamphlets.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1890-1976
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
A. Ruth Fry Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-046
Abstract
[Anna] Ruth Fry was an activist and a writer born into a prominent Quaker family in England. From 1914-1924, she served as general secretary of the Friends Relief Commission, which provided help for refugees and others ravaged by World War I. Fry wrote about her experiences in A Quaker Adventure (1926). She was also the first chairman of the Russian Famine Relief Fund in 1921. Fry went on to write numerous books, pamphlets and tracts, on a variety of Quaker and peace topics. She died on...
Dates:
1905-1957
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Nelson Fuson photographs of Civilian Public Service (CPS)
Collection — othertype: PA-139
Identifier: SFHL-PA-139
Abstract
Nelson Fuson was a physicist and educator, active in Quaker concerns. In 1941 Fuson was drafted as conscientious objector, and was assigned to several Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps during World War II. This collection includes loose black and white photos and black and white scrapbook pages, along with a handdrawn map, documenting Fuson's time in CPS.
Dates:
1942 - 1954
"War Inconsistent with the Christian Character"
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-07-037
Abstract
Thomas Greene's manuscript, entitled "War Inconsistent with the Christian Character," discusses the "pacific sentiments" of Quakers.
Dates:
1822
Kenneth G. Hanauer Papers
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Hanauer, Kenneth George
Abstract
Collection includes printed materials, including published court documents about the case Kenneth George Hanauer, appellant, v. Wilson H. Elkins, President of the University of Maryland, et al.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1956-1958
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Charles Thomas Hancock, II, New York Young Friends Correspondent papers
Collection — othertype: SC -296
Identifier: SFHL-SC -296
Abstract
Charles Thomas Hancock, II, was a Quaker historian and activist. He served as a CO in World War II and was a member of Scarsdale Monthly Meeting and later Mount Toby Monthly Meeting. He served as editor of a newsletter, the New York Young Friends Correspondent from 1949-1951. The small collection contains largely business correspondence concerning the Correspondent, with some older Quaker material for reference. The Correspondent was published from 1939 to about 1951, supported by tbe two...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1949 - 1951
Warren W. Hoover Collected Papers
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Hoover, Warren W.
Abstract
Collection includes typed and handwritten lists, clippings and notices about conscientious objectors that had been dismounted from a scrapbook compiled by Warren W. Hoover. Eight folders are arranged the home state of the conscientious objector; nine are arranged by the religious denomination supporting the COs; the remainder, about 2.5 linear feet, is arranged chronologically; includes conscientious objection to the Vietnam War; materials date from 1956 to 1970.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1956-1970
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
William I. Hull Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-069
Abstract
William I. Hull, a Quaker pacifist, taught history at Swarthmore College from 1892 until his death in 1939. He was the Librarian of Friends Historical Library and also authored numerous books and articles, particularly on the subjects of Quakers in Holland, William Penn, peace, and international relations. The Papers contain correspondence (1900-1939), diaries (1892-1939), published and unpublished writings, papers relating to conferences and committees in which he participated, reference...
Dates:
1843-1939 (bulk 1900-1939)
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- Swarthmore College Peace Collection 62
- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 13
- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections 6
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- 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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