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Mennonite Central Committee Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Mennonite Central Committee
Abstract
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was formed when representatives of various Mennonite conferences met July 27-28, 1920, in Elkhart (Indiana), and pledged to aid hungry people, including Mennonites, in Russia and Ukraine.Since then thousands have served with MCC worldwide on relief, peace and development projects.
Dates:
1940-
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
Haridas Thakordas Muzumdar Collected Papers
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Muzumdar, Haridas
Abstract
Includes pamphlets and typescript.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920-1942
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
National Council Against Conscription Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-052
Abstract
The National Council Against Conscription had its first official meeting on December 13, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Nation Council Against Conscription worked to defeat various legislative measures which promoted universal military training and peacetime conscription, by lobbying Congress, public speaking, publishing detailed analyses of proposed legislation, corresponding with magazine and newspaper editors about their coverage of Universal Military Training, and producing...
Dates:
1944-1960
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
National Council of Churches USA Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-National Council of Churches USA
Abstract
The records of the FCC and NCC highlight the unifying issues for national church work, including labor rights, anti-racism, and conscientious objection.
Dates:
1908-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New York Bureau of Legal Advice Records
Collection — othertype: Reel 142.1
Identifier: SCPC-Reel-142.1
Abstract
Holdings in Tamiment Library: about half the records of the New York Bureau of Legal Advice consist of case histories pertaining to selective service exemption, draft evasion, conscientious objector status, military imprisonment, military discharge, desertion, amnesty, civil liberties and deportations. One third of the collection consists of office files, administrative reports and correspondence, including extensive fundraising correspondence. The remainder of the collection is made up of...
Dates:
1917-1919
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New York Yearly Meeting collection of militia regulations
Collection — othertype: SC-283
Identifier: SFHL-SC-283
Abstract
The collection contains Quaker correspondence concerning various states' regulations on military conscription and conscientious objection in the early 19th century.
Dates:
1812, 1821
New York Yearly Meeting collection on conscientious objection
Collection — othertype: SC-223
Identifier: SFHL-SC-223
Abstract
This collection contains papers concerning conscientious objection collected by New York Yearly Meeting. Folder 1 contains a small amount of correspondence regarding COs in 1914 from Ulysses DeRosa, a member of New York Yearly Meeting (Orthodox); folders 2 and 3 contain largely correspondence, 1939-1946, concerning work with COs by the subcommittee on Conscientious Objectors of the New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Peace and Social Order, Joint Work-Camp Committee, and the Metropolitan...
Dates:
1914-1970
Papers of Kirby Page from the Honnold Library (Claremont College, California)
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Page, Kirby
Abstract
Includes documents about Kirby Page, Reinhold Niebuhr, Sherwood Eddy, the Fellowship for a Christian Social Order, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Christian Way, Keep America Out of War, the Emergency Peace Campaign, conscientious objection, the World Court, socialism, and pacifism.
Dates:
Majority of material found within ca. 1920-1957
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Pennsylvania Committee for Total Disarmament Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-030
Abstract
The Pennsylvania Committee for Total Disarmament was active from 1930 to 1936, chiefly in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Through public opinion and personal contacts, PCTD supporters pressured Congress to support total disarmament, including passage of the Frazier Amendment outlawing war. Other objectives of the Committee included a Congressional investigation of the munitions industry, opposition to all preparations and training for war (including ROTC), and support for...
Dates:
1930-1938
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- Swarthmore College Peace Collection 62
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- 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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