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Eichel Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-131
Overview
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
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 (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
Overview
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
Dwight S. Large and Frances K. Large Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Large, Dwight S. and Frances K. Large
Abstract
Papers of a Frances K. and Dwight S. Large, who worked for legal amnesty for Vietnam War resisters.
Dates:
1969-1976
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Alice Niles Lynd and Staughton Lynd Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-099
Overview
Staughton Lynd and Alice Niles Lynd, Quakers, authors, and activists in the civil rights and peace movements, who worked individually and collaborated on many labor and pacifist projects.
Dates:
1965-1995
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Bradford Lyttle Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-079
Overview
Bradford Lyttle is a long time leading peace activist involved in the promotion of nonviolence for social change and the elimination of war and nuclear weapons. Lyttle was the organizer of the San Francisco to Moscow walk in the 1960-1961, to highlight the message of disarmament and nonviolent resistance and bringing together U.S. and Soviet citizens together during the height of the Cold War. He went on to organize and participate in other marches and protests, including the Quebec - ...
Dates:
1954-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Albon Man Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Man, Albon P.
Abstract
Albon Platt Man Jr.,was called up for the draft during World War II, but failed to register because of his conscientious objection to war, and was sentenced to three years in prison in March 1943. He was later involvemented with the Committee for Amnesty, the CCCO, the War Resisters League, and other peace groups.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1943-1965
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
David McReynolds Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-134
Abstract
David McReynolds (1929-2018), was an activist with the War Resisters League, the Socialist Party USA and the Democratic Socialists of America. He was an editor of Liberation magazine in the 1950s and a leader of the WRL from the 1950s until his retirement in 1999. McReynolds ran for Congress twice and for President of the U.S. twice, including a run in 2000. McReynolds has attempted to integrate anti-war and pacifist philosophy with Socialist economics. David McReynolds was openly gay and...
Dates:
1943-
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
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- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 28
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 11
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- Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 10
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 9
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources 7
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 7
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 5
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- War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- History -- Sources 5
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources 4
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 4
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Conscientious objectors -- Sources 3
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
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- Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
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- Draft resisters -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- Sources 2
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Sources 2
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- Amnesty -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
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- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Conscientious objection 1
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- Disarmament -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
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- Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
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- Internationalism -- History -- Sources 1
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Sources 1
- Jews -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Draft resisters -- Sources 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Jews -- Sources 1
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- Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970 -- Sources 1
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- Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
- Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Nonviolence in America : a documentary history 1
- Pacifism 1
- Pacifism -- Congresses -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifists -- Hungary -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Research -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Societies, etc. 1
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- Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 1
- Political activists -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Political prisoners -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Prisoners' writings, American 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Social reformers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Soldiers -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
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- Soldiers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans 1
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Political activity -- History -- Sources 1
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. 1
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Women 1
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
- Veterans -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Sources 1
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- English 30
- Undetermined 1
- Names
- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 8
- Civilian Public Service 6
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 6
- Kaufman, Abraham 5
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 4
- Swomley, John M., 1915-2010 4
- Tatum, Arlo D. 4
- Allen, Devere, 1891-1955 3
- American Friends Service Committee 3
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 3
- Barr, Allen H. 3
- Boss, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1888- 3
- Brooks, R. Boland 3
- Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors 3
- Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 3
- Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 3
- Eichel, Julius, 1896- 3
- Gottlieb, Edward P. 3
- Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 3
- Lazarus, Frieda Langer 3
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 3
- McReynolds, David 3
- Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors 3
- Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson), 1885-1973 3
- National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors 3
- Newton, Ray 3
- Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 3
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 3
- War Resisters League 3
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967 3
- Will, Herman, 1915- 3
- Willoughby, George, pacifist 3
- Witherspoon, Frances, 1886-1973 3
- Allinson, Brent D. (Brent Dow) 2
- Boston Draft Resistance Group 2
- Brown, H. Runham (Herbert Runham), 1879-1949 2
- Committee for Nonviolent Action 2
- Cornell, Julien D., 1910- 2
- Curry, A. Stauffer (Abram Stauffer), 1913- 2
- DeSilver, Harrison 2
- Deats, Richard L., 1932- 2
- Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984 2
- DiGia, Ralph 2
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) 2
- Forest, Jim (James H.) 2
- Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 2
- Furnas, Paul J. 2
- Gara, Larry 2
- Gregg, Richard Bartlett, 1885- 2
- Hassler, Alfred, 1910-1991 2
- Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 2
- Lynd, Alice 2
- Lyttle, Bradford 2
- Man, Albon 2
- National Service Board for Religious Objectors 2
- Nhất Hạnh, Thích 2
- Olmstead, Frank 2
- Pickus, Robert 2
- Roodenko, Igal 2
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 2
- Tatum, Lyle 2
- United Pacifist Committee 2
- Van Kirk, Walter W. (Walter William), 1891-1956 2
- Waskow, Arthur Ocean, 1933- 2
- Wentworth, Lydia G., 1858- 2
- Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 2
- Aberman, Sidney 1
- Acts for Peace (Organization) 1
- Allen, Steve, 1921-2000 1
- Alliance for Conscientious Objectors (U.S.) 1
- Altbach, Philip G. 1
- American Civil Liberties Union 1
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. Project on Amnesty 1
- Amnesty Information and Action Center 1
- Anderson, Paul, active 1970-1974 1
- Angell, Norman, 1874-1967 1
- Anti-War Mobilization Mass Meeting (1940 : Washington, D.C.) 1
- Arvio, Raymond Paavo 1
- Babcock, Caroline L. (Caroline Lexow), 1882- 1
- Baker, Lillian 1
- Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 1
- Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958 1
- Beaver, Gilbert A., -1952 1
- Becker, Jo 1
- Benson, Purnell Handy, 1913- 1
- Berrigan, Daniel 1
- Big Flats Defense Committee 1
- Boehmer, Peter J. 1
- Borkholder, Philip L. 1
- Brethren Service Committee 1
- Brick, Allan 1
- Bridges, Harry, 1901- 1
- Brite, Mary D., 1867-1952 1
- Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988 1
- Bromley, Ernest 1
- Bromley, Marion, -1996 1
- Browning, Hilda 1
- Butcher, Agnes Young, 1921-2005 1
- Byrns, Elinor 1
- CCCO/An Agency for Military and Draft Counseling 1 ∧ less
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