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William Charles Allen Collected Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Allen, William Charles

Abstract

William C. Allen was born in 1857 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Society of Friends. Allen was deeply opposed to war and wrote often about the problems of propaganda, censorship, conscription, imperialism, and the munitions industry. He traveled widely and wrote many articles about his experiences abroad.

Dates: 1895-1937; Majority of material found within 1913-1937

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Alliance for Conscientious Objectors Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-088

Abstract The Alliance for Conscientious Objectors (AFCO), based in Seattle (Washington), was founded in 1970 by John Long and Paul Anderson, who served as its national coordinator. It changed its name in 1972 to represent a wider scope of purpose. During this time, conscientious objectors who performed two years of alternate service, the same period as those drafted into the military served, were not entitled to Veterans Administration benefits under the GI Bill of Rights. By 1974 AFCO had reached a...

Dates: 1970-1974

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-250

Abstract The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), is a national network of organizations working to address issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup. The organization was founded in Colorado in 1987 as the Military Production Network (MPN). In 1997 the name was name to the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. The headquarters of the organization are in Washington D.C. and its members work together as a network to influence national policies related to nuclear weapons production,...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2017

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Brent Dow Allinson Collected Papers

Collection — othertype: CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Allinson, Brent Dow

Scope and Contents

Collection includes undated typescript writings by Allinson, pamphlets by and about him, and a newspaper clipping discussing his court martial.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1918-1923

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Allinson Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-968

abstract This collection spans more than two centuries and includes most notably members of the Allinson and Taylor families. There are also letters from Joseph Bonaparte, Sarah Moore Grimke, Julia Ward Howe and George Washington. Prominent material types include correspondence, diaries, financial, legal and property papers, maps, photographs and poetry. The richest subject veins are anti-slavery, including the Free Produce Association of Friends, the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and...

Dates: 1710 - 1939

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Allinson family scrapbooks

Collection

Identifier: HC.MC-975-04-001

Abstract

The Allinson family scrapbook is largely comprised of clippings on poetry, temperance, prison reform, reform for juvenile delinquents, and anti-slavery. Many of the anti-slavery clippings discuss the possibility of using Jamaica as a "home for colored emigrants." The end of the volume includes 12 pages of signatures. The volume also includes an obituary for Samuel Allinson.

Dates: 1829-1870

Found in: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

John Alston Papers

Collection

Identifier: SFHL-RG5-002

Abstract

John Alston (1794-1874) was a Quaker farmer who lived in Middletown, Delaware. This collection contains his journals (1837 (?)-1847 and n.d.), account books and business papers (1821-1874), and essays by Nathan Lord on slavery and salvation (1797).

Dates: 1797-1874

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College