American Friends Service Committee Collected Records
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection is comprised mostly of printed items, meeting minutes, and print-outs of emails,etc. Of note is the folder of statements (in box 1) collected in 1939-1940 from women and men about their convictions regarding pacifism and/or conscientious objection to war.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-
Creator
- American Friends Service Committee (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
None
Historical note
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was organized in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, the AFSC continues to work to relieve human suffering and to find new approaches to world peace and non-violent social change.
Extent
1.6 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was set up in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States.
Arrangement
Material is arranged primarily by date, except for material from the Rights of Conscience Program which requires a legal size box and is at the end of the collection.
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository of these records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This material was received as mailings, or removed from other archival collections.
Legal Status
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Processing Information
These records were processed by Anne M. Yoder (Archivist), January 2010.
Subject
- American Friends Service Committee (Organization)
- American Friends Service Committee. Committee on Rights of Conscience (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting repoductions from Swarthmore College Peace Collection Library
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