Resist Conscription Committee Collected Records
Dates
- Creation: 1948
Biographical / Historical
The Resist Conscription Committee was a post-World War II movement with offices on both coasts and in Chicago. Its temporary Executive Committee included Julius Eichel, George Houser, A.J. Muste, and James Peck, who were among the leading pacifists of the era. The Committee's purpose was to determine public sentiment about peacetime conscription and to inform the Federal government of their findings. The Committee was also opposed to universal military training.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (.25 linear in.)
Language
English
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.
Subject
- Resist Conscription Committee (Organization)
- Resist Conscription Committee (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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