Christian Pacifist Society of New Zealand Collected Records
Abstract
Correspondence; mimeographed copies of minutes, notices and publicity materials.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1939-1984
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society; NZCPS; founded in March 1936 as the Christian Pacifist Society (CPS) of New Zealand by a Methodist minister, Ormund Burton, and his associate, A.C. Barrington; absolute pacifist group, supported conscientious objectors to war and opposed military training in schools; in later years, the CPS began to refer to itself more frequently as the New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society, but the two names continued to be used interchangeably; ceased around 2002.
Extent
0.25 linear ft. (3 linear inches.)
Arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically.
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the archives of this organization.
Local Note
Many Quakers were associated with this organization.
Subject
- New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society (Organization)
- New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society (Organization)
- New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society (Organization)
- New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
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