Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
American Union Against Militarism Records
Henry Joel Cadbury Papers
Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974) was a distinguished Biblical scholar, teacher, and a member of the Society of Friends. Cadbury was one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee. He served as its chairman from both 1928 to 1934 and again from 1944 to 1960. Cadbury supervised famine relief both in the United States and in Europe.
Center for Constitutional Rights Collected Records
Committee for Non-Violent Integration Collected Records
Julien D. Cornell Papers
Julien Cornell (1910-1994) practiced law in New York City, with a special interest in civil liberties. During World War II, he handled many cases for conscientious objectors, as well as advising many other COs about their various problems with the legal system. He was considered an expert on legal issues regarding conscientious objection and Civilian Public Service, and was consulted by many lawyers throughout the country for his opinions.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana was a writer and pacifist who taught comparative literature at Columbia University from 1912 until 1917. Dana lost his teaching post as an opponent of American participation in World War I. Dana continued to advocate civil liberties and the rights of conscientious objectors.
Esther S. Frankel Papers
The collection contains case files and occasional correspondence of Frankel relating to her work handling civil liberties and selective service litigation. It includes subject file material mostly relating to conscientious objection, and the men who resisted the draft either before being drafted or after.
