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Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 114 Collections and/or Records:

A.J. Muste Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-050
Abstract A.J. Muste (1885-1967), was ordained a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, but later (1917), he became a member of the Society of Friends. During World War I, Muste's refusal to abandon his pacifist position led to his forced resignation from the Central Congregational Church in Newtonville, Massachusetts. Muste's involvement as a labor organizer began in 1919 when he led strikes in the textile mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts. He became the director of the Brookwood Labor College in...
Dates: 1920-1967

Tracy D. Mygatt and Frances Witherspoon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-089
Abstract Tracy Dickinson Mygatt (1885-1973) and Frances May Witherspoon (1886-1973) were prolific writers and absolute pacifists who worked together in movements for women's rights, world peace, civil liberties, and civil rights. Both women authored plays, articles, poems, sermons, and stories, individually and in collaboration. They were founders of the War Resisters League and later served as honorary chairs. Frances Witherspoon was a co-founder and Executive Secretary of the New York Bureau of...
Dates: 1835-1973; Majority of material found within 1911-1974

National Pacifist Youth Conference Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-National Pacifist Youth Conference
Dates: 1939

Scott Nearing Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-124
Abstract

Scott Nearing was a lecturer, writer, and free-lance teacher who lived and taught pacifist and environmentalist principles.

Dates: 1909-1994; Majority of material found within 1915-1975

Neil Wollman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-234
Abstract Neil Wollman (1950 - ) is a peace activist and psychologist. Beginning ca. 1984, Wollman began to pressure Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) to engage in socially responsible investing, including divesting from companies that did business in South Africa or built nuclear weapons. Wollman helped to form the Make TIAA-CREF Ethical Coalition. He is the the author of the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility...
Dates: Majority of material found within ca. 1984-

No Foreign War Campaign Steering Committee Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-No Foreign War Campaign Steering Committee
Dates: 1938-1940

Norman R. Morrison Memorial Fund Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Norman R. Morrison Memorial Fund
Abstract

Includes correspondence (1965-1966), financial records, reports, newspaper clippings, Friends World College files about the award, and five folders (1965) (primarily receipts for contributions) concerning the Morrison Family Fund.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1965-1968

Northern California Service Board for Conscientious Objectors Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Northern California Service Board-Conscientious Objectors
Abstract

Includes printed correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, brochures; correspondents include Allen H. Barr and Robert F. Leavens.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940-1954

Edgar R. Norton Collected Papers

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Norton, Edgar R.
Abstract

Includes correspondence, notes and reminiscences, statement of conscience by Edgar Norton; correspondents include Harrop A. Freeman, Norman J. Whitney.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1945-1949; 1945-1949, 1960

Mildred Scott Olmsted Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-082
Abstract Mildred Scott Olmsted, peace activist and suffragist, was born in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in 1890. In 1922, Olmsted became Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). From 1934 onward she assumed national positions with the organization. In 1946, Olmsted became National Administrative Secretary and held that position (until her retirement in 1966. She remained active as Executive Director Emerita of WILPF and also served...
Dates: 1881-1990; Majority of material found within 1907-1990