Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Andy Mager Collected Papers
Albon Man Collected Papers
Albon Platt Man Jr.,was called up for the draft during World War II, but failed to register because of his conscientious objection to war, and was sentenced to three years in prison in March 1943. He was later involvemented with the Committee for Amnesty, the CCCO, the War Resisters League, and other peace groups.
Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors Records
The Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors was a non-sectarian, free advisory service for conscientious objectors to war and military service. The MBCO was set up to provide counseling and legal aid in metropolitan New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and established by the United Pacifist Committee in 1940. The group disbanded in 1980.
Midwest Committee for Military Counseling Records
The Midwest Committee for Military Counseling was founded in 1976. The MCMC provided counseling, training sessions and public education. Staff worked with counselors, attorneys, community groups and religious bodies on behalf of potential recruits to the military and people on active military duty. The MCMC ceased operation in 1995 or 1996.
Joseph Moray Collected Papers
Correspondence of Joseph Moray, also known as Joseph Moskovitz, with his cousin, Shirley Moskovitz, and with Camille Weare.
Elliston P. Morris Collected Papers
Elliston P. Morris was a Quaker conscientious objector during WWII.
New York Bureau of Legal Advice Records
Peacemaker Movement Collected Records
A group working on nonviolence from the late 1940s through the 1970s, particularly as it was expressed through tax refusal.
