Militarism -- United States -- History -- Sources

American League to Limit Armaments Collected Records

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-American League to Limit Armaments

Dates: December 18, 1914-circa 1915

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

American Union Against Militarism Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-004

Abstract In 1915 a group of New York pacifists and near-pacifists organized the "Anti-militarism Committee" to combat the war spirit of the time. Activities included lobbying, publishing, a lecture campaign, and the establishment of a Civil Liberties Bureau. The most notable achievements were the work in the successful effort to avert war with Mexico in 1916 and the encouragement of opposition to peacetime conscription following World War I. The office was raided by the government and American Union...

Dates: 1915 - 1922

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Citizen Soldier Collected Records

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Citizen Soldier

Dates: 1976-1980

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Committee on Militarism in Education Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-009

Abstract Includes minutes of the executive committee, annual reports, correspondence (1925-1940), financial records, form letters, articles and manuscripts, pamphlets, CME periodicals and other publications, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Subject files provide state-by-state coverage of the U.S. Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Citizens Military Training Corps (CMTC) and Civilian Conservation Corps, and congressional anti-conscription campaigns. Correspondents include Devere Allen,...

Dates: 1925-1940

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

David Cortright Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-101

Abstract

David Cortright is an anuthor and antimilitarist. He was a co-founder of GI's United Against the War in Vietnam. After the early 1970s Cortright led several peace organizations, including SANE, Inc. and SANE/FREEZE. Cortright current serves as president of the Fourth Freedom Forum [ca. 1996 - date].

Dates: 1968 -

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

General Committee on the Limitation of Armament Collected Records

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-General Committee on the Limitation of Armament

Dates: 1921

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

George Fox Club of Philadelphia records

Collection — Othertype SC-188

Identifier: SFHL-SC-188

Abstract The George Fox Club was organized in 1918 by a group of Quaker men in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to express support for the war effort. The small collection includes a brief typed history (carbon copy) of the organization; two copies of the Articles of Association of the George Fox Club of Philadelphia, one edited; and copies of Advices for Friends and Statement of Loyalty. Also a printed correction/addendum in which Friends added their names in support and one member announced that his...

Dates: 1918

Found in: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

John M. Swomley, Jr., Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-226

Scope and Contents

These files were separated out from the records of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in 2007. His voluminous reference files were sorted through and duplicates and material already available at the SCPC were discarded. Much of what is in the Swomley papers references in efforts over many years to stop mandatory universal military training (UMT), especially in the United States.

See also newsletter Facts on File.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940-2002

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection