World War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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
Collegiate Anti-Militarism League Collected Records
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Collegiate Anti-Militarism League
Dates:
1915-1917
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
William Marx Kantor Collected Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Kantor, William Marx
Dates:
circa 1917-1920
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New York Bureau of Legal Advice Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-New York Bureau of Legal Advice
Abstract
The New York Bureau of Legal First Aid was founded on May 11, 1917. In May 1918, the group changed its name to the New York Bureau of Legal Advice. The Bureau was the first organization to provide free legal service to men who resisted the new draft laws related to the entry of the United States into the First World War. In September 1918, the Bureau was raided by the FBI which temporarily disrupted its work. The Bureau closed in the fall of 1919, shortly before the Armistice.
Dates:
1917-1920
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New York Bureau of Legal Advice Records
Collection — Othertype Reel 142.1
Identifier: SCPC-Reel-142.1
Abstract
Holdings in Tamiment Library: about half the records of the New York Bureau of Legal Advice consist of case histories pertaining to selective service exemption, draft evasion, conscientious objector status, military imprisonment, military discharge, desertion, amnesty, civil liberties and deportations. One third of the collection consists of office files, administrative reports and correspondence, including extensive fundraising correspondence. The remainder of the collection is made up of...
Dates:
1917-1919
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
