World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Albert and Frank Dietrich Collected Papers
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Dietrich correspondence
Abstract
Collection consists of correspondence between the two brothers and their letters to their parents and to Frank's wife, Christine; topics include war, peace, patriotism, daily life in the army and Civilian Public Service, and arguments about the use of military force and pacifist nonviolence in the face of Nazi Germany and expansionist Japan; Frank's letters from the Philippines offer descriptions of life there, and the challenges of wartime marriages and parenthood.
Dates:
1939-1946, 1988-1998; Majority of material found within 1939-1946
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Fisher-Brinton family papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-332
Abstract
The Fisher-Brinton collection contains the papers of an Irish-American and Pennsylvania family with roots in the earliest years of the Society of Friends. It includes correspondence, diaries, memoirs, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials that reflect family and Quaker concerns, and, in particular, the Conservative branch of the Society of Friends. Abraham Fisher (1823-1909) was a member of a prominent Quaker family of Youghal County, Ireland. In 1871, he assumed a position as...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1846 - 2020; 1764 - 2020
