Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 1 - 2 of 2

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

George Willoughby and Lillian Willoughby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-236
Abstract

George Willoughby (December 9, 1914 - January 5, 2010) and Lillian Willoughby (c. 1916 - January 15, 2009) were Quaker activists who took part in nonviolent protests against war, conducted nonviolence trainings in India and other countries, and advocated for preservation of land in New Jersey and elsewhere.

Dates: 1931-2010

Filtered By

  • Names: American Friends Service Committee X
  • Subject: Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources X
  • Subject: Conscientious objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Ballistic missiles -- United States 1
Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Civil rights workers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Government, Resistance to -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
∨ more  
Names
A Quaker Action Group 1
Aptheker, Herbert, 1915-2003 1
Berg, Lloyd A. 1
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors 1
Civilian Public Service 1