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Norman J. Whitney Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-061
Overview
Norman Jehiel Whitney (1891-1967) was a Quaker teacher, writer and devoted peace worker. From 1919-1957 he helped establish, and directed for many years, the Syracuse Peace Council. He left Syracuse in 1957 to work for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in peace education. Whitney's major peace work was in the area of counseling conscientious objectors to war (COs), particularly those in Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps. In 1941 he helped establish the New York State Board for...
Dates:
1938-1967
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Women's Peace Society Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-106
Overview
Women's Peace Society was not interested in using political or economic means to end what it termed "war-madness". Rather, its members chose educational methods such as handing out literature, participating in demonstrations, speaking at public events, and holding school contests. In August 1921, it sponsored a conference at Niagara Falls where it cooperated with Canadian peace women in starting the Women's Peace Union of the Western Hemisphere. The Women's Peace Union chose to work...
Dates:
1914-1933; Majority of material found within 1914-1933
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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- American Friends Service Committee 1
- Barker, Christine Ross 1
- Byrns, Elinor 1
- Cary, Stephen G. 1
- Civilian Public Service 1
- Daljord, Stella Crossley 1
- Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 1
- French, Paul Comly, 1903-1960 1
- Furnas, Paul J. 1
- Holmes, Marian H. 1
- Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 1
- Jacob, Philip E. 1
- Mackaye, Jessie Hardy 1
- Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors 1
- New York State Board for Civilian Public Service 1
- Pacifist Research Bureau 1
- Syracuse Peace Council 1
- Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 1
- Villard, Fanny Garrison, 1844-1928 1
- Vogel, Robert S. 1
- Whitney, Mildred C. 1
- Whitney, Norman J. (Norman Jehiel), 1891-1967 1
- Winchester, Harold P. 1
- Winsor, Mary, 1869-1956 1
- Wold, Emma, 1871-1950 1
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