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Political activists -- United States -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Bella Abzug Collected Papers

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Abzug, Bella
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1966-1980

Charles Bloomstein Collected Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Bloomstein, Charles
Abstract

Charles Bloomstein (1913 - 2002) was involved in a number of organizations that promoted civil rights, as well as peace. He was a conscientious objector during World War II, and served in Civilian Public Service (CPS) for three years.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1938-2002

Erica Enzer Collected Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Enzer, Erica
Abstract

Erica Enzer (1925-1998) was a peace activist, mathematics teacher, and chemist.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1931-1998

Alice Niles Lynd and Staughton Lynd Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-099
Abstract

Staughton Lynd and Alice Niles Lynd, Quakers, authors, and activists in the civil rights and peace movements, who worked individually and collaborated on many labor and pacifist projects.

Dates: 1965-1995

Andy Mager Collected Papers

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Mager, Andy
Dates: Majority of material found within 1981-1985

Lynne Shivers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-263
Abstract

Enid Lynne Shivers was a peace activist and prominent member of Movement for a New Society, for which she organized and wrote informational materials. This collection of her personal materials is primarily composed of journals dating from the 1960s until 2014 and materials from time she spent doing peace work in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1941-2015

Marjorie Swann and Robert Swann Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-264
Abstract

The Swanns were Quaker peace activitists who were particularly well known for their part in nonviolent direct action against nuclear weapons testing and deployment in the 1950s-1960s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1949-1972

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