Stanton, William Macy, 1919-1995

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William Macy Stanton, Jr., son of architect William Macy Stanton (1888-1969) and Edith Cope Stanton, worked as director of physical plant at Swarthmore College and was active in Quaker concerns. As a conscientious objector, he served in Civilian Public Service (CPS), including participation in the controlled starvation experiment conducted at the University of Minnesota in 1945. After the war, he worked in relief and reconstruction administered by the American Friends Service Committee in France. In 1947 he married Lois Virginia Plumb who was the director of Quaker transport in Paris. The couple then transferred to Darmstadt, Germany, where they worked at the Neighborhood Center established by the AFSC. The Stantons were members of Middletown Monthly Meeting, Lima, Pa.

From the description of Family Papers, 1937-1995. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 57196146

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creatorOf Birmingham Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1956- ). Specifications and conditions of classroom addition to meetinghouse, 1967. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
creatorOf Stanton, William Macy, 1919-1995. Family Papers, 1937-1995. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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associatedWith American Friends Service Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Birmingham Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1956- ) corporateBody
associatedWith Civilian Public Service. corporateBody
associatedWith Stanton, Lois V., 1922- person
associatedWith Swarthmore College. corporateBody
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Pennsylvania
Germany
France
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Conscientious objectors
International relief
International relief
Pacifism
Quakers
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Starvation
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1919

Death 1995

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