Willoughby, George, pacifist

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George W. Willoughby: born in 1914 in Wyoming; Quaker peace activist; World War II conscientious objector; worked for eight years with the Iowa regional section of the American Friends Service Committee, and served as an official with the Fellowship of Reconciliation. In 1958, he took part in the voyages of the Phoenix and Golden Rule, yachts which disrupted atomic testing in the Pacific Ocean. He and his wife, Lillian, travelled to India in peace action projects, and to the former Soviet Union, Europe and Central America. He was a founder of A Quaker Action Group. Lillian Ruth Pemberton Willoughby: born in Iowa in 1916 to a Quaker family; professional dietician; she was an outspoken pacifist, tax resister and advocate of simple living. Lillian Willoughby died in 2009; George Willoughby died in 2010.

From the description of George Willoughby and Lillian Willoughby papers, 1931-2010. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 29457586

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referencedIn Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. Papers: Series IV-V, 1940-1984 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Olmsted, Allen S. (Allen Seymour), 1888-1977. Papers, 1898-1977. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Olmsted, Allen S. (Allen Seymour), 1888-1977. Allen S. Olmsted papers, 1898-1978. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Committee for Nonviolent Action. Records, 1957-[ongoing] 1957-1968 (bulk). Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986. Papers, 1955-1965. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Papers, 1908-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Center on Conscience & War. Records, 1940-[ongoing] Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Hiroshima Peace Pilgrimage. Collection, 1962. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf McReynolds, David. David McReynolds papers, 1943-1978. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn A Quaker Action Group. A Quaker Action Group records, 1965-1973. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Willoughby, George, pacifist. George Willoughby and Lillian Willoughby papers, 1931-2010. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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associatedWith American Friends Service Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith A Quaker Action Group. corporateBody
associatedWith BARBARA DEMING, 1917-1984 person
associatedWith Center on Conscience & War. corporateBody
associatedWith Civilian Public Service. corporateBody
associatedWith Committee for Nonviolent Action. corporateBody
associatedWith Delaware Valley Land Trust. corporateBody
associatedWith Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. person
associatedWith Golden Rule (Ketch) corporateBody
associatedWith Hiroshima Peace Pilgrimage. corporateBody
associatedWith Lakey, George, person
associatedWith Lyttle, Bradford, person
associatedWith McReynolds, David, person
associatedWith Movement for a New Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Olmsted, Allen S. (Allen Seymour), 1888-1977. person
associatedWith Peace Brigades International. corporateBody
associatedWith Pendle Hill (School : Wallingford, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Reynolds, Earle L., person
associatedWith Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986. person
associatedWith Shivers, Lynne, person
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. War Relocation Authority. corporateBody
associatedWith Willoughby, Lillian, 1915- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Subject
Antinuclear movement
Civil disobedience
Conscientious objectors
Government, Resistance to
Pacifists
Peace movements
Political activists
Quakers
War tax resistance
Women political activists
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Activity

Person

Active 1898

Active 1978

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