Papers, 1930-[ongoing].

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

Jack, Homer A. (Homer Alexander), 1916-1993

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Homer A. Jack (May 19, 1916 – August 5, 1993) was an American Unitarian Universalist clergyman pacifist and social activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality and National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE). Jack was an only child to active socialist and freethinker parents. His grandparents had immigrated from central and eastern Europe to escape oppression and poverty. Like his parents, the child Jack was a radical nature-worshiper who distrusted organized religion. He...

Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Noel-Baker, Philip, 1889-1982

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Philip Noel-Baker (1889-1982) was born in London and educated at Ackworth and Bootham Schools and King's College, Cambridge. A conscientious objector, he was actively opposed to military preparations whilst at University and served with the Friends' Ambulance Unit on the Western Front from Sep. 1914 and with the Red Cross on the Italian Front from 1915 to 1918. He followed a political career after the First World War, serving in the League of Nations section at the Foriegn Office from 1918. ...

World Conference on Religion and Peace (Organization)

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The World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) is an international organization of representatives of the world's major religious traditions who meet to study and act upon global problems affecting peace, justice, and human survival. Five world conferences have been held (Kyoto, 1970; Louvain, 1974; Princeton, 1979; Nairobi, 1984; and Melbourne, 1989) as well as numerous regional assemblies. From 1970-1984, the international headquarters in New York was directed by Ho...

Schweitzer, Albert

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Alsatian medical missionary, theologian, musician and philosopher. From the description of Autograph letters in German signed (5) : Lambarene, Gabon, to Count Janos Hoyos, a physician in the U.S., 1958 Feb. 6-1960 June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634614 Epithet: theologian philosopher and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x00015f Alsatian philosopher, theologian, or...

Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964

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American clergyman and reformer. From the description of The voice of God is calling : autograph poem signed, 1930 Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269557327 John Haynes Homes (1879-1964) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised near Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1902 and Harvard Divinity School in 1904. He received honorary doctorates from Benares Hindu University, Rollins College, and Meadville Theological School. He served as...

Houser, George M.

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Civil Rights Activist. From the description of Reminiscences of George M. Houser : oral history, 2004. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269260753 ...

Fromm, Erich, 1900-1980

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Erich Fromm (1900-1980) was a psychoanalyst, author, educator, and social philosopher. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1934. In New York Fromm was associated (until 1939) with the International Institute for Social Research. Fromm authored numerous books including Escape from Freedom which won him acclaim as an author of great brilliance and originality. From the guide to the Erich Fromm papers, 1929-1949, 1932-1949, (The New York Public Librar...

Chicago Council Against Racial and Religious Discrimination

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Roche, Douglas J., 1929-

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National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.)

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Harrington, Donald Szantho

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Clergyman, political activist. From the description of Reminiscences of Donald Szantho Harrington : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734030 Donald Szantho Harrington (1914- ), clergyman, author and political activist, was the minister at various Unitarian churches in Chicago and New York City, notably the Community Church of New York. His activities included serving as president of the United World Federalists and as c...

Cousins, Norman.

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American editor of the "Saturday Review of Literature" from 1940-1977. From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1960 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868047 Editor, journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376635 From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : lecture, 1959. (Colum...

Thomas Norman Mattoon, 1884-1968

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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), was a leading American socialist, pacifist, author, and six-time presidential candidate on the Socialist Party of America ticket, between 1928 and 1948. Born in Marion, Ohio, he was a graduate of Princeton University, attended Union Theological Seminary, where he became a socialist, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. Thomas opposed the United States' entry into the First World War, a position that earned him the disapproval of many in his soci...

Greeley, Dana McLean, 1908-

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Unitarian Universalist minister. Educated at Harvard, S.B. 1931; S.T.B. 1933. Served churches in Lincoln, Mass. and Concord, N.H. (1932-1935); minister at Arlington Street Church, Boston (1935-1958). Secretary, American Unitarian Association (AUA) (1945-1953); president, Unitarian Service Committee (1953-1958); president, AUA (1958-1961). First president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (1961-1969). Minister, First Parish in Concord, Mass. since 1970. From the description of...