Civilian Public Service personal papers and collected materials, 1940- 1941-1945 (bulk).

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Civilian Public Service personal papers and collected materials, 1940- 1941-1945 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23951277

Chiefly the personal papers of conscientious objectors assigned to Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps during World War II, including correspondence, writings, and reference material about CPS. There is material relating to CPS projects including the Chicago Conference on Social Action (1943) and the Food for Europe Fund (1946). There are studies of the effects of CPS camps on conscientious objectors by Paul A. Wilhelm (1987-1989) and Cynthia Eller (1990).

8.4 linear ft.

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7123124

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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Food for Europe Fund.

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Smith, Russel I.

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Alexander, Mary Alice,

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Zahn, Curtis.

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Wilson, Eugene S.,

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Andresen, Bent H.

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Wilson, Louise.

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Guetzkow, Harold Steere

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