Collection, 1928-1991.

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Collection, 1928-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26946132

Includes biographical information, correspondence, his 1945 diary, information about Andresen's hunger strikes, photographs, and reference materials.

.5 linear in.

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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Andresen, Bent, 1908-1991

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Objector to war, environmentalist, protestor against the death penalty and the nuclear arms race; Quaker; born Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 14, 1908; attended Columbia University, 1932-1934; conscientious objector during World War II, during which he took part in "guinea pig" experiments on human subjects; walked away from Civilian Public Service as a protests against the bombing of Hiroshima, was arrested, and served time in prison, during which he was force-fed. From the description o...