Wally and Juanita Nelson collection, 1941-1960, 1941-1946.

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Wally and Juanita Nelson collection, 1941-1960, 1941-1946.

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Papers include biographical information about Wally Nelson, correspondence (1945-1946) to, with, and about Wally Nelson, writings by Wally Nelson, and information about Nelson's imprisonment for war tax resistance. Correspondents include Wally Nelson's brother, Clarence T.R. Nelson, and Agnes Burns Wieck.

2 linear in.

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7265876

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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Nelson, Clarence T.

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Wieck, Agnes Burns, 1892-1966

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Nelson, Wallace F.

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Wallace Floyd (Wally) Nelson, b. 1909, was an African American conscientious objector and World War II absolute pacifist who illegally walked out of the Civilian Public Service Camp, No. 23 near Coshocton, Ohio. He was imprisoned for his walkout in a segregated federal prison in Danbury, Conn. He had a long history of activism, participating in 1934 in the student strike on the campus of the University of Chicago. In 1946 he participated in the Journey of Reconciliation--the first freedom ride b...

Nelson, Juanita

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Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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