William Huntington papers, 1932-1984.

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William Huntington papers, 1932-1984.

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The collection relates primarily to William R. Huntington (1907-1990), a 20th-century peace activist and the ship The Golden Rule, which Huntington and others used to protest atomic testing in the South Pacific at the end of the 1950s. Included are correspondence, photographs, conference papers, newspaper articles, memoranda, and minutes. Other important subjects are Civilian Public Service Camps, specifically Big Flats, conscientious objection, the Quaker United Nations Program, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Letter writers include Willy Brandt, Chancellor of West Germany, 1969-1974, AFSC members Stephen Cary, Julia Branson and Louis Schneider and U.S. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Jimmy Carter.

7 linear feet (14 boxes).

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992

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Civilian Public Service. Camp (Big Flats, N.Y.).

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American friends service committee

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Quaker organization formed to promote peace and reconciliation through its social service and relief programs. From the description of American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988 (bulk 1933-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983753 The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was organized in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A ...

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...

Schneider, Louis W.

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Civilian Public Service

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Huntington, William Reed

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William Huntington, Sr., was born on March 28, 1784, in New Grantham, New Hampshire. He lived in New Hampshire until 1805, when he married Zina Baker (1786-1839). The couple moved to Watertown, New York, in 1806. The War of 1812 left the family reduced almost to poverty, as a result of which William turned to religion for solace. After spending much of the 1820s investigating various churches, William and Zina were baptized into the newly founded Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 18...

Quaker United Nations Office

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Based at the United Nations, the Quaker U.N. Office (QUNO) is sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. The staff works to represent Quakers worldwide through both the New York and Geneva Quaker Houses. Activities include attendance at UN meetings, consultation with UN delegates and discussion with other non-governmental organizations. The Office represents the Friends World Committee on Consultation as well as AFSC. From the description of Collection, 1970-[ongoing]. (Swa...

Branson, J. (Julia)

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Golden Rule (Ketch)

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