Found 3 collections related to Conscientious objection

Author, peace activist, world government advocate and philanthropist, Georgia Lloyd, 1913-1999, was executive secretary of the Campaign for World Government from 1943 until 1990. Her papers consist of correspondence, professional writings and drafts, subject files, financial and real estate materials, miscellaneous personal items, and a small number of photographs. less

Frieda Langer Lazarus (1896-1968) was an antiwar activist and a vigorous advocate for conscientious objectors. She was a founder of the Metropolitan Board for Conscientious Objectors, and a member of the Women's Peace Union and the War Resisters League. The collection consists of correspondence and printed matter related to Lazarus's antiwar work and her activities on behalf of conscientious objectors. Also included is correspondence on efforts to have the 1948 Nobel Peace Prize, and the World Peace Prize, awarded to her friend and colleague Rosika Schwimmer. less

The Norman Thomas Family correspondence dates from 1903 to 1974 and consists of eight folders. The collection is mainly focused on Norman and his younger brother Evan. Norman's files contain letters and invitations related to his time as a student at Princeton University. Evan's files contain letters, drafts, and pamphlets related to his activism as a pacifist and conscientious objector, including his time imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth during World War I. less