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Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Emma G. Holloway collection of Society of Friends history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6723
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of pamphlets and other materials concerning Quaker doctrine, pacifism, and education. The collection dates from 1879-1982. A lot of the collection deals with Swarthmore College, and the First Friends Church.

Dates: 1879-1982

A Mormon conscientious objector in WWII

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239235879]
Identifier: MSS 8930
Scope and Contents 22-page autobiography detailing Boyce's life as he tried to compromise his pacifist beliefs with the teachings of the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his service in the Civilian Public Service Camp during the war, and also his connections to prominent figures of the pacifist movement including Lewis Hill. The date of creation of the materials is not identified, but given his birth in 1920 and the fact that he wrote this when he was 85, the approximate date range...
Dates: date of production not identified