Issues of Peace and War Pamphlet Collection
Collection
Call Number: RG 61
Scope and Contents
This open collection of primarily printed material centers on a core of pamphlets, reprints and notes donated to the Divinity Library by Professors Roland H. Bainton and Kenneth Scott Latourette and by Yale alumni Dana Dawson (MA 1942), Ernest Lefever (BD 1945) and Vernon H. Holloway (BD 1936, PhD 1949). Much of the material was apparently gathered by Lefever and Holloway in connection with their academic work. While the majority of the material is related to the issues of the Second World War, documents from as early as 1818 and as late as 1968 are also included. The collection is particularly valuable for its focus on the contributions of American religious organizations and church leaders to the discussion and action surrounding such issues as conscientious objection, civilian public service camps, military training, disarmament, and reconstruction.
The first series includes material from more than 170 organizations and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization. Series II contains topically arranged material which is not directly related to any particular organization. The topics of Series II include conscription, disarmament, international relations, Japanese American incarceration, and reconstruction, as well as a large "general" category which is subdivided by format.
The major American Protestant denominations are represented among the organizations of Series I, as well as prominent religious and secular peace organizations and various more eccentric groups. Most fully documented are the American Friends Service Committee and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The views and activities of individuals such as Roland H. Bainton, John C. Bennett, John Foster Dulles, G. Sherwood Eddy, Harry Emerson Fosdick, John Haynes Holmes, Kenneth Scott Latourette, A.J. Muste, Reinhold Niebuhr, Kirby Page, Norman Thomas, Paul Tillich, and D. Elton Trueblood are documented in the collection.
The first series includes material from more than 170 organizations and is arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization. Series II contains topically arranged material which is not directly related to any particular organization. The topics of Series II include conscription, disarmament, international relations, Japanese American incarceration, and reconstruction, as well as a large "general" category which is subdivided by format.
The major American Protestant denominations are represented among the organizations of Series I, as well as prominent religious and secular peace organizations and various more eccentric groups. Most fully documented are the American Friends Service Committee and the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The views and activities of individuals such as Roland H. Bainton, John C. Bennett, John Foster Dulles, G. Sherwood Eddy, Harry Emerson Fosdick, John Haynes Holmes, Kenneth Scott Latourette, A.J. Muste, Reinhold Niebuhr, Kirby Page, Norman Thomas, Paul Tillich, and D. Elton Trueblood are documented in the collection.
Dates
- 1818-1984
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Arrangement
- I. Organizations
- II. Topical Material
Extent
9.5 Linear Feet (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The collection includes material from more than 170 organizations, as well as topically arranged materials. This open collection of primarily printed material centers on a core of pamphlets, reprints and notes donated to the Divinity Library by Professors Roland H. Bainton and Kenneth Scott Latourette and by Yale alumni Dana Dawson (MA 1942), Ernest Lefever (BD 1945) and Vernon H. Holloway (BD 1936, PhD 1949).
Processing Information
This finding aid was revised in 2021 to address outdated or harmful descriptive language relating to Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Previous versions of this finding aid may be available. Please contact the Yale University Divinity School Library for details. If you have questions or comments about these revisions, please contact the Yale University Divinity School Library or the Archival and Manuscript Description Committee. For more information on reparative archival description at Yale, see Yale’s Statement on Harmful Language in Archival Description
- Title
- Guide to the Issues of Peace and War Pamphlet Collection
- Author
- Compiled by Martha Lund Smalley and Jerrald Townsend
- Date
- 1979, 1994
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared According To Local Divinity Library Descriptive Practices
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 May: Finding aid revised to replace outdated or harmful descriptive language. See the processing note for more information.
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