Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081 U.S.A.
Document Group: CDGA
Provenance: Received from Raymond and Helen Binford, 1946?
1955?
Size: 5 linear inches
Restrictions: None
Microfilm: None
Finding Aid: Checklist revised by Anne Yoder, April 2002
This checklist is the property of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Introduction
Raymond Binford served as President of Guilford College, High Point, N.C., for 16 years, before taking a leave of absence to become the director of C.P.S. Camp 19 (Buck Creek Camp, Marion, N.C.). He was an active Quaker for most of his life and was a member of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting. As a Friend and as President of Guilford he was held in high esteem by all and his advice on many matters was often sought. Helen Binford, his wife, was also beloved and worked together with her husband at Buck Creek Camp.
The material in this collection include correspondence, personal papers, newsclippings, and information on a research project done in the Bucks Creek CPS camp, under Dr. Binford's direction, for the Pacifist Research Council.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence, 1941
Correspondence, 1942
Correspondence, 1943
Correspondence, 1944-46, n.d.
Misc. newspaperclippings & pictures of the CPS camp & the
Binfords
Correspondence with the Pacifist Research Council, 1942-43
Research Papers by CPS camp members for the Pacifist Research Council
Project
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
For more information, contact Wendy Chmielewski, Curator, at
wchmiel1@ swarthmore.edu or call 610-328-8557.
For other resources, see the college's online library catalog (Tripod).