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Jayne Tuttle Wilhelm and Paul A. Wilhelm Collected Papers, 1934-1978
Collection: CDG-A
Contact Information
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399
U.S.A.
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Email: wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu (Curator)
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for these papers/records.
Creator
Wilhelm, Jayne Tuttle (1917 - 1980) and Paul A. Wilhelm
Title
Jayne Tuttle Wilhelm and Paul A. Wilhelm Collected Papers
Inclusive Dates
1934-1978
Call Number
CDG-A
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
12.5 linear inches [papers only]
Abstract
Paul A. Wilhelm (1916- ) served in three Civilian Public Service Units:
Camp 3, Patapsco, Md.; Camp 52, Powelsville Maryland; and Camp 49,
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) State Hospital. He registered as a Baptist
conscientious objector but became a Quaker after his marriage to C.
Jayne Tuttle in 1943.
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
None
Usage Restrictions
None
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Paul Wilhelm, 1982-1978
Processing Information
Processed by SCPC staff; checklist created by Anne Yoder, January 2002; this finding aid revised by Eleanor Fulvio, August 2010
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Jayne Tuttle Wilhelm and Paul A. Wilhelm Collected Papers (CDG-A), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online library/archival catalogs.
See tripod record
Related Collections
- Civilian Public Service Personal Papers and Collected Materials (DG 056): Series III, Box 1-3 for CPS survey by Paul Wilhelm "Study of the Effects of Civilian Public Service on World War II Conscientious Objectors" restrictions apply
- Fellowship of Reconciliation (DG 013): Section III, Series C, Box 13
Historical Background
Paul Alexander Wilhelm, of St. Louis (Missouri), met C. Jayne Tuttle, of Helena (Montana), at the New York World's Fair in 1940. From that meeting flourished a correspondence and courtship that lasted until and beyond their marriage on April 16, 1943. Paul received his draft notice in 1941, and registered as a conscientious objector. He served in three CPS units from 1942-1944. The wedding took place while he was in service in Powellsville (Maryland); their first home was in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), established while he was still in service at the Philadelphia State [Mental] Hospital. Paul was trained as an architect and took an interest in how CPS camps were built and arranged. His time working at the mental hospital led him to a lifelong interest in improving the care and treatment of mental patients, especially through the National Mental Health Foundation (a direct outgrowth of the CPS mental hygiene program). Paul's career included service on the Philadelphia Human Rights Commission, studying the challenges of racial desegregation in Philadelphia during the 1950s. Janye's career was as an illustrator and an art teacher in Plainfield (New Jersey) and at the Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia. Paul grew up as a Baptist, and Jayne as an Episcopalian, but they both joined the Religious Society of Friends soon after their marriage. They had two children, Mark and Carolyn.