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Roy Finch Papers, 1940-1969
Collection: DG 195
Contact Information
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
U.S.A.
Telephone: (610) 328-8557 (Curator)
Fax: (610) 328-8544
Email: wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu (Curator)
URL: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/
Descriptive Summary
Repository
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Creator
Finch, Roy
Title
Roy Finch Papers
Inclusive Dates
1940-1969
Call Number
DG 195
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1.25 linear feet [papers only]
Abstract
Henry Leroy Finch, Jr., known as Roy Finch was a philosopher, pacifist, and conscientious objector to World War II. He served in Civilian
Public Service Camp no. 37 (Coleville, CA) and at state hospitals in
Trenton, NJ and Williamsburg, VA. After World War II Finch was an editor of magazines, including
Alternative and Liberation. He was also involved with, and then dissociated from, the
American Forum for Socialist Education. Finch was later affiliated with the Fellowship
of Reconciliation and War Resisters League.
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
None
Usage Restrictions
None
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Annie. Finch, 1998 [Acc. 98A-001], [Acc. 98A-024]
Processing Information
Unprocessed; finding aid by Eleanor A. Fulvio, July 2009
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Roy Finch Papers (DG 195), 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
Fellowship of Reconciliation Records (DG 013)
War Resisters League Records (DG 040)
Historical Background
Henry Leroy Finch, Jr., known as Roy Finch was a philosopher, pacifist, and conscientious objector to World War II. He served in Civilian Public Service Camp no. 37 (Coleville, CA) and at state hospitals in Trenton, NJ and Williamsburg, VA. After World War II Finch was an editor of magazines, including Alternative and Liberation. He was also involved with, and then dissociated from, the American Forum for Socialist Education. Finch was later affiliated with the Fellowship of Reconciliation and War Resisters League.
Collection Overview
This collection is comprised of correspondence, administrative files, flyers and handbills, minutes of meetings,
newspaper clippings, and periodicals regarding pacifist and
conscientious objection activities. Correspondents include Dave
Dellinger, Sidney Lens, A.J. Muste, and Denny Wilcher. Collection
contains no information regarding Finch's work as a philosopher.
Arrangement of Collection
This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated.