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Charles Bloomstein Collected Papers, 1938-2002
Collection: CDG-A
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
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for this collection of papers.
Creator
Bloomstein, Charles (1913 - 2002)
Title
Charles Bloomstein Collected Papers
Inclusive Dates
1938 - 2002
Call Number
CDG-A
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1.87 linear feet [papers only]
Abstract
Charles Bloomstein (1913 - 2002) was involved in a number of organizations that promoted civil rights, as well as peace, including CARE, the NAACP, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the War Resisters League, the Albert Einstein Institution, and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation. He hoped to write books about CARE and about his close friend and colleague, Bayard Rustin; unfortunately these works were never published. Bloomstein was a conscientious objector during World War II, and took part in Civilian Public Service (CPS) from June 1943 to June 1946.
More material about or by Bloomstein can be found in the New York Public Library's archival collection on CARE.
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
None
Usage Restrictions
None
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of the children of Charles Bloomstein, 2005
Processing Information
Processed by Anne Yoder, February 2006. Finding aid revised by Andrew Ciampa, June 18, 2010.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Charles Bloomstein 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.
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Historical Background
Charles Bloomstein (August 4, 1913 - October 28, 2002) was involved in a number of organizations that promoted civil rights, as well as peace, including CARE (as a staff person from 1948-1955), the NAACP, the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the War Resisters League, the Albert Einstein Institution, and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation (as director). He hoped to write books about CARE and about his close friend and colleague, Bayard Rustin, and this is reflected in his papers; unfortunately these works were never published. Bloomstein was a conscientious objector during World War II, and took part in Civilian Public Service (CPS) from June 1943 to June 1946. He was in CPS camps #46 (Big Flats, New York) and #59 (Elkton, Oregon), and also served as a human guinea pig, in medical experiments regarding malaria, at unit #115 (Boston, Massachusetts).
More material about or by Bloomstein can be found in the New York Public Library's archival collection on CARE.
Collection Overview