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Records of the American Friends Service Committee:
Civilian Public Service, 1940-1947
Prison Service Committee, 1943-1947
Collection: DG 002
PART 4: PRISON SERVICE COMMITTEE
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/
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
Yes [some boxes are stored off-site and must be requested two weeks in advance of visiting the SCPC.]
Usage Restrictions
Yes [restrictions for Parts 1, 2 & 4 in place until the year 2020. Researchers using the
contents of these Parts in any public format must disguise the identity of
any individual conscientious objector. Researchers who wish to use the collection
must agree to this stipulation.]
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Records of the American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service [or Prison Service Committee] (DG 002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the American Friends Service Committee, the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Introduction to Collection
The Prison Service Committee was established by the
AFSC on Dec. 1, 1943 to provide a spiritual ministry and practical
assistance to some of the over 6000 men who were imprisoned for
the sake of conscience. The work with conscientious objectors in
prison led to an interest in working for basic improvements in the
care and treatment of all prisoners and to the establishment of
prison visitation programs throughout the country. James P. Mullin
served as Secretary of the PSC in 1944-1945, followed by Arle
Brooks in 1946, and John Magraw in 1947. The PSC was discontinued
in June 1947.
Scope & Content Notes
Section 4 of the AFSC Collection comprises 5.83 feet of the
total. These records are restricted until the year 2020. Researchers using the contents of this
collection in any public format must disguise the identity of any
individual conscienious objector. Researchers wishing
to use the collection must sign a form agreeing to this
stipulation.
Contents of the Collection