Written statement on conscientious objection and Civilian Public Service camps

Item Information

Title:
Written statement on conscientious objection and Civilian Public Service camps
Description:
Deposition regarding his pacifist beliefs and application for status as a conscientious objector: "Only by refusing to go to C.P.S. camp can I live up to my firm belief that evil must be opposed, not by violence or bloodshed, but by creative goodwill and upholding the truth no matter what suffering may ensue."
Creator:
Foote, Caleb, 1917-2006
Date:
May 30, 1943
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Caleb Foote Papers
Subjects:
Conscientious objectors--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors
Civilian Public Service
Places:
United States
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums1013-s01-b01-f039-i002
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
San Francisco (Calif.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums1013-s01-b01-f039-i002