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  • Title: Nicholas Broughton papers
    Date (inclusive): 1940-1947
    Collection Number: 87048
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Memoirs, camp newspapers, minutes, newsletters, and other printed matter, relating to conscientious objectors in the United States during World War II, conditions at Civilian Public Service Camp No. 76, a strike at the camp in 1946, and pacifist activities prior to the United States' entry into World War II.
    Creator: Broughton, Nicholas, 1916-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Nicholas Broughton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    American conscientious objector during World War II; assignee, Civilian Public Service Camp No. 76, Glendora, California, 1942-1946.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Memoirs, camp newspapers, minutes, newsletters, and other printed matter, relating to conscientious objectors in the United States during World War II, conditions at Civilian Public Service Camp No. 76, a strike at the camp in 1946, and pacifist activities prior to the United States' entry into World War II.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Peace
    World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
    Neutrality -- United States
    Conscientious objectors -- United States
    Pacifism
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors
    Service, Compulsory non-military -- United States
    American Friends Service Committee. Civilian Public Service. Camp No. 76 (Glendora, Calif.)