Gara, Larry.

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Larry Gara; conscientious objector to World War II, served three-year prison term as a result; professor of history and government at Bluffton College (Ohio) and Wilmington College (Ohio); Quaker; writes on war resistance, history of dissent, and anti-slavery movements.

From the description of Collection, 1949-1972. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 52309148

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Kaufman, Abraham. Abraham Kaufman papers, 1942-1997 Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Eichel family. Collection, 1916- Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Historical Society 1961 annual meeting presentations [sound recording], 1961. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Fellowship of Reconciliation Collected Records Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Martin B. Duberman papers, 1917-1992 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Gara, Larry. Collection, 1949-1972. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Martin B. Duberman papers, 1917-1992 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Malin, James Claude, 1893-1979. Letters written by Malin [microform], 1919-1976. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Eichel, Julius, 1896-. Papers, 1917-1980. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Wendell Holmes Stephenson Papers, 1820-1968 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Malin, James Claude, 1893-1979. James Claude Malin papers, 1916-1976. Kansas State Historical Society
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associatedWith Duberman, Martin B. person
associatedWith Eichel family. family
correspondedWith Eichel, Julius, 1896- person
associatedWith Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gara, Larry. root and branch. person
associatedWith Kaufman, Abraham. corporateBody
associatedWith Malin, James Claude, 1893-1979. person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith State Historical Society of Wisconsin. corporateBody
correspondedWith Stephenson, Wendell Holmes, 1899-1970 person
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
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Conscientious objectors
Draft resisters
Peace
Political prisoners
Quakers
World War, 1939-1945
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