Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938

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American pacifist; observer at the Geneva Disarmament Conference.

From the description of Sydney Strong newsletters, 1932-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867867

Congregational minister, pacifist, war resistance leader, author, editor, and political activist; full name: Sydney Dix Strong.

From the description of Papers, 1890-1938. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42634137

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American pacifist; observer at the Geneva Disarmament Conference.

From the guide to the Sydney Strong newsletters, 1932-1933, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Congregational minister and political activist.

Sydney Dix Strong was born in 1860. He attended Oberlin College from 1877-1884. Strong served as a Congregational minister in Illinois and Seattle, Washington, and as a missionary to South Africa, 1903. He wrote on pacifism and other social movements. The family included wife Ruth Tracy Strong, daughter Anna Louise Strong, and his son, Tracy (1887-1968). Strong died in 1938.

From the guide to the Strong Sydney papers, 1860-1938, undated, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Fred Lockley collection, 1931-1936 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Society of Social and Moral Hygiene (Seattle, Wash.). Society of Social and Moral Hygiene of Seattle scrapbook, 1908-1945 (bulk 1912). University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn Garfield School (Olympia, Wash.). Garfield School's scrapbook collection of letters from Washington authors, 1935. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
creatorOf Wentworth, Lydia G., b. 1858. Papers, 1902-1947 1918-1947 (bulk). Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Anna Louise Strong papers, 1885-1971 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Eugene V. Debs letters to Frank X. Holl, 1855-1926. Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Jabez Thomas Sunderland Papers, 1868-1936 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Lockley, Fred,. Fred Lockley collection, 1931-1936. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970. Anna Louise Strong papers, 1885-1971. University of Washington. Libraries
creatorOf Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938. Papers, 1895-1938 [microform]. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn American Civil Liberties Union of Washington records, circa 1942-1996 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938. Papers, 1895-1938. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926. Eugene V. Debs letters, 1885-1926, to Frank X. Holl. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938. Papers, 1890-1938. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
creatorOf Sunderland, Jabez Thomas, 1842-1936. Jabez Thomas Sunderland papers, 1868-1936. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938. Sydney Strong newsletters, 1932-1933. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Strong Sydney papers, 1860-1938, undated University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Sydney Strong newsletters, 1932-1933 Hoover Institution Archives
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associatedWith Allen, Devere, 1891-1955, person
associatedWith American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Deputation to Africa, 1903 corporateBody
associatedWith American Civil Liberties Union of Washington corporateBody
associatedWith Annes, A. B., person
associatedWith Baldwin, Roger Nash, 1884- person
associatedWith Central Council of Social Agencies, Seattle corporateBody
associatedWith Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (1932-1934 : Geneva, Switzerland) corporateBody
associatedWith Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926. person
associatedWith Denton, Mary, person
correspondedWith Garfield School (Olympia, Wash.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918. person
associatedWith Greenfield, George H., person
associatedWith Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964, person
associatedWith Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955, person
associatedWith Jones, Paul, 1880-1941, person
associatedWith Kimball, Frank, person
associatedWith Leo, Ernest, person
associatedWith Lockley, Fred, person
associatedWith Lockley, Fred, collector. person
associatedWith Oberlin College corporateBody
associatedWith Queen Anne Congregation Church (Seattle, Wash.) corporateBody
associatedWith Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977, person
associatedWith Society of Social and Moral Hygiene (Seattle, Wash.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970. person
associatedWith Strong, Tracy, 1887-1968 person
associatedWith Sunderland, Jabez Thomas, 1842-1936. person
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Wentworth, Lydia G., b. 1858. person
associatedWith Young Men's Christian Association corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Subject
Congregational churches
Civic Activism
Civil rights
Disarmament
Flags
Pacifists
Peace
Seattle
Washington (State)
Occupation
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Birth 1860

Death 1938

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