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Conscience Matters: new exhibition in Edinburgh
Last month an exciting new exhibition telling the story of World War II conscientious objectors opened at the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle. Conscience Matters is the result of a partnership between National Museums Scotland, and a University of … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Uncategorized
Tagged China, conscientious objection, photographs, World War II
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Conflicting Views: Pacifist Artists – the Otter Gallery loan
Loaning material to other institutions provides an exciting opportunity to bring our collections to new audiences around the country. Special collections curator Melissa Atkinson writes about a current loan, and describes some of the objects on view. I was approached … Continue reading
The conscience of the nation: the work of three Quaker MPs during World War I
The Military Service Act came into force on 2 March 1916, and Quakers nationally are marking the centenary. Our new online exhibition Matter of conscience: Quakers and conscription gives an overview of the introduction and impact of the Act. The story involves … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions
Tagged conscientious objection, conscription, exhibitions, World War I
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The French Revolution: Quakers and cockades
When our project cataloguer came across a cockade (a type of ribbon rosette for wearing on a hat or pinned to a garment) from 1792 revolutionary France among the A. Ruth Fry papers (TEMP MSS 373), belonging to John Hodgkin … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged cockades, conscientious objection, France, French Revolution, Jean de Marsillac, National Assembly, William Rotch
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Library resources for researching World War I: periodicals
Where would you look for news, reflections, debate or comment on World War I events as they unfolded? Contemporary magazines, newsletters and reports are a fruitful resource for researchers studying Quaker thought and activity during the war and its aftermath. … Continue reading
Library resources for researching World War I: Wartime Statistics Committee
The Wartime Statistics Committee was established by Meeting for Sufferings in June 1917, a year after the introduction of conscription, to collect statistics on men of military age. Its records are of value for researchers interested in British Quakers and … Continue reading
Posted in Guides
Tagged archives, conscientious objection, conscription, statistics, Wartime Statistics Committee, World War I
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Library resources for researching World War I: prison experiences of conscientious objectors
Most of the men who found themselves imprisoned for conscientious objection during World War I were characterised as absolutist objectors. These men were not willing to participate in the war effort to any extent, turning down non-combatant duties and alternative … Continue reading
Posted in Guides
Tagged conscientious objection, manuscripts, personal papers, World War I
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Library resources for researching World War I: Friends Peace Committee
The first of our World War I resources blogposts focuses on the Friends Peace Committee, a committee of Meeting for Sufferings (the standing representative body of Quakers in Britain) that had already been in existence for many years before the … Continue reading
Posted in Guides
Tagged archives, conscientious objection, Peace Committee, peace testimony, World War I
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Testing convictions: Harold Wild, a Manchester conscientious objector
What might a 19 year old pacifist think and feel under the threat of imminent military conscription? The papers of Harold Wild (1896-1979), recently received by the Library (MSS Acc. 11791), give us an insight into one young man’s experience. … Continue reading
Posted in New accessions
Tagged conscientious objection, Harold Wild Papers, personal papers, World War I
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Quaker Strongrooms 