Summary Information
Orval Etter Papers
1944-1957
Micro 805
6 reels of microfilm (35mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Orval Etter, a former San Francisco and Far West executive secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, consisting largely of records of that organization and a few items relating to other pacifist groups with which Etter was involved. Included are minutes, correspondence, financial records, and press material of the San Francisco, national, and international offices and various regional and local chapters. Minutes and membership materials for both the San Francisco and national offices are extensive. Although the correspondence is generally routine, it provides a detailed picture of the activities and concerns of West Coast pacifists during the immediate post-war years and during the height of the Cold War. Topics of concern include arrangements for conferences and speaking tours, work with conscientious objectors, and recurrent financial difficulties.
English
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Biography/History
| 1915 July 30 |
Birth in Appleton, Colorado
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| 1937 |
B.S. at the University of Oregon
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| 1939 |
J.D. with honors at the University of Oregon
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| 1939-1945 |
Legal consultant to the Bureau of Municipal Research and Service at the University of Oregon
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| 1940-1945 |
Consultant to the League of Oregon cities
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| 1946-1957 |
Executive secretary of the Northern California office and the Far West office of the Fellowship of Reconciliation
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| 1948-1950 |
Treasurer of San Francisco chapter of CORE
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| 1958-1960 |
Public administration analyst of the Bureau of Public Administration of the University of California
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| 1960-1965 |
Legal adviser to the University of Oregon Bureau of Municipal Research and Service
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| 1965-1966 |
Consultant to Multnomah (Ore.) Charter Commission
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| 1965-1971 |
Member of the Portland Metropolitan Study Commission
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| 1971- |
Member of the Eugene, Oregon, law firm, Johnson, Harrang, and Mercer
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Scope and Content Note
This collection was found in the Berkeley, California, office of Acts for Peace/Turn Toward Peace and was donated to the Society in 1968 along with records of those two organizations by Robert Pickus. The papers span almost the entire period that Etter headed the Northern California office of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and, although generally routine in content, provide a detailed record of the activities and concerns of West Coast pacifists during the immediate postwar years and during the height of the Cold War. While a small group of the papers relate to Etter's relations with other pacifist groups, there are no personal papers in the collection.
The collection is ordered by organization, with the Fellowship of Reconciliation records subdivided into papers related to the internal operation of the Northern California office and external papers received from national (some from A. J. Muste), regional, international, and local offices. Within the local office files, the records are arranged alphabetically by state and then by city; those from California FOR offices are the most voluminous. Minutes and financial and membership records also form an extensive portion of the collection. Both the internal and external FOR records consist of minutes, correspondence, financial records, and press materials. Topics of concern include arrangements for conferences and speaking tours, work with conscientious objectors, and recurrent financial difficulties. Other organization files include records of the Northern California office of the American Friends Service Committee, of which Etter was a member, the National Service Board for Religious Objectors, and the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Robert Pickus, Berkeley, California, January 3, 1968. Accession Number: M68-23
Processed for microfilming by John Wright and Carolyn J. Mattern, March, 1980.
Contents List
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Series: Fellowship of Reconciliation, Northern California Committee
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Internal Records
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Reel
1
Frame
1
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Minutes, 1945-1957
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Reel
1
Frame
128
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Reports, undated
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Reel
1
Frame
211
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Correspondence, 1946-1957
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Financial records
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Reel
1
Frame
132
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Reports and balance sheets, 1946-1954
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Reel
1
Frame
384
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Ledgers 1-4, 1950-1954, undated
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Reel
1
Frame
745
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Press releases, 1948-1952
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Reel
1
Frame
757
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Flyers, 1945-1954
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Reel
1
Frame
910
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Conferences, 1944-1957
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Reel
1
Frame
958
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Program suggestions, 1947-1956
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Reel
1
Frame
988
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Miscellany, undated
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External Records
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National office records
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Correspondence
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Reel
1
Frame
1001
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1952-1955, March 10
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Reel
2
Frame
1
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1955, March 21-1957
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Minutes
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Reel
2
Frame
527
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1944-1950, March 21
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Reel
3
Frame
1
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1950, March 22-1957
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Reel
3
Frame
568
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Reports, 1944-1956
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Reel
3
Frame
843
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Mailings to FOR offices, undated
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Reel
3
Frame
1011
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General mailings, undated
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Reel
3
Frame
1042
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Membership records, 1948-1955
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Reel
4
Frame
1
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Financial reports, 1945-1957
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Reel
4
Frame
243
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Financial analyses, 1951-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
265
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Biographical material, 1945-1949
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Reel
4
Frame
292
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Conferences, 1946-1950
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Reel
4
Frame
319
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Youth FOR, 1955-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
331
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International mailings, 1952-1955
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Regional office records
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Far Western office
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Reel
4
Frame
346
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Financial reports, 1947-1951
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Reel
4
Frame
436
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Memoranda, 1955-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
449
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Midwestern office, 1954-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
491
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Middle Atlantic office, 1955-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
500
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New England office, 1951-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
542
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New York office, 1955-1957
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Pacific Northwest office
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Reel
4
Frame
592
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Minutes, 1954-1957
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Reel
4
Frame
610
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Correspondence, 1949-1957
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Reel
4
Frame
706
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Miscellaneous regions, undated
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Local office records
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Reel
4
Frame
720
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California, 1954-1956
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Reel
4
Frame
945
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East Bay, 1955-1957
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Reel
4
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1098
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Fresno area, 1953-1957
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Reel
5
Frame
1
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Gridley-Chico area, 1953-1956
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Reel
5
Frame
52
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Humboldt County, 1953-1957
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Reel
5
Frame
197
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Marin County, 1953-1957
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Reel
5
Frame
245
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Modesto, 1955-1957
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Reel
5
Frame
337
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Monterey Bay, 1952-1957
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Reel
5
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432
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Sacramento, 1953-1957
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Reel
5
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550
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San Jose, 1955-1956
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Reel
5
Frame
572
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Stockton-Tracy, 1953-1957
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Reel
5
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635
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Colorado, 1950-1955
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Reel
5
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647
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Boulder, 1953-1954
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Reel
5
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687
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Colorado Springs, 1953-1955
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Reel
5
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694
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Denver, 1953-1956
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Reel
5
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747
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Idaho, 1953-1956
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Reel
5
Frame
767
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Boise Valley, 1953-1956
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Reel
5
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796
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Eastern Idaho, 1953-1957
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Reel
5
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836
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Idaho Falls, 1956-1957
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Reel
5
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847
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Moscow, 1955-1956
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Reel
5
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854
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Missouri, 1956
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Reel
5
Frame
861
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Montana, 1950-1956
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Reel
5
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920
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Nevada, 1948-1956
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Reel
5
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1037
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Oregon, 1951-1957
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Reel
5
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1092
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Astoria, 1955-1956
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Reel
5
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1104
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Corvallis, 1954-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
1
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Hood River, 1955
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Reel
6
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3
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Klamath Falls, 1954-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
97
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Lane County, 1953-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
186
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Mellon-Freewater, 1955-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
200
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Portland, 1955-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
409
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Rogue River Valley, 1955-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
474
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Salem, 1953-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
550
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Pennsylvania, 1951-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
574
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Utah, 1952-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
603
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Washington, 1952-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
680
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Yakima, 1956
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Reel
6
Frame
687
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Washington, D.C., 1952-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
698
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Wyoming, 1949-1951
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Foreign office records
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Reel
6
Frame
706
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Asia, 1950-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
732
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Australia and New Zealand, 1950-1954
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Reel
6
Frame
758
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Canada, 1957
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Reel
6
Frame
764
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Europe, 1946-1956
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Series: American Friends Service Committee, Northern California Office
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Reel
6
Frame
820
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Minutes and reports, 1954-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
917
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Internal correspondence, 1954-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
946
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1946-1957
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Reel
6
Frame
1010
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Philadelphia office correspondence, 1953-1955
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Reel
6
Frame
1043
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Series: National Service Board for Religious Objectors, 1952-1956
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Reel
6
Frame
1083
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Series: Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, 1954-1956
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