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Special Collections and Archives
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
archives@lclark.edu
503-768-7254



Guide to the Civilian Public Service Camp Newsletter Collection, 1942-1947


OLPb020CPS





finding aid by Jeremy Skinner

Jeremy Skinner, 2007


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Lewis & Clark College
Special Collections and Archives

Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR 97219
archives@lclark.edu
503-768-7254

 
Collection Number:
 

OLPb020CPS

 
Title:
 

Civilian Public Service Camp Newsletter Collection

 
Dates:
 

1942-1947 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

.5 cubic feet
1 box

 
Languages:
 

English 

 
Summary:
 

This collection includes newsletters from various WWII Civilian Public Service Camps.

 
Location of Collection:
 

Special Collections

 

Historical Note

Civilian Public Service (CPS) was set up to provide alternative service for conscientious objectors during World War II. This unique church-state partnership established a program in which over 12,000 men performed "work of national importance" primarily in camps administered by the historic peace churches (the Brethren, Friends, and Mennonites). This collection includes a sampling of newsletters put together and written by the conscientious objectors of some of these camps

Content Description

This collection includes newsletters, mostly 8.5 x 11 inch stapled sheets produced by mimeograph. In some cases facsimile copies have been included.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series with newsletters arranged alphabetically by title.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

These newsletters have been acquired at different times by Special Collections.

Future Additions 

This collection will be expanded as missing newsletters are acquired.

Processing Note 

Processed in 2007. Newsletters were scanned, housed in acid free containers and arranged alphabetically.

Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available 

Most of these newsletters can be viewed digitally at the Lewis & Clark College Special Collection Digital Collections, http://digitalcollections.lclark.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/civilian

Restrictions on Access 

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Restrictions on Use 

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation 

The Civilian Public Service Camp Newsletter Collection, OLPb020CPS, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

This collection is a part of the Special Collection's larger holdings relating to the history of Civilian Public Service. To see more about these collections, go to: http://www.lclark.edu/~archives/specialcollections/pacifismcollection.html

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Civilian Public Service -- Periodicals
National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors
Civilian Public Service Camp (Waldport, Or.) -- Periodicals
Conscientious objectors -- United States
Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Periodicals
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Periodicals

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 

Box 1: Civilian Public Service Camp Newsletters, 1942-1947

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
Folder
1/1


84
  December 1944
 
Newsletter of Camp 84, New Hampshire State Hospital. See Sheets Collection (6.6) for original.
 
1/2

The Bluffton Peace Sentinel
  January 1942
 
Newsletter for Camp 13, Bluffton, Indiana.
 
1/3

The Columbian
  January 30, 1942-February, 1943
 
Newsletters for Camp 21, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Includes copies of the Larch Mountaineer, a newsletter for a CPS 21 sidecamp. See Sheets Collection originals.
 
1/4

Germfask Newsletter
  April 1945
 
Newsletter for Camp 135, Germfask, Michigan.
 
1/5

High Sierra Vistas
  August 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 35, North Fork, California.
 
1/6

Mañana
  September 1942-April 1944
 
Newsletters for Camp 36 Los Prietos, Santa Barbara, California.
 
1/7

Minersville Fortnightly Nuggets
  August 28, 1945
 
Newsletter for Camp 148, Minersville, California.
 
1/8

The Mono Log
  August 1942
 
Newsletter for Camp 37 Antelope, Coleville, California.
 
1/9

The Mono Log
  September 1942
 
Newsletter for Camp 37 Antelope, Coleville, California.
 
1/10

The Mono Log
  October 1942
 
Newsletter for Camp 37 Antelope, Coleville, California.
 
1/11

The Nugget
  November 1944-March 1945
 
Newsletter for Camp 134, Belden, California.
 
1/12

Peace Pathways
  March 17, 1942
 
Newsletter for Camp 7, Magnolia, Arkansas.
 
1/13

Peace Sentinel
  February 1945
 
Newsletter for Camp 28, Medaryville, Indiana.
 
1/14

The Reporter: For Consciences' Sake
  March 1947, v. 5, no. 7
 
Newsletter of the National Service Board for Religious Objectors (NSBRO).
 
1/15

Sage O' Pinion
  September 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
 
1/16

Sage O' Pinion
  November 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
 
1/17

Sage O' Pinion
  Christmas 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
 
1/18

Sage O' Pinion
  January 1944
 
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
 
1/19

Sage O' Pinion
  May 1944
 
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
 
1/20

San Dimas Rattler
  August 1944
 
Newsletter for Camp 76, Glendora, California.
 
1/21

San Dimas Rattler
  May 1944
 
Newsletter for Camp 76, Glendora, California.
 
1/22

Tap Root
  February 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 59, Elkton, Oregon.
 
1/23

Tap Root
  April 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 59, Elkton, Oregon.
 
1/24

Tap Root
  May 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 59, Elkton, Oregon.
 
1/25

The Tide
  November 1942
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsmile
 
1/26

The Tide
  January 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
 
1/27

The Tide
  February 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
 
1/28

The Tide
  March/April 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
 
1/29

The Tide
  May/June 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
 
1/30

The Tide
  July 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
 
1/31

The Tide
  May 1944
 
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
 
1/32

The Tulean Dispatch
  January 1943
 
Newsletter for Japanese War Relocation Administration (WRA) Camp at Tule Lake, California. See Sheets Collection, 6.10 for original.
 
1/33

The Untide
  January 6, 1943-December 24, 1944
 
The Untide was the underground alternative paper to the official camp newsletter The Tide, at CPS 56, Waldport, Oregon. This folder includes a complete facsimile set for the dates above. See the Sheets Collection for originals.
 
1/34

The Untide Belfry
  January 12, 1947-January 26, 1947
 
The Untide Belfry was variant series of The Untide, the underground alternative paper to the official camp newsletter The Tide, at CPS 56, Waldport, Oregon. This folder includes three facsimile issues for the dates above.
 
1/35

Camp Walhalla News
  July/August, 1943
 
Newsletter for Camp 30, Walhalla, Michigan.