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Papers, 1915-1993
Author
Moore, Howard W., 1889-1993.
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3
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Papers, 1915-1993
Moore, Howard W., 1889-1993.
Control Number:
(OCoLC)145409067
Local call number:
SC20795
Author:
Moore, Howard W., 1889-1993.
Title:
Papers, 1915-1993.
Quantity:
3 boxes (1.0 cubic ft.)
Arrangement:
Correspondence arranged chronologically.
Historical/biog note:
Howard Moore, a farmer and telephone company executive, who lived in Cherry Valley, New York, for most of his life, is best known for his life-long crusade as an absolutist conscientious objector to all war. He was imprisoned for noncompliance with orders to report for military duty when conscripted during the World War I. During World War II he was detained briefly for his failure to comply with selective service registration laws. During the VIetham war he aided draft resisters.
Review:
The papers of Howard W. Moore relate to his beliefs and experiences as a conscientious objector (CO) to war and military action of any kind. Included are letters, military service records, printed material, and photographs. Much of the material appears to have been compiled for his autobiography, Plowing My Own Furrow. Most of the papers relate to the consequences of his refusal to perform any kind of service on behalf of the United States Army during World War I. Included is a summons from the local draft board, court martial trial proceedings, and military prison records, correspondence with family, fellow COs, and various government officials. The remaining portion of papers concern his opposition to military conscription mandates of the United States government during World War II and Vietnam as well as peacetime drafts.
Finding aids:
Unpublished finding aid available in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc20795.htm
Publications note:
Plowing my own furrow / Howard W. Moore. New York : Norton, 1985.
Personal subject:
Moore, Howard W. Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Eichel, Julius, 1896- Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973 Correspondence.
Subject:
Conscientious objection--United States--History Sources.
Subject:
Conscientious objectors--United States Correspondence.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Conscientious objectors--United States.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Draft resisters--United States.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918 Personal narratives.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Draft resisters--United States.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc20795.htm
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