[Substantive Group of Materials Published by Significant Secular Pacifist Group During the Korean War]

[Philadelphia, 1955. Overall, very good.. Thirty-two items, totaling [115]pp. Previously folded. A few staples, with light oxidation. Very occasional, moderate damstaining. Otherwise light toning and minor edge wear. Interesting collection of materials emanating from the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO), an important secular pacifist organization established in the late 1940s. The group was chaired by eminent and longtime supporters of conscientious objection, Ray Newton and A.J. Muste, and its other founding leaders included civil rights and anti-war activists such as Bayard Rustin and David Dellinger, later one of the Chicago Seven. The organization gained most prominence during the Vietnam War years, but the present material provides good context for the early years of the group. Included here are eighteen issues of the official newsletter, "News and Notes of the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors," which printed news of significant legal developments regarding specific cases involving objectors, related the recent activities of the CCCO, and discussed the current political and military policies towards pacifists and objectors. Also present are fourteen circulars and leaflets, which include an early call for membership dated 1948, several fundraising memos detailing recent efforts of the CCCO, and informational letters on specific campaigns such as naturalization for foreign pacifists and local cash bail funds to assist arrested objectors. Perhaps most interesting is a twenty-page, mimeographed reading list and selected bibliography developed by the committee for publications on conscientious objection, intended to inform on both historical and practical matters relating to the subject.