Civilian Public Service Camp Newsletter Collection, 1942-1947

Overview of the Collection

Title
Civilian Public Service Camp Newsletter Collection
Dates
1942-1947 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
OLPb020CPS
Summary
This collection includes newsletters from various WWII Civilian Public Service Camps.
Repository
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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 DescriptionReturn to Top

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

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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 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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

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

Location of Collection

Special Collections

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.

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

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

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

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder
1/1
84
Newsletter of Camp 84, New Hampshire State Hospital. See Sheets Collection (6.6) for original.
December 1944
1/2
The Bluffton Peace Sentinel
Newsletter for Camp 13, Bluffton, Indiana.
January 1942
1/3
The Columbian
Newsletters for Camp 21, Cascade Locks, Oregon. Includes copies of the Larch Mountaineer, a newsletter for a CPS 21 sidecamp. See Sheets Collection originals.
January 30, 1942-February, 1943
1/4
Germfask Newsletter
Newsletter for Camp 135, Germfask, Michigan.
April 1945
1/5
High Sierra Vistas
Newsletter for Camp 35, North Fork, California.
August 1943
1/6
Mañana
Newsletters for Camp 36 Los Prietos, Santa Barbara, California.
September 1942-April 1944
1/7
Minersville Fortnightly Nuggets
Newsletter for Camp 148, Minersville, California.
August 28, 1945
1/8
The Mono Log
Newsletter for Camp 37 Antelope, Coleville, California.
August 1942
1/9
The Mono Log
Newsletter for Camp 37 Antelope, Coleville, California.
September 1942
1/10
The Mono Log
Newsletter for Camp 37 Antelope, Coleville, California.
October 1942
1/11
The Nugget
Newsletter for Camp 134, Belden, California.
November 1944-March 1945
1/12
Peace Pathways
Newsletter for Camp 7, Magnolia, Arkansas.
March 17, 1942
1/13
Peace Sentinel
Newsletter for Camp 28, Medaryville, Indiana.
February 1945
1/14
The Reporter: For Consciences' Sake
Newsletter of the National Service Board for Religious Objectors (NSBRO).
March 1947, v. 5, no. 7
1/15
Sage O' Pinion
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
September 1943
1/16
Sage O' Pinion
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
November 1943
1/17
Sage O' Pinion
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
Christmas 1943
1/18
Sage O' Pinion
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
January 1944
1/19
Sage O' Pinion
Newsletter for Camp 37, Coleville, California.
May 1944
1/20
San Dimas Rattler
Newsletter for Camp 76, Glendora, California.
August 1944
1/21
San Dimas Rattler
Newsletter for Camp 76, Glendora, California.
May 1944
1/22
Tap Root
Newsletter for Camp 59, Elkton, Oregon.
February 1943
1/23
Tap Root
Newsletter for Camp 59, Elkton, Oregon.
April 1943
1/24
Tap Root
Newsletter for Camp 59, Elkton, Oregon.
May 1943
1/25
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsmile
November 1942
1/26
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
January 1943
1/27
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
February 1943
1/28
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
March/April 1943
1/29
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
May/June 1943
1/30
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
July 1943
1/31
The Tide
Newsletter for Camp 56, Waldport, Oregon. facsimile
May 1944
1/32
The Tulean Dispatch
Newsletter for Japanese War Relocation Administration (WRA) Camp at Tule Lake, California. See Sheets Collection, 6.10 for original.
January 1943
1/33
The Untide
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.
January 6, 1943-December 24, 1944
1/34
The Untide Belfry
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.
January 12, 1947-January 26, 1947
1/35
Camp Walhalla News
Newsletter for Camp 30, Walhalla, Michigan.
July/August, 1943

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Conscientious objectors -- United States
  • Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Periodicals
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Periodicals

Corporate Names

  • National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors
  • Civilian Public Service -- Periodicals

Geographical Names

  • Civilian Public Service Camp (Waldport, Or.) -- Periodicals