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Camp Downey oral histories, 1975-1993

Overview of the Collection

Title
Camp Downey oral histories
Dates
1975-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 boxes, (1.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 468
Summary
The Camp Downey oral histories mainly consists of audio recordings and transcripts of several interviews which John Olinger conducted for his 1987 master's thesis in history, Camp Downey: A Conscientious Objector Work Camp .
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Camp Downey was a conscientious objector camp located in Downey, Idaho, from November 1942 to February 1946. Camp Downey was one of 151 Civilized Public Service Camps established by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which set out the obligations of conscientious objectors during war. This system of conscientious objector camps was jointly run by the federal government and the joint efforts of the traditional "peace" churches, including the Mennonites, the Brethren, and the Quakers. The Mennonite Central Committee managed Camp Downey, while the Soil Conservation Service represented the interests of the federal government.

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Content Description

This collection contains the Camp Downey oral histories which John Olinger used for his 1987 master's thesis in history entitled, Camp Downey: A Conscientious Objector Work Camp . The materials include several audio recordings of interviews that John Olinger conducted, as well as transcripts, correspondence and other information concerning different religious sects and their relation to conscientious objectors. This collection is useful to anyone studying conscientious objectors during World War II and the civilian reactions to the war on the home front.

The three boxes of materials are separated into tapes of oral histories, oral history transcripts and written histories, and other materials relating to conscientious objectors during World War II.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Camp Downey oral histories must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Camp Downey Oral Histories USU_COLL MSS 468, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 468, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in June of 2012

Acquisition Information

These materials were dontated to USU Special Collections by John Olinger in 1998 and 2014.

Related Materials

A copy of Olinger's thesis, Camp Downey: A Conscientious Objector Work Camp , is available in USU Special Collections and Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Anabaptists.
  • Mennonites--Idaho.
  • Quakers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors.

Geographical Names

  • Camp Downey (Idaho)--History.
  • Camp Downey (Idaho)--Map.
  • Camp Downey (Idaho)--Photographs.
  • Downey (Idaho)--History--20th century.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence.
  • Oral histories.

Finding aid/Register created by Andrew Izatt and Elisabeth Cropper
2014

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