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World War I and its aftermath - papers of Hilda Clark, 1881-1955

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#1 seaJane

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Posted 09 July 2012 - 08:12 PM

From the Library of the Society of Friends blog:
http://librarysociet...lark-1881-1955/

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Posted 17 July 2012 - 08:58 PM

What an interesting collection! I am a graduate student who has done some archival work myself and once worked on a large family archive that belonged to a Quaker family from Northern England. The items went right up to the First World War and it was fascinating to see how the war produced a crisis/conflict of faith for the family. One member enlisted to serve in combat, following the lead of many of his (non-Quaker) friends. He was disowned by the Society, causing his father to resign in protest. I don't know how common this kind of enlistment was among younger Quakers during the war--it might be an interesting question to pursue, as it produced such a break with the Society in this family's case.

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Posted 21 July 2012 - 08:03 PM

That's a fascinating link SJ! Thanks for posting.

I am glad to see the Women's Peace Crusade get a mention. The previous thread on the WPC seemed to have stalled. Regards as always, Michael Bully

http://1914-1918.inv...topic=146626=

View PostseaJane, on 09 July 2012 - 08:12 PM, said:

From the Library of the Society of Friends blog:
http://librarysociet...lark-1881-1955/


#4 MichaelBully

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Posted 21 July 2012 - 08:08 PM

Interesting post. I always thought that the Society of Friends' view was that it was up to the individual conscience -though the Society did have quite a support network going for Conscientious Objectors.
There was a thread going about religious objectors to the Great War
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http://1914-1918.inv...topic=171227=

EDIT- Oops, wrong link, now corrected.

View PostGhosts of 1914, on 17 July 2012 - 08:58 PM, said:

What an interesting collection! I am a graduate student who has done some archival work myself and once worked on a large family archive that belonged to a Quaker family from Northern England. The items went right up to the First World War and it was fascinating to see how the war produced a crisis/conflict of faith for the family. One member enlisted to serve in combat, following the lead of many of his (non-Quaker) friends. He was disowned by the Society, causing his father to resign in protest. I don't know how common this kind of enlistment was among younger Quakers during the war--it might be an interesting question to pursue, as it produced such a break with the Society in this family's case.




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