Blessed are the peacemakers : small histories during World War II, letter writing, and family history methodology / Suzanne Kesler Rumsey. [electronic resource]
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TextPublisher: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - 9780817393489
- Small histories during World War II, letter writing, and family history methodology
- Kesler, Miriam Elizabeth, 1925-2013
- Kesler, Benjamin Elias, Jr., 1920-1981
- Civilian Public Service -- Biography
- Dunkard Brethren -- Biography
- Genealogy -- Authorship
- Letter writing -- United States
- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography
- Married people -- United States -- Correspondence
- Pacifists -- United States -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States -- Biography
- 940.53162092273 23
- D810.C82 .R867 2021
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.
Conduit and platform -- Beginnings (early life) -- Conscription, nonresistance, and Civilian Public Service -- Leaving and nesting -- Ben's work and camp life at Sideling Hill -- Miriam's story : the first six months -- Finances and interpersonal conflicts -- The holidays -- Transition to Rhode Island -- Archives, family history, and the personal -- Conditions at the State Hospital in 1943 -- Daily life at the State Hospital -- Finances and more conflicts -- Conclusion.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.