Date of Award
1982
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
O'Sullivan, John
Abstract
This thesis examines the background and wartime service of Mennonite conscientious objectors who, when drafted during the Second World War, were assigned work as attendants at the State Mental Hospital in Marlboro, New Jersey. The commitment of Mennonites to lives of nonresistance and to work they viewed as Christian service is shown to be totally consistent with their history and ideology. The work of Mennonite conscientious objectors alleviated the suffering of the mentally ill and their dedication inspired the Mennonite Central Committee to support a program designed to improve mental health care in America.
Extent
130 p.
Recommended Citation
CUMMINS, DORRIS LILLIAN CRATE, "CIVILIAN PUBLIC SERVICE UNIT SIXTY-THREE: MENNONITE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS IN WORLD WAR II" (1982). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 147.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/147
Identifier
FADT14123
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters