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Chicago: Chicago Seed, 1971. Newspaper. 32p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, illus., cartoons, ads, faint edgewear, evenly toned, else in very good condition. Features an article on China, another on the G.I. movement, avoiding the draft in Canada, two full pages on the growing Chicago movement Rising Up Angry, a community directory, and a consumer report on weed: "Fake pot cut with impure shit...

Glencoe, IL: Universal Christian Movement, 1972. Newsletter. Two issues of the four-page newsletter, March and June 1972, 8.5x11 inches, minor toning, otherwise very good. No. 6 is devoted to a "Declaration of Christian Rights" which is described as "A proposed anti-war-draft, and pro-Amnesty document." Cites Biblical texts to argue for the immorality of war and the draft.

New York: American Civil LIberties Union, 1965. Ten issues of the newsletter, a complete run for the year 1965. Issues present are Numbers 222-232. Various pagination, averaging around 4-6 pages each, all 11 x 12.75 inches, folded into thirds as issued, except for Number 227, which is misfolded. All with worn wraps and address stamp on rear wrap, some foxing, some unevenly browned else generally good condition. Includes coverage of the Vietnam war and the draft.

Washington DC: The National Council Against Conscription, 1953. Pamphlet. Eight-panel brochure, 3.75x5 inches, date penned on rear wrap else very good condition. On the ROTC.

Washington: National Council Against Conscription, 1947. Pamphlet. 7p., stapled wraps, 5.25x7.75 inches, illus., staples rusted, wraps lightly toned along edges else very good condition. Opposed to Universal Military Training (UMT).

Philadelphia: Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, 1959. Pamphlet. 12p., stapled wraps, 3.5x8.5 inches, previous owner's stamp and number on front wrap, touch of rust to staples else very good condition.

Washington DC: National Council Against Conscription, 1948. Pamphlet. [16]p. staplebound pamphlet, year penciled on rear cover, otherwise very good.

Washington DC: National Council Against Conscription, 1957. Newsletter. One hundred and sixty-one issues of the newsletter opposing the draft and Universal Military Training, published between November 21st, 1944 and June 20th, 1957; earlier issues without mention of publisher. Average length around 4 pages. A few issues, including the first, are unevenly toned, otherwise generally very good with occasional pencil markings. Issues present are: Nos. 1-4, 6-18, 21, 25, 29-55, 58-61, 63-68, 70, 72-76, 78, 81, 86-87, 90-92, 100-101, 107-110, 112-113, 115, 118-129, 133-136, 148-170, 176-177, 183-189, 182, 192, 194-196, 199-200, 203, 205, 207-209, 211-214, 216, 219-229, 233-236, 238-239, 241-243. (No. 45 is misnumbered 46, and no. 156 is misnumbered 155). Also present, and not included in the count, are a "Special Issue" dated January 9th, 1945 about President Roosevelt's calls for national service legislation, a "Special Supplement" dated October 23rd, 1945, a printed letter about the House Military… Read More

Washington DC: National Council Against Conscription, 1951. Pamphlet. Six panel brochure, 3.25x5 inches, very good condition. Reprinted from the Miami Herald, May 8, 1951. Hutchins was the president, then chancellor of the University of Chicago.

New York: Fellowship Publications, 1945. Pamphlet. 63p., stapled wraps, 5.25x7.5 inches, very good condition. Forerunners Studybook No. 5. The Forerunners was the Fellowship of Reconciliation's youth group.

Washington, D.C.: American Peace Mobilization, 1940. Pamphlet. 15p., wraps, pencil date on front wrap else very good condition, 6x9.25 inches.

New York: Committee on Militarism in Education, 1940. 4p., 8.5x11 inch brochure with single-sheet mimeographed cover letter on Committee letterhead, dated August 26, 1940; very good. The Declaration lists a couple hundred co-signers. The Committee was established in 1925 by John Nevin Sayre, Norman Thomas and E. Raymond Wilson. It disbanded in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Washington DC: National Council Against Conscription, 1955. Pamphlet. Eight panel brochure, 3.5x9 inches, front panel toned along top edge, date penciled on rear wrap, else very good condition. Explains the problems with polls showing high levels of support for UMT.

Occidental: Nolo Press, 1980. Paperback. 235p., publisher's ads, cartoon illustrations in the text. First edition trade-size wraps, orange spine title completely faded out; otherwise, faint signs of handling.

Washington DC: Draft Action, 1983. Two issues of the newsletter devoted to anti-draft activism; 8.5x11 inches, both folded in thirds as issued else very good condition; 6 and 4 pages, respectively. Issues present are Vol. 3 nos. 2 and 5.

Washington DC: Draft Action, 1981. Eight issues of the newsletter devoted to anti-draft activism; 8.5x11 inches, some with address label on rear cover; 4 to 6 pages per issue. Numbers present are vol. 1 no. 1, vol. 3 nos. 1-5, vol. 4 nos. 1, 2.

San Francisco: the AFSC, 1981. Single legal-size sheet, aqua-tinted, printed both sides in double column, about 1300 words; folded transversely in half, paperstock mildly faded, very good copy.

New York: Walker and Company, 1966. Paperback. 156p., wraps lightly worn and toned, else very good condition. Cover subtitle: "A guide to the complex mechanics of the Selective Service system - quotas, classifications, deferments, service opportunities - and a penetrating analysis of Vietnam and the Great Society." Walker Paperback W-16.

Buenos Aires: Instituto de Historia Militar Argentina, 2003. Trade Paperback. 303p., one of 500 copies, wraps, a fine clean copy. Written by a colonel in the Argentine infantry.

London: The No Conscription Council, 1947. Pamphlet. Four panel brochure, 5x7.5 inches, rubberstamp and penciled note ("rec'd Dec. 1947") on rear wrap else very good condition.