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This article from the Topeka Capital details the work done by sixty conscientious objectors at the Topeka State Hospital. As they had done during World War II, many conscientious objectors of the Mennonite and Jehovah's Witness faiths worked for the state or federal government in lieu of serving in the U.S. military.
Creator: Topeka Capital
Date: October 24, 1952
Item Number: 216577
Call Number: SP 362.2 K13t
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 216577
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Conscientious Objectors during World War II (Indicator 5)
Date - 1950s - 1952
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Topeka State Hospital
Military - Wars - Korean War - Home Front
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961 - Korean War
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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