Albert Bofman papers, 1940-1948, 1968-1977.

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  • Creator Names Bofman, Albert.
  • Title Albert Bofman papers [manuscript], 1940-1948, 1968-1977.
  • Physical description
    • 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
    • 1 sound recording.
  • Collection summary Correspondence, some publications, report on prison conditions, and other items of Albert Bofman, a Chicago-area pacifist who was imprisoned as a conscientious objector and war resister during World War II. Includes correspondence with family members, friends, and fellow pacifists and conscientious objectors, primarily 1943-1948, and a typed/mimeographed report by Bofman in 1948: "Maladministration and Human Relations in a Federal Prison : A Report based on the Federal Prison, Sandstone, Minnesota, 1943-1945." Topics of the correspondence focus on imprisonment, militarism, and the threat of nuclear war. Later materials include Bofman's work for the U.S. Committee Against Militarization and its publication, Peacedom Digest; and an open-reel audio tape of Bofman's description of American atrocities in the Vietnam War in a recording compiled by Shingo Shibata.
  • Acquisition information Gift of D. Bofman (1996.0281).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Albert Bofman was born in 1913 and died in 1977.
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available online.
  • Names
    • Bofman, Albert Archives.
    • Gormly, Walter Archives.
    • U.S. Committee Against Militarization.
    • Gormly, Walter.
    • Shibata, Shingo, 1930-
    • U.S. Committee Against Militarization
  • Subjects
    • Antinuclear movement Illinois 20th century.
    • Conscientious objectors Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Peace movements United States 20th century.
    • Prisons Minnesota Sandstone 20th century.
    • Socialism United States 20th century.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Conscientious objectors Illinois Chicago.
    • World War, 1939-1945 Conscientious objectors Minnesota Sandstone.
    • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Protest movements.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Audiotapes. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Reports. aat
  • Geographic name
    • United States Minnesota Sandstone.
    • United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-B/BofmanAlbert-inv.htm