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The Greystone Park ([[New Jersey (USA)|New Jersey]]) [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service]] (CPS) Unit No. 77, under [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] direction, established 19 January 1943 and closed August 1946, was attached to the New Jersey State Mental Hospital at Greystone Park, New Jersey, 40 miles (65 km) west of New York City. With 5,000 patients it was one of the largest mental hospitals in the country. Leaders of the unit were Lawrence Burkholder, Melvin Funk, Wilton Hartzler, and Harold W. Griest. In July 1945 one hundred CPS men were working here. | The Greystone Park ([[New Jersey (USA)|New Jersey]]) [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service]] (CPS) Unit No. 77, under [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] direction, established 19 January 1943 and closed August 1946, was attached to the New Jersey State Mental Hospital at Greystone Park, New Jersey, 40 miles (65 km) west of New York City. With 5,000 patients it was one of the largest mental hospitals in the country. Leaders of the unit were Lawrence Burkholder, Melvin Funk, Wilton Hartzler, and Harold W. Griest. In July 1945 one hundred CPS men were working here. | ||
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Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service</em>. Akron, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949. | Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service</em>. Akron, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949. | ||
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Revision as of 19:08, 20 August 2013
The Greystone Park (New Jersey) Civilian Public Service (CPS) Unit No. 77, under Mennonite Central Committee direction, established 19 January 1943 and closed August 1946, was attached to the New Jersey State Mental Hospital at Greystone Park, New Jersey, 40 miles (65 km) west of New York City. With 5,000 patients it was one of the largest mental hospitals in the country. Leaders of the unit were Lawrence Burkholder, Melvin Funk, Wilton Hartzler, and Harold W. Griest. In July 1945 one hundred CPS men were working here.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Civilian Public Service Unit (Greystone Park, New Jersey, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Unit_(Greystone_Park,_New_Jersey,_USA)&oldid=79646.
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Bender, Harold S. (1956). Civilian Public Service Unit (Greystone Park, New Jersey, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Unit_(Greystone_Park,_New_Jersey,_USA)&oldid=79646.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 579. All rights reserved.
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