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+ | Source: Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana'']] The Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], was the location of [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service ]] Unit No. 66, from December 1942 to October 1946. Over 160 men served in this unit, which was under Mennonite administration. The average was 100 men for much of the period. Although the men served primarily as attendants in the mental hospital, after a period of time they were being used in nearly all of the activities of the institution. <em>Files</em> is a 48-page yearbook published by the men in the unit. Norristown continued to be a center for work for men in [[I-W Service (United States)|I-W service]]. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service.</em> Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 222-223. | Gingerich, Melvin. <em>Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service.</em> Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 222-223. | ||
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The Norristown State Hospital, Norristown, Pennsylvania, was the location of Civilian Public Service Unit No. 66, from December 1942 to October 1946. Over 160 men served in this unit, which was under Mennonite administration. The average was 100 men for much of the period. Although the men served primarily as attendants in the mental hospital, after a period of time they were being used in nearly all of the activities of the institution. Files is a 48-page yearbook published by the men in the unit. Norristown continued to be a center for work for men in I-W service.
Bibliography
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for peace: a history of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 222-223.
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Unit (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 16 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Unit_(Norristown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=91462.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1957). Civilian Public Service Unit (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Unit_(Norristown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=91462.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 913. All rights reserved.
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