Screen capture of James Griffith being interviewed in Big Bear City (Courtesy of Dorothy Nichols)
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Four Men of Peace and an Episcopalian
May 30 1992
In this interview, James describes his decision to become a conscientious objector and the effect of Pearl Harbor on public opinion. He recalls completing clerical tasks at Camp Glendora and supervising the violent ward at Connecticut State Hospital. He further explains how medical procedures and treatments, like shock therapy and insulin use, were in experimental stages in the 1940s.
Digital
1h 25m 56s
James Griffith, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Dorothy Nichols through Four Men of Peace and Episcopalian for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
Big Bear, San Bernardino, California, United States, NA [34.26112,-116.84503] [id:5328152]Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, NA [34.05223,-118.24368] [id:5368361]University of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, NA [41.78976,-87.59977] [id:4914512]Southern California, California, United States, NA [34.68743,-116.78467] [id:11071615]Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, NA [41.56232,-72.65065] [id:4838633]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Human experimentation in psychology
oral histories (literary works)
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Human experimentation in psychology
oral histories (literary works)
World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American