WWII CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS PROJECT Lovell, one of eight Union Seminary students who were jailed for refusing to register for the draft during WWII, discusses the repercussions of his protest: trial, sentencing, Danbury Federal Prison, and later effects; also the experiences that led to his refusal: religion, education, and socialist thought. He also discusses his work and career as a Presbyterian Minister at the Cass Community Center, Detroit, Michigan; South Congregational Church, Chicago; and at the University of Chicago. Also recalls work with the National Student Christian Federation and the United Board for College Development. He also mentions pacifist theories, his mother's achievements, student activism, and thoughts and feelings on religion.

4 tapes, 290 mins., 97 pp. Interview by C. Arthur Bradley, 1988 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photocopies of newspaper articles about the eight Union Seminary students and their trial and sentencing, and notes on pacifism.