Creator: Peck, Sidney M. (Sidney Morris), 1926- - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Creator Peck, Sidney M. (Sidney Morris), 1926-

Extent:: 4.16 linear ft. (10 boxes)
Abstract:: The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam was a conference of groups opposed to the United States' involvement in Vietnam. This groups in1966 and its first major undertaking at that time was to organize a mass rally on April 15, 1967, both in New York City and in San Francisco. The Mobe's chief aim was to mobilize public opinion against the Vietnamese War and against such other injustices of society as black inequality. It sought to weld a coalition of existing peace groups and to spark the formation of new action groups across the country.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 48 linear ft. (48 linear ft.)
Abstract:: The collection includes minutes (1966-1973), correspondence (1965-1978), material on Clergy and Laity Concerned's programs and projects, Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC) publications and posters, press releases, clippings, photographs, and files on local CALC groups, particularly the Metropolitan Chicago Chapter (1969-1981). Also included are files of the newspaper American Report (1970-1974) and material relating to Help Unsell the War, a mass media campaign in 1971-1972. Correspondents include Barbara Armentrout, John C. Bennett, Richard M. Boardman, Balfour Brickner, Dorothy Dunbar Bromley, John Pairman Brown, Robert McAfee Brown, William Sloane Coffin, Harvey G. Cox, Peter Davies, Richard R. Fernandez, Thomas Lee Hayes, Ron Henderson, Abraham Heschel, David L. Hurwood, Robert S. Lecky, Robert Jay Lifton, Robert A. Maslow, Richard John Neuhaus, Sidney M. Peck, Richard Van Voorhis, George W. Webber, Charles C. West, Herman Will, and Trudi Schutz Young.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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