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World Peace Council Collected Records, 1949-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (1.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:
The World Peace Council (WPC) is an international organization representing over 100 countries. Currently, its headquarters are in Greece. The organization was founded in 1948 and Frederic Joliot-Curie was its first president. According to the WPC website, it is described as an "anti-imperialist, democratic, independent and non-aligned international movement of mass action. It is an integral part of the world peace movement and acts in cooperation with other international and national movements" (2011).

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Ann Whitman Papers on John Foster Dulles, 1952-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 boxes
Abstract:
Ann Whitman (1908-1991) was personal secretary to President Dwight D. Eisenhower during both of his administrations and later served as chief of staff to Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. Whitman's Papers on John Foster Dulles consist of photocopies of a portion of Whitman's files concerning secretaries of state John Foster Dulles and Christian A. Herter. The majority of the files consist of correspondence of John Foster Dulles, often with President Eisenhower or United States government officials, and also include a small amount of similar material of Christian A. Herter.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Records, 1945- (inclusive)

Extent:
0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
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The UNA of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was formed in 1945 out of the League of Nations Union, to "help bring about a just, ordered and lasting peace, and better conditions of life for all mankind." It works to ensure that the United Nations is effective, efficient, and creative in all the areas on which it focuses its attention.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Atomic Age Collection pamphlets, 1945-1990s (inclusive)

Extent:
24 boxes
Abstract:
The pamphlets of the Atomic Age Collection, which date from 1945 to the late 1990s, address atomic weapons and defense in the nuclear age. Topics range from first impressions of the effects of the Atomic Bomb at the end of World War II to anti-nuclear waste activism in the late 1990s. This collection consists of pamphlets arranged by creator, such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and related groups, the Committee of 100, European Nuclear Disarmament (END), and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI); there are also a large number of pamphlets by various creators arranged chronologically in the collection's "Miscellaneous" section.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Mary Bye Papers, 1966-[on-going] (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:
Mary (Du Bois) Bye, Quaker peace and social activist and member of Doylestown Monthly Meeting of Friends in Pennsylvania, was born in 1913. This collection consists of the papers relating to Mary Bye's political activity. It includes correspondence, notes, clippings, and other files concerning peace and justice issues.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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