Repository: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / Subject: Peace -- Societies, etc / Place: United States / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1900">1900</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Swarthmore College Peace Collection Subject Peace -- Societies, etc Place United States Year 1900 to 1949

Extent:: 12.5 linear ft. (12.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:: The most colorful and important peace organization to rise from the the Civil War was the Universal Peace Union (UPU). This militant band grew out of reaction against compromising tactics which the American Peace Society adopted during the Civil War.

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Extent:: 49 linear ft. (49 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Promoting Enduring Peace was founded in 1952, with headquarters in Woodmont, Connecticut. Principles of the organization included: peace with freedom and justice for all, support for the United Nations, and belief in religion as the fundamental force for righteousness. Today PEP's mission is to conduct peace education promoting the advent of a harmonious planetary commonwealth through the convergence of the worldwide movements for disarmament, social justice, and environmental stewardship as the foundation of sustainable peace; through education and citizen diplomacy. The PEP established the Gandhi Peace Award.

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