Repository: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1985">1985</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1989">1989</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Bertha von Suttner Collected Papers, 1881-1917, 1993-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft. (15 linear in.)
Abstract:: Bertha von Suttner was an Austrian peace activist and intellectual, and the author of one of the first international bestselling novels focused on peace ("Lay Down Your Arms") published in 1891. In her life-long correspondence on peace matters with Alfred Nobel she urged him to establish a prize for peace. Von Suttner was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905, the first woman to be thus recognized.

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SOA Watch Records, 1986- (bulk)

Extent:: 4.5 linear ft. (4.5 linear feet (papers only))
Abstract:: The SOA Watch was founded in 1990 by Catholic peace activist, Father Roy Bourgeois. The organization tracks and monitors the work of the School of the Americas (SOA), renamed the "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation," (WHISC), in 2001. The WHISC is a combat training school for Latin American military personnel, located at Fort Benning, Georgia. The SOA Watch is a direct action protest organization.

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Ken Giles Collected Papers, 1973-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.83 linear ft. (10 linear in.)
Abstract:: This collection reflects the involvement of Ken Giles in various Jewish groups/organizations that worked for peace in the Middle East.

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Peace Links Collected Records, ca. 1985-1988 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:: Collection consists primarily of folders of printed materials titled: Celebrate Peace kit; Global Awareness kit; How to Talk to Your Children About Nuclear War; Library Project kit; Understanding the Soviets; Women in the Soviet Union study guide; Reach for Peace high school kit.

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Neil Wollman Papers, ca. 1984- (bulk)

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (5 linear ft.)
Abstract:: Neil Wollman (1950 - ) is a peace activist and psychologist. Beginning ca. 1984, Wollman began to pressure Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) to engage in socially responsible investing, including divesting from companies that did business in South Africa or built nuclear weapons. Wollman helped to form the Make TIAA-CREF Ethical Coalition. He is the the author of the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility (www.graduationpledge.org), and iscurrently involved with Kids Can make A Difference "to inspire students to realize that it is within their power to help eliminate hunger and poverty in their communities, country and world."

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Agape Foundation Records, 1970-2010 (bulk)

Extent:: 43.3 linear ft. (43.3 linear feet.)
Abstract:: The Agape Foundation was a non-profit public foundation, which raised and distributed funds to groups working for nonviolent social change. From its formation in 1969 by a group of pacifists and anti-war activists in Palo Alto, California, the Agape Foundation provided millions of dollars to nonviolent, grassroots organizations throughout the western United States. It was headquartered in San Francisco. In 2010 the Agape Foundation merged with the Peace Development Fund.

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Veterans for Peace, Inc. Records, 1985- (bulk)

Extent:: 11.13 linear ft. (11.13 linear feet.)
Abstract:: Veterans For Peace, Inc. (VFP) is an educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war. VFP iss comprised primarily of veterans of the United States military, but non-veterans may also join as associate members. VFP's statement of purpose (as of 2010) states that their mission is: "To increase public awareness of the costs of war; to restrain the U.S. government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations; to end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons; to seek justice for veterans and victims of war; to abolish war as an instrument of national policy". VFP members pledge to use nonviolent, democratic means to achieve these aims.

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Feminists in Solidarity with the Central American and Caribbean People Collected Records, 1983-1986 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:: Collection includes meeting notes, form letters, correspondence, flyers, publicity and media coverage, and one folder of information about Margaret Randall, feminist poet and writer.

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John Beer Collected Papers, 1954-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 2.08 linear ft. (25 linear in.)
Abstract:: John Beer was a professor of the history of science and chemistry, as well as a Quaker peace and antinuclear activist.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

World Without War Council-Midwest Records, 1961-2005 (bulk)

Extent:: 26.25 linear ft. (26.25 linear feet.)
Abstract:: The World Without War Council-Midwest developed about 1970. It was affiliated with the World With War Council national office, but functioned independently in terms of programming and operations. The WWWC-Midwest worked with leaders of NGOs, business, labor, religious bodies, professional organizations, and education, for the nonviolent resolution of international conflict and constructive global change.

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