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Alice Niles Lynd and Staughton Lynd Papers, 1965-1995 (inclusive)

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8.33 linear ft. (8.33 linear feet.)
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Staughton Lynd and Alice Niles Lynd, Quakers, authors, and activists in the civil rights and peace movements, who worked individually and collaborated on many labor and pacifist projects.

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War Resisters' International Records, 1923-1976 (inclusive)

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3.25 linear ft. (3.25 linear ft.)
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The War Resisters' International was founded at Bilthoven, Netherlands, in 1921 by representative pacifists from that country, Germany, Austria and Great Britain. The War Resisters' International was never more than a coordinating body in its relationship to affiliated groups.

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Lee Stern Papers, 1936-1992 (bulk)

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2 linear ft. (2 linear feet.)
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Lee Stern (1915-1992), was a Quaker pacifist, conscientious objector to war, involved in peace groups and organizations, and a teacher of nonviolence.

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Alaskans for World Peace Records, 1979-1986 (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
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Collection includes: articles of incorporation and by-laws, correspondence, newsletters, articles and letters to the editor by members; peace-related writings of Conner Sorensen; information about programs: anti-hunger, disarmament, efforts against U.S. military assistance to Nicaragua.

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Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam Records, 1969-1973 (bulk)

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19 linear ft.
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The Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam was founded in 1969. Cora Weiss was the co-chair and director of the organization from 1969-1972. The Committee organized the exchange of letters and packages between families of prisoners of war in Vietnam and the POWs. The Committee played a significant role in providing information to the U.S. public about the POW situation and in the public debates about this issue. Other supporters and activists with the Committee included David Dellinger, Richard Falk, and William Sloane Coffin.

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Andrew B. Reid Papers, 1981-1988 (bulk)

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0.63 linear ft. (7.5 linear in.)
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Includes correspondence (1981-1988); involvement with Rural Alliance for Military Accountability and its parent group the Rural Coalition; Western Solidarity; reference files include material about: MX missiles, 1981-1988 (primarily news clippings from western U.S. newspapers); the MX missile U.S. Airforce "Peacekeeper Rail Garrison" program, in which the missiles would be placed on railroad cars, to be moved in time of war; also includes files about organizations working against the MX missile in Colorado, North and South Dakota, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming; and other organizations working against siting of missiles in their states; collection also includes audio and video cassettes and a bumpersticker.

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Annalee Stewart Collected Papers, 1945-1988 (inclusive)

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0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
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Annalee Stewart was a Methodist minister who served with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and other organizations in the 1950s-1960s.

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Édouard Theis Collected Papers, 1947-1965 (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
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Édouard Theis was a missionary and teacher in Madagascar and the Cameroons, before joining the theology faculty at the University of Paris. As a pacifist and conscientious objector to war Theis resisted Nazi violence and racism during World War II. Along with André and Magda Trocmé, Theis and his wife, Mildred, co-founded the Collège Cévenol in 1938. Theis taught French, German, and Greek, and his wife taught there as well. Theis also served as the college's first [second?] director until his retirement in 1963.

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Waldo Williams Collected Papers, 1942-1998 (inclusive)

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0.42 linear ft. (5 linear inches -- papers only)
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Williams was a Welsh poet, war resister, war-tax resister, and conscientious objector in World War II. He became a Quaker in 1953.

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

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1.5 linear ft. (1.5 linear ft.)
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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).

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Norman R. Morrison Memorial Fund Records, 1965-1968 (bulk)

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0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
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Includes correspondence (1965-1966), financial records, reports, newspaper clippings, Friends World College files about the award, and five folders (1965) (primarily receipts for contributions) concerning the Morrison Family Fund.

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Louis A. Friedman Papers, 1973-2003 (bulk)

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35 linear ft. (35 linear feet.)
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Louis A. Friedman has worked internationally with Promoting Enduring Peace, EarthKind, People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE), and other organizations on peace and environmental issues. Along with his wife, Judi Friedman, environmentalist and award-winning children's book author, he traveled as a citizen-diplomat and also brought several Soviet/Russian delegations to the United States to further communication on these issues. Friedman has organized peace river cruises and trips through Soviet cities for United States media, and participated in marches at the Nevada Test Site, the Pentagon, and the White House. Both Friedmans died July 26, 2016.

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Roberta Dickinson Collected Papers, 1969-1974 (bulk)

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0.627 linear ft. (1 half hollinger box and 2 photo boxes 2.5" wide)
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Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, documents relating to Dickinson's arrests, information about resistance to the Vietnam War and the Harrisburg Eight, war tax resistance, Dickinson's letters to congress and to editors, specifications for her "My Lai" sculpture; collection also includes photographs.

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Common Ground Records, 1982-2006 (bulk)

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2.5 linear ft. (2.5 linear feet.)
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Common Ground was a community of faith founded by Quakers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1982 to break cycles of poverty, racism, and sexism through nonviolence education and action. Collaborative work with Baton Rouge Friends Meeting, local Clergy and Laity Concerned and Dignity chapters led to founding and shared workspace at Bienville House Center for Peace and Justice. Common Ground developed an educational program for abused residents and ex-residents from the city's domestic violence shelter. Providing sanctuary for Central American refugees led to successful national organizing in opposition to detention of those refugees in remote Oakdale, Louisiana. Eight journals and five newsletters created with and by grassroots women at their request were printed in-house in Lousiana and Indiana. In Georgia, Common Ground organized biannual leadership retreats with women from a diversity of cultures and faiths. The organization was dissolved in 2006

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Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Records, 1990-2017 (bulk)

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38 linear ft. (38 linear ft.)
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The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), is a national network of organizations working to address issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup. The organization was founded in Colorado in 1987 as the Military Production Network (MPN). In 1997 the name was name to the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. The headquarters of the organization are in Washington D.C. and its members work together as a network to influence national policies related to nuclear weapons production, testing, research, cleanup of contaminated sites, public safety, and worker health. ANA's list of member organizations has expanded to include groups working on the costs and consequences of nuclear power facilities as well.

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Daniel Ellsberg Collected Papers, 1972- (bulk)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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The collection consists of one folder of printed material and pamphlets, including a research proprosal (1986): "U.S. First Use Threats and the Construction of Instability", and a transcript of a talk: "Daniel Ellsberg: The Construction of Instability" (1986).

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Janet Essley Collected Papers, 1968-1970 (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
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The collection consists of one folder of Essley's collected printed material about antiwar activities, and two folders of reference files: Trials of American soldiers for antiwar activities, and Student strikes and protests. Her collected material on the Boston Draft Resistance Group was moved to a separate document group with that name.

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Kenneth G. Hanauer Papers, 1956-1958 (bulk)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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Collection includes printed materials, including published court documents about the case Kenneth George Hanauer, appellant, v. Wilson H. Elkins, President of the University of Maryland, et al.

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David E. Gibson Collected Papers, 1981-1991 (bulk)

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0.83 linear ft. (10 linear inches.)
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Collection consists mainly of printed materials collected from Gibson's extensive career as a consultant and organizer; folders include information about Virginia Action, 1982,1983; Greater Philadelphia Freeze Walk, ca. 1984,1987; recruitment of college students for SANE, 1985; Citizens Network, ca. 1985; divestment blockade at Columbia University, 1985; SANE: New York Council, ca. 1985,1989; L.A. Jobs with Peace Campaign, 1986 ; Tim Wirth for Senate Campaign, 1986; NJ SANE/Freeze, 1987, 1989; American Peace Test, ca. 1988, 1989; Act for Peace in the Middle East, ca. 1990,1991; Philadelphia Clean Water, 1991. Collection includes also files re: Gibson's attendance at events, and his reference/subject files.

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Grace Contrino Abrams and Fran Contrino Schmidt Collected Papers, 1942-1980 (inclusive)

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0.63 linear ft. (2 boxes; 7.5 linear inches)
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This small collection of papers details especially the life of Grace Contrino Abrams and her strong interests in teaching and in working against injustice in whatever form. The clippings from newspapers of media coverage, as well as the many Letters to the Editor, show some of her public life, while letters, and reminiscences of sister Fran Contrino Schmidt, fill out her private life. It should be noted that though there were five siblings, Grace and Fran spent much of their time together in private and public life, and this is reflected in the collection. Grace and Fran taught in Florida public schools and were pioneers in peace education curriculum.

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Edwin Ginn and Ginn and Company Collected Papers, 1902-1909 (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
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Collection includes correspondence (1902-1909), publicity and reviews for The Future of War by Jean de Bloch (1902), pamphlets about world peace, world organization, international union, and limitation of armaments. The collection includes only incidental information about Ginn and Company.

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Robert Horton Collected Papers, 1948- (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
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Collection includes biographical information about Robert Horton; consists primarily of materials gathered for a manuscript titled The Power of the Powerless, a series of biographies and interviews of conscientious objectors to war and those imprisoned for their beliefs.

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Jerome Balter and Ruth Balter Papers, 1959-1974 (bulk)

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3.3 linear ft. (3.3 linear feet.)
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Jerome Balter (1921-2016), and Ruth Balter (born 1922), have been peace and social justice activists for many years. They were both active in efforts to desegregate housing and public schools in Rochester, New York from the late 1950s onward. Jerome Balter campaigned several time for local and state political offices as a way to achieve these goals. Both Balters were also active in efforts to oppose the Vietnam War. Ruth Balter was connected with Women Strike for Peace in Rochester. They both currently live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where Ruth is active with the Granny Peace Brigade, working on issues of social justice and against the war in Afghanistan.

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Deborah Jacoby Collected Papers, 1962-1996 (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
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Collection includes information about New Jersey peace movments and antinuclear movements; the Coalition for Peace Action / New Jersey Peace Action; Monmouth County Pax Christi and New Jersey Pax Christi; PeaceWorks; also includes reference files on peace, social justice, nuclear disarmament, Bosnia (1995) and the Soviet Union.

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Alice Herz and Helga Herz Collected Papers, 1941-2002 (bulk)

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0.42 linear ft. (5 linear inches.)
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Papers of a German mother and daughter who emigrated to the United States and were peace activists in the Detroit area; mother was the first American to immolate herself in protest of the Vietnam War.

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Andrea Jeffries Collected Papers, 1963, 1971-1973 (bulk)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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Collection includes handwritten letters from Charles (Charlie) Muse and John J. Phillips to Andrea Black (Jeffries), and letters between Muse and Phillips. Muse and Phillips were draft resisters, who were accused of burning Selective Service records during the Vietnam War era.

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Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy Collected Records, 1981-1988 (bulk)

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1.67 linear ft. (20 linear inches.)
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Collection includes memoranda, correspondence (1981-1988), meeting minutes, financial records, litigation files, newspaper clippings, flyers, and subject/reference files about other antinuclear organizations.

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Pledge of Resistance, Albany Chapter Records, 1985-1993 (bulk)

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5 linear ft. (5 linear feet (12 boxes))
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The Pledge of Resistance group in Albany, New York was part of an active nationwide network of grassroots organizations opposed to U.S. intervention in Central America. The Albany group was active between 1984 and 1993. Its members engaged in marches, protest demonstrations, extensive correspondence and meetings with legislators, fundraising activities, boycotts, and networking with like-minded organizations. The Albany POR produced newsletters, press releases, and leaflets. The Pledge of Resistance in Albany and the national Pledge of Resistance were dissolved in 1989.

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Benjamin Linder Collected Papers, 1987 (bulk)

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0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
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Collection includes information about Ben Linder, the Ben Linder Memorial Fund, and the Ben Linder Peace Tour (1987), including Philadelphia area organizing efforts.

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Dale Malleck Collected Papers, 1985-1994 (bulk)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
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Includes printed materials, some correspondence and pamphlets, mainly information about Malleck and the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament (1985); includes poetry and other writings about peace by Malleck. Collection includes photos and t-shirts from various marches.

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