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Elkinton Family Doukhobor Papers, 1884- (inclusive)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (15 linear in.)
Abstract:
The Doukhobors are a pacifist sect. They originated in Russia but were forced to emigrate to Canada in 1898 due to their refusal to bear arms for the Tsar. In the late 1930s their leader, Peter P. Verigin, created an organization known as the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ, also known as the Orthodox Doukhobors, which has maintained the tradition of Doukhobor cultural activities. The Elkinton Family, a prominent Philadelphia (Pa.) Quaker family, and other members of the Society of Friends in Canada and the United States have offered moral and material assistance to the Doukhobors because of the connection of their beliefs in pacifism and simplicity.

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John McConnell Papers, 1950-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
34.1 linear ft. (34.1 linear ft.)
Abstract:
John McConnell was born in 1915, in Davis City, Iowa. He has been an minister, author, editor, advocate for the environment, and businessman. He organized Meals for Millions in 1962 in San Francisco to feed displaced Hong Kong refugees and organized the Minute for Peace radio broadcast in 1964. In 1968 McConnell designed the Earth Flag, depicting the planet as seen from space. McConnell proposed the idea of Earth Day in 1969 to celebrate a peaceful planet. He also proposed Sea Citizens in 1974, and Earth Trustees in 1995. John McConnell died in 2012.

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Concepción Picciotto Papers, 1936-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.75 linear ft. (9 boxes)
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Concepcion Picciotto maintained an anti-nuclear protest in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington (D.C.) from 1981 until her death in 2016 -- which was the longest such vigil in U.S. history.

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Harold Taylor Collected Papers, 1959-1974 (inclusive)

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0.83 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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Dr. Harold A. Taylor (1914–1993) was the president of Sarah Lawrence College, known for his writing on education and philosophy, his involvement in peace organizations in the 1960s, and his stand against McCarthyism's interference with American education.

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Robert Hood Papers, 1936-1994 (inclusive)

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Robert Davis Hood (November 11, 1916 - July 24, 1994) was a Methodist pacifist and conscientious objector.

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Jean Gore Papers, 1969-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.085 linear ft. (5 manuscript boxes)
Abstract:
Jean Gore was a peace and justice advocate for many years, particularly active through the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Branch in Boulder, Colorado.

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