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Nuclear Weapons Facilities Task Force Collected Records, 1977-1984 (bulk)

Extent:
0.17 linear ft. (2 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Collection includes printed correspondence, flyers, newsletters, memos, booklets. Correspondents include Sam Day, Mike Jendrzejczyk and Pam Solo. This collection includes material about the Rocky Flats/Nuclear Weapons Facilities Project and other Rocky Flats related material.

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Peace Publishing Company Records, 1970-1971 (bulk)

Extent:
0.63 linear ft. (7.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:
The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, certificate of incorporation, financial records, minutes of meetings, petitions, information about local (New York state) legislators. Correspondents include Bernard A. Weisberger. The collection also includes information about the Lawyers Committee for Effective Action to End the War, and a manuscript of "Rats in a Box" by Serge Lang.

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Marjorie Swann and Robert Swann Papers, 1949-1972 (bulk)

Extent:
2.5 linear ft. (30 linear inches.)
Abstract:
The Swanns were Quaker peace activitists who were particularly well known for their part in nonviolent direct action against nuclear weapons testing and deployment in the 1950s-1960s.

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Coalition for a New Foreign Policy Records, 1969-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
27 linear ft. (27 linear ft.)
Abstract:
Coalition for a New Foreign Policy was the leading organization lobbying the U.S. Congress on behalf of a broad spectrum of peace and social justice organizations from the early 1970s through the 1980s.

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Union of Democratic Control Collected Records, 1915-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.25 linear ft. (15 linear in.)
Abstract:
The Union of Democratic Control was founded in 1914 in London, England by an alliance of radical Liberal Party and Independent Labour Party members to protest Britain's decision to enter World War I. It became a well-respected and internationally known research organization, publishing many pamphlets about British national and colonial affairs. It was disbanded in 1966.

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Community of Christ Records, 1965-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.25 linear ft. (acc. 2017-072: 19 boxes acc. 2014-048: 5 boxes)
Abstract:
The Community of Christ was established in 1965 as a progressive, ecumenical community committed to the city and rooted in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

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Duncan Bassett Murphy, Jr. Papers, 1920-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
14.25 linear ft. (36 boxes)
Abstract:
Duncan Murphy Jr. was greatly concerned for Native American rights, and was an activist against the U.S. war in Central America and the U.S. build-up of a nuclear weapons arsenal.

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Kindlewood Peace Community Records, 1970-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.75 linear ft. (9 boxes)
Abstract:
The Kindlewood Peace Community was a grassroots organization, located in Rome, New York, during the 1980s. Members of the organization wished to raise awareness of the nuclear Cruise missiles stored at the nearby Griffiss Air Force Base. Kindlewood members held vigils and weekly handed out leaflets at the Base gate. They were also involved in the planning of conversion of the base to civilian and limited military use in the 1990s.

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