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Annalee Stewart Collected Papers, 1945-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:
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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Waldo Williams Collected Papers, 1942-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:
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)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (1.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:
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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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)

Extent:
0.627 linear ft. (1 half hollinger box and 2 photo boxes 2.5" wide)
Abstract:
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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Daniel Ellsberg Collected Papers, 1972- (bulk)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
Abstract:
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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Grace Contrino Abrams and Fran Contrino Schmidt Collected Papers, 1942-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.63 linear ft. (2 boxes; 7.5 linear inches)
Abstract:
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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