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International Labour Organisation Collected Records, 1919-1941, 1998 (bulk)

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0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)

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Erica Enzer Collected Papers, 1931-1998 (bulk)

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0.63 linear ft. (7.5 linear in.)

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Erica Enzer (1925-1998) was a peace activist, mathematics teacher, and chemist.

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Freeze Campaigns (State and Local) Collected Records, 1980-1989 (bulk)

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0.83 linear ft. (10 linear in.)

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These are collected records of state and local nuclear freeze campaigns. Freeze was a grassroots movements which called for a bilateral freeze on the nuclear weapons buildup by the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1980s.

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Harrisburg Defense Committee Collected Records, 1970-1973 (bulk)

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.8 linear ft. (2 boxes (10 linear in. total))

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On January 12, 1971, Dr. Eqbal Ahmad, Father Philip Berrigan, Sister Elizabeth McAlister, Father Neil McLaughlin, Anthony Scoblick (a married priest), and Father Joseph Wenderoth were indicted on federal charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and blow up the heating systems of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. The government also cited as co-conspirators Father Daniel Berrigan, Sister Beverly Bell, Marjorie Shuman, Paul Mayer (a married priest), Sister Jogues Egan, Thomas Davidson and William Davidon. The six defendants were arraigned on February 8, 1971 and each pled 'not guilty.' A second indictment was handed down on April 30, 1971 in which John Theodore (Ted) Glick was added to those charged (the defendants were thereafter known as the Harrisburg 8), and the charges were expanded to include destroying files and property of the federal government, and conspiracy to possess illegal explosives. Finally, on April 5, 1972 the jury returned its verdict: Philip Berrigan...(see more)

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International Peace Society Collected Records, 1817-1948 (bulk)

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1.88 linear ft. (22.5 linear in.)

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The Society for the Promotion of Universal and Permanent Peace, also known as the London Peace Society, was founded June 14, 1816. Members were primarily Protestant, especially Quaker. Although its official platform was based on an absolutist pacifist stance, its members included peace workers who did not accept the full pacifist position. By 1930 it had taken the name of International Peace Society, having become incorporated with the International Christian Peace Fellowship.

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Resource Center for Nonviolence Records, ca. 1979-1998 (inclusive)

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.25 linear ft.

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Alice Slater Papers, 1993-2005 (bulk)

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15.5 linear ft. (15.5 linear ft.)

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Alice Slater is a nuclear policy expert involved in nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and elimination of weapons issues. She has served as a founder or officer of several major organizations, including Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, Economists Allied for Arms Reduction, Abolition 2000, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, and Stand for Truth About Radiation. Slater is internationally known for her expertise and work on disarmament issues.

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Cora Weiss Papers, 1960- (bulk)

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12.5 linear ft. (12.5 linear ft.)

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Cora Weiss is a peace and social justice leader and activist. She is a supporter of the United Nations, an early member of Women Strike for Peace, a leader in the anti-Vietnam war movement in the United States. In the 1970s Weiss was the director of the Riverside Church (New York, NY) Disarmament Program. Weiss was also active with SANE, SANE/Freeze, Peace Action, and The Hague Appeal for Peace. Weiss became president of the International Peace Bureau in 2000. She has always been active in women's peace issues, hosting the first women's radio program in New York City in the 1970s, attending women's disarmament summits in the former Soveit Union, the U.N. Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, and many other events. Weiss is the recipient of numerous peace awards from all over the world.

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Ailanthus Collected Records, 1979-1992 (bulk)

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0.42 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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The collection consists primarily of printed material; includes flyers, notes from meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, banners, legal briefs, publicity materials, and reference files. Also includes a memoir by Robert W. Hillegass about the making of the play "Handy Dandy" by William Gibson which draws heavily on Ailanthus courtroom experience and spirituality.

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Alternatives to Violence Project USA Records, 1982- (bulk)

Extent:

12.08 linear ft. (12.08 linear feet)

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Collection is primarily printed material; includes minutes, by-laws, flyers, manuals, newsletters.

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