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Media Area Committee for the United Nations Collected Records
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore 19081-1399
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The Media (Pa.) Area Committee for the United Nations; founded in 1954 by David C. Elkinton, it was made up of members of local organizations and individuals who supported the United Nations' role in world peace and international relations. The Committee organized United Nations weekends in Delaware County to celebrate the founding of the U.N. and to educate the public on its role in world affairs.
Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, flyers, publicity materials, newspaper clippings, photos.
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Subject
- International organization -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- Pennsylvania -- Media -- History -- Sources
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- Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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Collection is open for research without restrictions.