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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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Call Number:
CDG-A.Media Area Committee for the United Nations
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: Swarthmore College Peace Collection, CDG-A., Media Area Committee for the United Nations..
Date:
1955-1965 (inclusive)
Creator:
Elkinton, David Cope, 1915-
Abstract:
Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, flyers, publicity materials, newspaper clippings, photos.

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.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.

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