CDG-B Afghanistan contains two folders. One folder is grouped by organization and the other folder contains miscellaneous material. These folders are in a "country collective box," containing an array of documentation also relating to Albania, Algeria, and Angola. The material on Afghanistan includes items relating to human rights and peace efforts by Afghan religious and women-based organizations, as well as their responses to religious fundamentalism and violence in Afghanistan. Diplomatic and peace material from the United States and NATO is also included here, particularly concerning the Obama Administration and United States involvement in Afghanistan. These flyers, booklets, reports, magazines, and newspaper clippings span the years 1980 to 2009, though the majority of the materials are from the early 2000s. The items in this collection are written in English. Notable organizations in this collection include Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Mennonite Weekly Review, and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

CDG-B Albania contains one folder with miscellaneous materials. This folder is in a "country collective box," containing an array of documentation also relating to Afghanistan, Algeria, and Angola. The material on Albania includes items relating to American disarmament efforts such as contacting Congressional officials to prevent the 1999 NATO bombing of Kosovo. This email correspondence is from 1998. The items in this collection are written in English. One notable person present in this collection is Jim Forest.

CDG-B Algeria contains two folders. These folders are in a "collective box country," also containing documentation related to Afghanistan, Albania, and Angola. One folder is grouped by organization and the other folder contains miscellaneous material. The material on Algeria includes items relating to peace efforts by Service Civil International (SCI) to rebuild Algerian infrastructure through volunteer workcamps, as well as discussions regarding military violence and the legitimization of torture by French military and religious officials after the Algerian Revolution. These pamphlets, correspondence, bulletins, interview transcripts, and book excerpts span the years 1949 to 1971, though the majority of the materials are from the 1950s. Most items in this box are written in French, with additional materials in Arabic, Dutch, English, and an unidentified dialect. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include Service Civil International (SCI), General Jacques Paris de Bollardière, General Jacques Massu, J.B. Brèsillon, and Henri Capieu.

Content warning: the folder "Miscellaneous, 1962-2000" contains images of graphic violence.

CDG-B Angola contains one folder with miscellaneous materials. This folder resides in a "country collective box," containing an array of documentation also relating to Afghanistan, Albania, and Algeria. The material on Angola includes items relating to American communication with Congressional representatives to stop covert military aid to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). Analyses of the political climate in relation to the conflict in Angola are also discussed. These reports, magazines, memos, correspondence, and newspaper articles span the years 1962 to 2000, though the majority of the materials are from the 1970s. The items in this collection are written in English and French. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include the World Assembly of Youth, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, and George M. Houser.

CDG-B Argentina consists of one box, which includes an array of documentation arranged by organization or person, as well as two folders containing miscellaneous material. The material includes items relating to Argentinian feminist, religious, and socialist organizations, in addition to peace efforts in Argentina through protests, conferences, and peace libraries. These pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper clippings, conference proceedings, correspondence, and reports span the years 1915 to 1992, though most are dated around the 1940s and 1970s. Notable people and organizations in this collection include Adolfo Perez-Esquivel (Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1980), Servicio Paz y Justicia en América Latina, War Resisters International, Federación Argentina de Mujeres por la Paz, Federación Obrera Regional Argentina (FORA), and Asociación Pacifista Argentina (APA). Materials are in English and Spanish.

CDG-B Armenia contains one box. This box is a "collective box," containing an array of documentation separated into folders grouped by organization or person, as well as two folders containing miscellaneous material. This material includes items relating to American humanitarian efforts in Armenia, as well as analyses of Armenian politics, border movement, and information regarding the Armenian genocide (1915-1917). These flyers, pamphlets, books, newspaper articles, and memos span the years 1904 to 1922, though the majority of the materials are from the 1910s. The items in this collection are written in English and German. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include the American Women's Hospital (circa 1919-1921), the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief (circa 1919), the Armenian National Committee (1920, 1945), and Diana Agabeg Apcar (circa 1912-1915).

CDG-B Austria contains 9 boxes. Two boxes are collective boxes, containing folders grouped by organization or individual and one box contains miscellaneous material. The remaining six boxes contain materials on Alfred H. Fried, International Institute for Peace, and Bertha von Suttner.

Materials include items relating to world peace and peace education, such as brochures, booklets, letters, pamphlets, photos, magazines, writings, and memos, which span 1881-2005, though the majority of the materials are from the mid-1900s. The items in this collection are written in English, French, Swedish and German. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include Jean and Hildegard Goss-Mayr, the Society of Friends, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Physical Description

3.75 linear ft.9 boxes

CDG-B Bolivia consists of two folders. The first contains a pamphlet with information on the Department of Peace and Integration of Núr University in Bolivia. The second contains peace-related material, including a manifesto from the Independent Women's Foundation, a letter to all teachers in Bolivia by Vicente Donoso Torres, and a document from "Labor Desenvuelta en Pro de la Paz Americana."

CDG-B Brazil, Box 1 (Collective Box [A-Z, Miscellaneous Peace Material]): This box contains speeches, essays, magazines, correspondence, news clippings, pamphlets, and newsletters from the years 1924 to 1988. The majority of these items are dated around the 1930s and 1940s. These materials focus on feminism, pacifism, agrarian reform, and the politics of 20th century Brazil. This box also contains limited materials on Brazil's role in international and trans-American peace efforts circa 1940s. Most items in this box are written in Portuguese or English, with additional materials in French, German, and Russian.

CDG-B Brazil, Box 2 (Apostolado Pozitivista do Brasil): This box contains pamphlets and publications of the organization Apostolado Pozitivista do Brasil from the years 1893 to 1949. The majority of these items are dated circa 1910s. These materials focus on responses to militarism, trans-American and international diplomacy and peace efforts, the indigenous peoples of Central and South America, and the philosophies of Auguste Comte. Most items in this box are written in Portuguese and French, with additional materials in English.

CDG-B Brazil contains two boxes. One box is a "collective box," containing an array of documentation separated into folders grouped by organization or person, as well as four folders containing miscellaneous material. The other box contains information relating to the Apostolado Pozitivista do Brasil. This material includes items relating to feminism and women's suffrage, agrarian reform, and pacifism in Brazil, as well as trans-American and international diplomacy efforts involving Brazil. These pamphlets, speeches, essays, newsletters, magazines, correspondence, newspaper clippings span the years 1893 to 1988, though the majority of the materials are from the 1910s, 1930s, and 1940s. Most items in this collection are written in Portuguese or English, with additional materials in French, German, and Russian. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include Apostolado Pozitivista do Brasil (the Positivist Apostolate of Brazil), Archbishop Dom Helder Camara (1909-1999), Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino (Brazilian Federation for the Progress of Women, circa 1929-1936), politician and suffragist Bertha Lutz (circa 1925), and Justica e Nao Violencia (Justice and Nonviolence, 1974-1975).

CDG-B Burma consists of documents held in a collective country box with other documentation from Bulgaria, Burundi, and Cambodia. There are two Burma folders, labeled "Miscellaneous Material" and "Miscellaneous Peace Material," each of which contain miscellaneous material. This material includes a booklet, packet, address, report, papers, and a website screenshot and span 1961 to 2012, though the majority are from the 1990s-2000s. The documents discuss relationships between the Burmese government and rebel groups, the fight for human rights in a military state, "World Tensions and International Misunderstanding," and the Briefing on Burma. A key figure mentioned in this group is U Thant. U Thant was the first non-Scandaninvian secretary-general of the United Nations and he held this position for ten years, from 1961-1971 (Source: U Thant - Wikipedia). Documents are in English and are either from Burma or the United States.

Physical Description

0.2 Linear Feet2 folders

CDG-B Burundi consists of one folder with material related to Innovations in Peacemaking - Burundi. The folder contains email announcements and reports from 2018, as well as a printed copy of the organization's website including its mission statement, history, and board of directors.

CDG-B Cambodia consists of one folder, which contains a letter written in 2003 by the Coalition for Peace and Reconciliation in Cambodia.

CDG-B Chile contains eight folders. These folders reside in a "country collective box," containing an array of documentation also relating to Colombia, Costa Rica, and Cuba. Six folders are grouped by organization or person, with two additional folders containing miscellaneous material. This material includes pamphlets, newsletters, reports, correspondence, and booklets relating to peace efforts from Chilean religious organizations, universities, and labor unions, in addition to international human rights organizations and reactions to Chilean conflict and military dictatorship. Materials are written in Spanish, French, and English and span the years 1852 to 1989, though the majority of the materials are from the 1970s and 1980s. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include Circulo Pro-Paz y Cooperación Americana, Victor Jara (death in 1973), Juan Enrique Lagarrigue, Orlando Letelier (death in 1976), and Servicio Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ) Chile.

CDG-B China contains five boxes. One box is a "collective box," containing documentation grouped by organization or person, as well as one folder containing miscellaneous material. The other boxes include documentation related to Daniel S.K. Chang from 1924-1945, Alley Rewi, and miscellaneous material. The miscellaneous material includes items relating to the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese aid, antiwar campaigns, Chinese reforms, and communism. Materials include booklets, articles, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, academic publications, letters, and surveys from 1900-1997, though the majority of the materials are from the 1930s-1940s. The items in this collection are written in English, French, and Chinese (unknown dialect). Notable people and organizations in this collection are the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace, the Canton Commitee for Justice to China, the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarment, the Fellowship of Reconcilliation, the League of Nations, the Society of Friends, Alley Rewi, and Daniel D.K. Chang.

CDG-B Colombia contains four folders grouped by organization or person, with one additional folder containing miscellaneous material. These folders reside in a "country collective box," containing an array of documentation also relating to Chile, Costa Rica, and Cuba. This material includes newspaper clippings, articles, and organization mission statements, and correspondence relating to peace efforts from Colombian organizations, organizations from the United States, and trans-American organizations spanning the years 1964 to 2016, though the majority of the materials are from the early 2000s. Items are written in English. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include the Movement for the Federation of the Americas and its associated International Congress on Federalism of the Americas and World Federalism (1964), Taller de Paz, Bogota School for Peace, and the U.S. Mennonite Central Committee.

CDG-B Croata contains two folders. One folder contains materials on the Center for Women War Victims, and the other folder contains miscellaneous peace material. The materials relate to aid for women refugees, refugee camps and an International Volunteers Project Pakrac initiated by the Anti-War Campaign Croatia. Materials include pamphlets, emails, and interim reports from 1993-1995. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include the Center for Women War Victims and the Volunteer Project Pakrac. Materials are in English.

Physical Description

0.1 linear ft.2 folders

This collection contains three folders. One folder contains magazines, letters, event programs, and conference agendas associated with La Cruz Blanca de la Paz (the Cuban Women's Association). The other two folders contain letters, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, and essays, many of which address Cuba's relationship with the United States between the 1940s and the 1980s.

CDG-B East Timor contains one folder within a country collective box that contains an array of documentation also relating to the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, and Ethiopia. The material on East Timor includes pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, and magazines relating to the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor (1975-1976), American military aid for Indonesia, and the lack of press coverage for this conflict, as well as informational and news material about East Timor from organizations based in the United States. Materials span the years 1976 to 1979; all items are written in English. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include the East Timor Defense Committee and the Timor Information Service.

CDG-B Ecuador contains two folders. The first folder consists of two copies of a flier with information about the organization No Bases, the International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases, which was formed in Ecuador in 2007. The second folder contains peace-related material, including a letter titled "Appeal to the conscience of Latin America" (1938) from the Institute of Hispanic American Cultural Relations of Guayaquil and a booklet in Spanish titled "La paz de América— Ecuador y su derecho" (Peace in America— Ecuador and its Law), which was written in 1941 by Colonel Adrian Cravioto, then-president of the Mexican Section of the International Institution of Americanist Ideals.

CDG-B Egypt contains three folders. One folder is grouped by organization and two folders contain miscellaneous material. These folders are in a "country collective box," containing an array of documentation also relating to the Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, and Ethiopia. The material on Egypt includes memos, correspondence, annual reports, and pamphlets pertaining to the fourth United States General Assembly special session on disarmament and the Cairo-based campaign for the elimination of nuclear weapons (1996), community efforts and activities by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA, 1936-1937), correspondence regarding the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936, and publications about Egyptian independence from L'Association Égyptienne de Paris (1919). This collection includes items from Egypt as well as publications about Egypt from other countries. These materials span the years 1919 to 1996, though the majority of the materials are from the 1910s and 1930s. Materials are in English, Arabic, and French.

CDG-B El Salvador contains one collective box, including an array of documentation separated into folders grouped by organization or person, as well as five folders containing miscellaneous material. The material includes pamphlets, newspaper clippings, reports, and flyers relating to labor rights, discourse surrounding United States aid to El Salvador, and the imprisonment and assassinations of political and religious leaders. These items span the years 1980 to 2003, though most are from the 1980s. Notable people and organizations present in this collection include Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the Peace Education division of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and various labor unions including the General Labor Union (CGT), Association of Salvadoran Telecommunications Workers (ASTTEL), SOICSCES Construction Workers Union, and National Association of Farmworkers (ANTA). Materials are in English and Spanish.