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World Conference on Religion and Peace, USA Records

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Call Number:
DG.059
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
4.25 linear ft. (4.25 linear ft.)
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the World Conference on Religion and Peace - USA Records (DG 059), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Date:
1962-1989 (inclusive)
Creator:
World Conference on Religion and Peace (Organization). USA, Agus, Jacob B. (Jacob Bernard), 1911-1986, Baugher, Norman J., 1917-1968, Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985, Brickner, Balfour, 1926-2005, Earle, Clifford J., 1904-1982, Eisendrath, Maurice Nathan, 1902-1973, Greeley, Dana McLean, 1908-, Halbert, Herschel, Hassler, Alfred, 1910-, Holcombe, Arthur Norman, 1884-, Jack, Homer A. (Homer Alexander), 1916-1993, Lally, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1918-, Lord, John Wesley, 1903-, Meacham, Stewart, Peachey, Paul, 1918-, Schomer, Howard, 1915-, Shannon, Kay, Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987, and Wright, John J. (John Joseph), 1909-1979
Abstract:
In the early 1960s religious leaders, Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath and Dana McLean Greeley (Unitarian-Universalist) independently saw the need for national confernce on religion and peace. The organized the National Inter-religious Conference on Peace held March 15-17, 1966, in Washington, D.C., which brought together clergymen and laymen from all peace oriented viewpoints to discuss the relation of religion to peace. Minister and peace activist Homer A. Jack was also involved in organizing the group in the early years. In 1975 the group changed its name to World Conference on Religion and Peace (USA) to identify more clearly with World Conference on Religion and Peace (International).

National Inter-religious Conference on Peace held March 15-17, 1966, in Washington, D.C., to bring together clergymen and laymen from all peace oriented viewpoints to discuss the relation of religion to peace; following conference, U.S. Inter-religious Committee on Peace (also called Inter-religious Committee on Peace) was formed to continue this work; name changed in 1975 to World Conference on Religion and Peace (USA) to identify more clearly with World Conference on Religion and Peace (International); also called WCRP/USA or WCRP (U.S.A.).

This collection contains: Minutes, correspondence (1965-1966), statements produced by the conference, workshop kits, study group working papers, publicity, and anthology of published papers of the conference; together with minutes (1966-1989), reports, form letters, and financial records of U.S. Inter-religious Committee on Peace and of WCRP/USA; material relating to Japan-U.S. Inter-religious Consultation, Tokyo, May 1983; and correspondence (1962-1989) and other materials of Homer A. Jack. Correspondents include Jacob B. Agus, Norman J. Baugher, Eugene Carson Blake, Balfour Brickner, Clifford Earle, Maurice Nathan Eisendrath, Dana McLean Greeley, Herschel Halbert, Alfred Hassler, Arthur Norman Holcombe, Homer A. Jack, Francis J. Lally, John Wesley Lord, Stewart Meacham, Paul Peachey, Howard Schomer, Kay Shannon, E. Raymond Wilson, and John J. Wright

This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated.

Guide to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 2nd ed., p. 46 and 82.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.

Gift of Homer Jack, 1987 [Acc. 87A-050]; 1991 [Acc. 91A-058]

This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated. This finding aid was created by Wendy Chmielewski and SCPC staff, September 2012.

World Conference on Religion and Peace (DG 078)

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Collection Inventory

Correspondence with [of?] Homer Jack, 1962-1963.
Box 1
Leaders Conference on Peace: program, undated.
Box 1
Inter-Religious Conference I, 1966.
Box 1
Inter-Religious Conference II, 1965.
Box 1
Inter-Religious Conference III, 1966.
Box 1
Inter-Religious Conference IV, 1965.
Box 2
Religion and peace volume, 1966.
Box 2
U.S. Interreligious Committee, 1966.
Box 3
U.S. Interreligious Committee, 1967-1968.
Box 3
Conference on Peace: statement of purpose; background, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: meeting minutes, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: statements produced at conference, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: statements by faith groups, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: Executive Committee -- correspondence, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: correspondence, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: Secretariat -- correspondence, undated.
Box 4
Conference on Peace: dissociate [?] file, undated.
Box 4
Financial records, 1965-1976.
Box 5
Program, 1976.
Box 5
Program, 1977.
Box 5
Program, 1978.
Box 5
Program, 1979.
Box 5
Program "Realities and Illusions of Security", 1980-1981.
Box 5
Program, 1982.
Box 5
Inter-Religious Committee on Peace: meeting minutes, etc., 1980-1989 circa.
Box 6
Programmatic efforts, etc., 1986-1987.
Box 6
Programmatic efforts, etc., 1988.
Box 6
Programmatic efforts, etc., 1989.
Box 6
Japanese-American Consultation, 1983.
Box 7
Files of Homer Jack, 1984-1986.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

multiple folders?

Inter-Religious Committee on World Peace, undated.
Box 8
Material from 1992 re-file box, undated.
Box 8
Material from 1996 re-file box, undated.
Box 8
U.S. Inter-Religious Committee on Peace: meeting minutes, 1968-1970.
Box 8
U.S. Inter-Religious Committee on Peace: report "From Geneva Through Tokyo", 1967.
Box 8
U.S. Inter-Religious Committee on Peace: meeting minutes, 1970-1974.
Box 8
U.S. Inter-Religious Committee on Peace: meeting minutes, 1972-1974.
Box 9
Meeting minutes, 1975 - July 1979.
Box 9
General meetings: agenda; meeting minutes, 1979-1980.
Box 9
Steering Committee, 1979-1980.
Box 9
Meeting minutes, 1982.
Box 9
Memoranda and releases created, 1976-1980.
Box 9
Financial records: reports, 1978-1980.
Box 9
Fundraising, 1978-1979.
Box 9
Membership, 1979-1980.
Box 9
Correspondence, 1979-1980.
Box 9
Correspondence of [with?] Malcolm Sutherland, 1979.
Box 9
Correspondence of [with?] Malcolm Sutherland, 1980.
Box 9
Correspondence of [with?] Malcolm Sutherland, 1981.
Box 9
Notebook of Malcolm Sutherland, 1979-1981.
Box 9
Conference on Peace: observers lists, undated.
Box 10
Conference on Peace: publicity, undated.
Box 10
Conference on Peace: Work Group I - Confronting the Changing Communist World, undated.
Box 10
Conference on Peace: Work Group II - China and the Conflicts in Asia, undated.
Box 10
Scope and Contents

2 folders

Conference on Peace: Work Group III - Forums of Intervention: Moral Responsibility and Limits, undated.
Box 10
Scope and Contents

2 folders

Conference on Peace: participants from D.C. office, undated.
Box 10
Conference on Peace: workshop kit material, undated.
Box 10
Conference on Peace: background material; follow-through, undated.
Box 10
National Inter-Religious Conference on Religion and Peace: papers given, undated.
Box 10
Conference on Peace: correspondence with/of sponsors, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: co-chairs; Magristrar Murray, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: meeting with President; correspondence with President, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: suggested youth, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: invitations extended to individuals, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: invitations declinded, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: invitations extended to organizations to become Supporting Organizations -- not accepted, undated.
Box 11
Conference on Peace: Religious Editors' Luncheon -- invitations and acceptances, undated.
Box 11
U.S. Interreligious Committee on Peace: financial records, undated.
Box 12
Scope and Contents

2 folders

U.S. Interreligious Committee on Peace: financial records, 1966-1967.
Box 12
Conference on Religion and Peace: financial records -- receipts, undated.
Box 12
U.S. Interreligious Committee on Peace: finance [committee?] nominations, undated.
Box 12

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