Call Number:

DG.059

Repository:

Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Extent:

4.25 linear ft. (4.25 linear ft.)

Language Note:

Materials in English.

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.