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Peace History Society Records

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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:
DG.094
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
11 linear ft. (11 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] in the Peace History Society Records (DG 094), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1963- (inclusive)
Creator:
Bruce, William J., Carroll, Berenice A., Chambers, John Whiteclay, II, 1936-, Chatfield, Charles, 1934-2015, Conroy, Hilary, 1919-2015, Cook, Blanche Wiesen, Cooper, Sandi E., DeBenedetti, Charles, Neumann, William L. (William Louis), 1915-, Weber, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1926-, Wittner, Lawrence S., Peace History Society, Council on Peace Research in History, and Conference on Peace Research in History
Abstract:
The records of the Peace History Society contain minutes, mailings, annual brochures, general correspondence, papers presented at its conferences, documents about PHS projects and its monthly journal Peace and Change, and audiotapes. Correspondents include Charles Barker, Berenice A. Carroll, John. W. Chambers, Charles Chatfield, Hilary Conroy, Blanche Wiesen Cook, Sandi E. Cooper, Charles DeBenedetti, Michael A. Lutzker, William L. Neumann, Arthur I. Waskow, Ralph Edward Weber, and Lawrence S. Wittner.

The Peace History Society (PHS) was formed "to encourage, support, and coordinate peace research among historians and social scientists." It began as an ad hoc committee established at the December 1963 meeting of the American Historical Association (AHA) and, until 1986, was called the Conference on Peace Research in History. Between 1986 and 1994 it was called the Council on Peace Research in History. It changed its name to Peace History Society in 1994. PHS sponsors conferences, publishes the journal Peace and Change as well as a newsletter, and conducts many peace research programs with other organizations. It is affiliated with AHA, is a member of the Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development, and has acquired Non-Governmental Organization status at the United Nations.

This collection includes material on the Council on Peace Research in History.

Organized in 9 series. Important series are: I. History; II. Executive Council; III. Membership; V. General Correspondence; VI. Council Correspondence and Papers; VII. Projects; VIII. Newsletters and Periodicals. Documents are arranged in chronological order.

Guide to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 2nd ed., p. 20.

Source of acquisition--Chatfield, Charles DeBenedetti, Charles. Method of acquisition--gift gift; Date of acquisition--1972, 1985. 1971-1984..

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.

Collection Inventory

Box 1.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 1 [SCPC-3812]
Box 2.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 2 [SCPC-3813]
Box 3.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 3 [SCPC-3814]
Box 4.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 4 [SCPC-3815]
Box 5.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 5 [SCPC-3816]
Box 6.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 6 [SCPC-3817]
Box 7.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 7 [SCPC-3818]
Box 8.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 8 [SCPC-3819]
Box 9.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 9 [SCPC-3820]
Box 10.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 10 [SCPC-3821]
Box 11.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 11 [SCPC-3822]
Box 12.
Box Acc. 06A-038: 12 [SCPC-3823]

Box 1.
Box Acc. 11A-045: 1 [SCPC-4161]
Box 2.
Box Acc. 11A-045: 2 [SCPC-4162]
Box 3.
Box Acc. 11A-045: 3 [SCPC-4163]
Box 4.
Box Acc. 11A-045: 4 [SCPC-4164]
Box 5.
Box Acc. 11A-045: 5 [SCPC-4165]
Box 6.
Box Acc. 11A-045: 6 [SCPC-4166]

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