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SCI International Voluntary Service (U.S.) 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.
Overview and metadata sections
Established around 1956 by Robert Stowell and others as an American affiliate of Service Civil International (founded in Europe in 1920 by Pierre Ceresole) with goals of voluntary service, self-discipline, and international friendship; U.S. national office located successively in Cabot, Vermont, Wheatland, Wyoming, and Chicago, Illinois; has also called itself International Voluntary Service (also the name of the British affiliate); this usage was discontinued to avoid confusion with another group of a similar name located in Washington D.C.; operated approximately 87 workcamps between 1954 and 1974; arranged short-term workcamp assignments overseas and a small number of long-term and conscientious objector placements; suspended operation in the mid-1970s, but was revived in the mid-1980s by a group of former SCI volunteers located in Crozet, Virginia.
Includes correspondence, administrative files, financial records, recruitment, orientation and membership files, periodicals, published materials, photographs of starvation in Biafra, and publications from the International Secretariat and affiliates in other countries. Correspondents include Dorothy Day, David Dellinger, Robert Gaebler, A.J. Muste, and Robert Stowell.
This collection remains in the order in which it was donated.
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Gift of Robert Gaebler, 1987 [Acc. 87A-083].
This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated. This finding aid was created by Amanda by Amanda Cardillo June 2012.
Organization
- SCI International Voluntary Service (U.S.)
- International Voluntary Service
- Service Civil International. American Group
Subject
- Voluntarism -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Volunteers -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Internationalism -- History -- Sources
- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources
Place
- Publisher
- Swarthmore College Peace Collection
- Access Restrictions
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None.
- Copyright may have been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection or may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendents), in this collection, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
- Use Restrictions
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None.
Collection Inventory
Seguin Farm, June 20-July 10, 1971.
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San Francisco, August 1-30, 1971.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, August 28-September 9, 1971.
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Beaver Run, July 11-August 1, 1971.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, June 5-20, 1971.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, June 19-July 4, 1970.
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Beaver Run, July 5-26, 1970.
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San Francisco, August 7-31, 1970.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, December 28, 1969 - January 3, 1970.
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Centro Escolar, June 29-August 30, 1969.
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Beaver Run, July 20-August 9, 1969.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, August 31-September 13, 1969.
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La Honda, California, June 28-August 9, 1969.
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Sheffields II, 1968.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, 1968 (June-September).
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Peace Shop, 1968.
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Centro Escolar I, II, 1968.
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Watts, 1968 (August).
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Beaver Run, June 30-July 20, 1968.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, 1969.
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Bryson City, 1967.
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Sheffield, Massachusetts, July 1-August 11, 1967.
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Sheffields II, 1967.
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Beaver Run II, 1967 (August).
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Beaver Run I, 1967 (August).
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Summary of Projects, 1967.
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Philo I, II, 1968.
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Providence- Not Held, 1967.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, 1967.
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Reinberg II, 1967.
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Reinberg I, 1967.
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Watts I, 1967.
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Watts II, 1967.
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Cumberland I, II, 1967.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, Woodstock, 1966 (September).
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Beaver Run, Pennsylvania, 1966 (July-August).
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Casa Central I, 1966 (June-July).
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Pleasant Valley Farm, 1966 (June).
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Pacoima, California, 1966.
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Highlander, 1966.
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Pleasant Valley Farm, Spring 1966.
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Reinberg, 1966 (July-August).
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Pleasant Valley Farm, Winter 1966.
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Reinberg II, 1965.
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Reinberg I, 1965.
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Pleasant Valley Christmas, 1965.
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Catholic Workers' Farm, 1965 (July-August).
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Pleasant Valley Farm, 1965 (September).
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Reinberg, 1965 (August-September).
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Reinberg, Spring 1962.
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Chicago, Summer 1964.
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Chicago III, Summer 1964.
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Largo, Summer 1964.
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Algeria- Medicine, 1964 (February).
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Chicago, 1964 (January-February).
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Cleveland, Summer 1964.
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Reinberg, Summer 1964.
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Children's Center, 1965 (June-September).
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South Chicago, 1965 (June).
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Cleveland, 1965 (June).
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Highlander Cooperative, 1965.
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Highlander Cooperative, Summer 1964.
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Fayette County, 1962-1963.
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SCI/IVS Financial Records.
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SCI/IVS Accounts, 1969 -.
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SCI/IVS Treasurers Annual Reports.
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Do Now.
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SCI/IVS Budgets, 1970.
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SCI Financial Records, 1971.
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Budget- Treasury Report.
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Account Sheets.
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SCI/IVS Treasurers Bi-Monthly Report.
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Bi-Monthly Budget Sheets.
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Blank Account Sheets.
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SCI Financial Records, 1976.
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SCI Financial Records, 1975.
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Account with SCI.
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SCI Financial Records, 1974.
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SCI Financial Records, 1973.
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SCI Financial Records, 1972.
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SCI Financial Records, 1971.
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SCI Financial Records, 1970.
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SCI Financial Records, 1969.
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SCI Financial Records, 1967.
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IVS Financial Records, 1966.
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IVS Financial Records, 1965.
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IVS Financial Records, 1964.
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IVS Financial Records, 1963.
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IVS Financial Records, 1962.
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IVS Financial Records, 1961.
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IVS Financial Records, pre-1961.
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SCI/IVS Accounts, 1967-1968.
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Last Heard From, April-June.
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Last Heard From, January-March.
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Last Heard From, October-December.
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Last Heard From, July-September.
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A-B.
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C-D.
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E-F.
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G-H.
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I-J.
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K-L.
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M-N.
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O-P.
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Q-R.
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S-T.
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U, V, W.
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X, Y, Z.
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Member Files of Major Contributors- Archives.
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IVS Photo Collection.
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Incorporation.
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SCI and Other Bulletins on Conscientious Objection and Alternative Service.
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SCI/IVS USA National Committee Minutes, 1970.
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SCI/IVS USA National Committee Minutes, 1956-1969.
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SCI National Groups' Projects.
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North Africa Committee.
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Bangladesh.
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Austria.
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Belgium.
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Burma.
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Cyprus.
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Cananda.
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Denmark.
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English IVS.
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East-West.
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French.
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Finland.
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Greece.
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Holland.
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Hungary.
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Iceland.
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India- Original file may have been loaned to Tom Eads.
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Ireland.
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Israel.
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Italy.
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Japan.
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Korea.
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Lebanon.
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Mauritius.
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Morocco.
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New Zealand.
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Norway.
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South and Central America.
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Pakistan.
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Portugal.
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Switzerland.
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Spain.
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Sweden.
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Turkey.
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Thailand.
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Tunisia.
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Vietnam.
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West Africa.
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Yugoslavia.
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Tom Eads and the End of SCI/IVS I.
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IVS Archives.
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Personal Letters on Conscientious Objection, Status, Draft, etc.
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SCI "Action"- Lending Library.
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Minutes of SCI International Executive Committee Meeting.
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SCI Address Lists.
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Asian Secretariat Circular Letters.
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IVS Newsletter (Archives Collection), 1954 -.
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English IVS News Library Collection.
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SCI International Secretariat Circular Letters, 1964.
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SCI Constitution /International Delegates Meeting.
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SCI- European Secretary.
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SCI Finances.
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Old SCI/IVS Letterheads.
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SCI International Secretariat Personal Letters (Archives), 1954-1966.
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British News Bulletin (for Archives), 1948-1964.
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Peace Corps., 1960-1963.
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Reports of American IVS National Secretary to SCI International Committee.
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SCI- Five-Year Plan.
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National Secretary's Newsletter (Archives).
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Copy Used in Old Newsletters.
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British IVS Bulletin "Service", Number 29 (Archives), 1965 -.
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UNESCO Coordinating Committee- Work Camp News.
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SCI International Secretariat Circular Letters (for IVS Archives), 1954-1963.
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Minutes of SCI International Committee Meetings (for IVS Archives), 1955-1964.
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Association of International Work Camps for Peace.
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SCI/IVS Administration- Letters to Volunteers and Members- Archives Collection.
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International Publications of IVS.
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Nominations and Ballots (for 1969), 1968.
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SCI Annual Service List.
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Development of IVS Constitution- Archives.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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New England (Excluding Connecticut and Rhode Island).
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California Group.
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Illinous, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa.
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Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island Group.
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Pennsylvania and New Jersey Group.
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Florida Group.
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Michigan, Northern Ohio and Indiana.
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New York City Group.
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Chicago Group.
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Chicago Group, 1989 -.
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Attempted Local Groups.
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SCI "Action" Archives Collection.
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Algeria Delegation Archives Collection, 1964-1965.
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Algeria Archives Collection, 1954-1963.
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Early American Friends Service Committee-SCI Relationship.
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Old SCI Membership Lists.
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Work Camp Materials.
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SCI Training Materials.
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Re-contact Materials.
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Membership and Record-Keeping.
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Publicity/Recruiting.
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Inquiry Materials.
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For Processing Applications.
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Publicity.
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Articles Written by IVS Volunteers.
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IVS-SCI Brochures and Information Sheets.
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IVS-SCI Work Camp Articles to Reprint.
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Current SCI Special Tasks.
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Office Crew.
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Revision of "What is IVS?".
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SCI-Printed Handout Materials.
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Archives II.
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European Secretary Circular Letters.
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American SCI Newsletter, Numbers 31-50.
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Domestic U.S. Peace Corps.
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Coordinating Committee Bulletins and Letters.
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Half-Tone (U.S. Negatives Only).
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Work Camps Around the World- UNESCO.
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SCI International and European Secretaries' Meeting- Minutes and Working Papers.
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Minutes and Working Papers of SCI International Committee, 1965 -.
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SCI International Secretariat Personal Letters, 1967 -.
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Asian Secretaries' Meeting- Minutes and Working Papers.
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