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Walkabout Peace and Justice 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.162
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
3.3 linear ft. (3.3 linear ft.)
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Walkabout Peace and Justice Records (DG 162), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1981-1992 (inclusive)
Creator:
Walkabout Peace and Justice (Organization) and Hirshkowitz, Barbara
Abstract:
Walkabout Peace and Justice was first organized in 1985 in Davis, California, as an experimental project to provide a source of information for the peace-walking community. The group sponsored walks in support of issues related to peace and social justice; acted as a clearinghouse to provide information about other peace walks, mainly through its journal, Walkabout Peace and Justice. It's most siginficant organizer was Barbara Hirshkowitz, who later became a participant in New Society Publishers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Walkabout Peace and Justice was first organized in 1985 in Davis, California, as an experimental project to provide a source of information for the peace-walking community. The group sponsored walks in support of issues related to peace and social justice; acted as a clearinghouse to provide information about other peace walks, mainly through its journal, Walkabout Peace and Justice. It's most siginficant organizer was Barbara Hirshkowitz, who later became a participant in New Society Publishers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Includes correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, periodicals, reference files, photographs, posters, audiocassettes, computer diskettes (3.5"). Correspondents include: Barbara Hirshkowitz.

This collection is unprocessed and in the same order in which the donors gave it to the Peace Collection. Individual accessions are listed in chronological order. Accessions not listed below are too small for a folder list.

Acc. 92A-020 Acc. 95A-082 Acc. 99A-039 Acc. 02A-034 Acc. 07A-035

Gift of Barbara Hirskowitz,, 1992-1992, 2002, [Acc. 92A-020, Acc.92A-061, Acc.95A-082, Acc.97A-024, Acc.99A-039, Acc.02A-034] T.L. Hill, 2007 [Acc.07A-035].

Processed by SCPC staff, 2007 to 2008.

New Society Publishers (DG 189)

For related materials, search the library's online catalog

    Memorabilia
  1. Origami Peace Crane on a tax return form
  2. Walkabout Poster of a globe and roots
  3. 11 large prints of Nagasaki and Hiroshima on and around 6 August
  4. 1 large print of the New England Peace Pagoda
  5. Japanese Banner (says "NA MU MYO HO REN GE KYO" in Japanese letters)
  6. Purple Saddle Bag with Thai writing
  7. Button of a Peace Pagoda and the writing "Non-violence world peace" and "NA MU MYO HO REN GE KYO"

Photographs

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Access Restrictions

None.

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Use Restrictions

None.

Collection Inventory

Mailing lists: copies sent; awaiting replies, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Financial records: grants, budgets, etc., undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Correspondence, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Mailing information and supplies, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Correspondence (completed?), undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Financial records, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Transcripts, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Advertising(?), undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
That Charlie, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Potential graphic, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Correspondence: answered, 1986 - (April) undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Responses needing follow-up, undated.
Box 2 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Interview (with?) Prem Kumar, undated.
Box 2 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 2 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
World Peace March, San Diego, California: route, undated.
Box 2 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
World Peace March, undated.
Box 2 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk for the Earth, 1984-1986.
Box 3 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk of the People: newsletters, undated.
Box 3 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk of the People: messages, undated.
Box 3 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Great Peace March, Summer 1986.
Box 3 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
On the Line, undated.
Box 3 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Computer disks (with files from Walkabout), undated.
Box 3 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 4 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Mailing lists, undated.
Box 4 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Donations and subscriptions, undated.
Box 4 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk #8: miscellaneous, undated.
Box 4 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Financial records: bank statements; grant information; etc., undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Newsletters with information re: Walks, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
South Africa Walk, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #8: international, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Great Peace March, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #8: national, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
A Walk for Life, New England, Summer 1987.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk of the People: Europe, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk to Moscow, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
World Peace March, San Francisco - New York City.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk of the People: journal, undated.
Box 5 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk of the People: United States, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walk of the People: United States, 1986.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #6, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #5, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #5 and #6: PREP needed, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #3 and #4, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #2, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #1, February 1985.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Grafton Peace Pagoda, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Heiwa Dai Koshin, 1983-1985.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Japan, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Leverett Peace Program, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Long Walk for Survival, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Longest Walk, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Nipponan Myo Hoji Walks 1986 Iran, South Africa, 1986.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walkabout #7, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Former pilgrims: current projects, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Pro Peace, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Great Peace March, undated.
Box 6 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Central America walks, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
CNVA: Walk to Moscow, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Contintental Walk, 1976.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
European Peace Pilgrimage, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Caminata Pacificadora por Centroamerica, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Canada, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Annual walks (short), undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Bethlehem Peace Pilgrimage, Pennsylvania, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Peace walks, USA, 1984-1986.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Pilgrimage for Humanity, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Planet Walker, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Walks: poetry/art, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Prem Kumar, undated.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Shepherd's Field P.P., 1983.
Box 7 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Short walks, 1986.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Trail of Tears, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Slide show, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
John L.P.: background; notes; border article; research, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Survey questionnaire, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Richard Polese, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Los Ninos, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
National Pilgrimage to Reverse the Arms Race, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
No Euroshima Walk, 1983.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Pantex actions, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Peace camps, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Peace Pilgrim Center, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Peace Pilgrimage: U.S. Amer[icans?] in Germany, 1986.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]
Peace walks: Europe, undated.
Box 8 (Acc. 92A-020) [on-site box]

Peace Walk for a Nuclear Free Europe, 1987.
Box 1 (Acc. 95A-082) [on-site box]

Miscellaneous reference files on various peace walks, 1982-1992.
Box 1 (Acc. 99A-039) [on-site box]

Peace walks, 1982-1992.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
On the Line, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
Walks, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
Interfaith Pilgrimage, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
Nipponzan Myo Hoji: United States, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
Nipponzan: Europe, etc., undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
Nipponzan Myo Hoji: United States, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]
Nipponzan: Europe, etc., undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 02A-034) [on-site box]

Dale James Outhouse, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Sarvodaya, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Leverett / Grafton, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Flamewalk, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Network News / Letters, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Jun Yasuda, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Winds of Change, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Japanese writings (including Lotus Sutra, chapter 16), undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Remembrance articles for Barbara Hirshkowitz, 1986.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Miscellaneous peace writings, undated.
Box 1 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Journals of Barbara Hirshkowitz, April-August 1983.
Box 2 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Scope and Contents

written while in Japan

Journal "Adventure for Peace in Japan", April 25, 1983 - October 23, 1983.
Box 2 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Journal, 1984.
Box 2 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]
Peace walks: photo journal, 1984.
Box 2 (Acc. 07A-035) [on-site box]

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