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ACCESS 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.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
DG.216
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
3.34 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Language Note:
Materials are in English.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] in the ACCESS Records (DG 216), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1984-1996 (inclusive)
Creator:
Access (Organization : Washington, D.C.), Lord, Mary E., Aicher, Paul J., and Kincade, William H.
Abstract:
Includes correspondence, annual reports, administrative files, financial records, literature and publications, manuscripts, minutes of meetings, periodicals, publicity materials, reference files, computer disks, and photographs. Correspondents include Paul J. Aicher, William Kincade, and Mary E. Lord.

Established in 1985 by Paul J. Aicher, ACCESS was a nonprofit, non-partisan information service on international security and peace. ACCESS provided information on current international events and guides through a telephone referral service, regular publication series, ACCESS Resource Brief, and reference books on international affairs. Concerned citizens and experts provided sources of information on issues such as US and foreign military policy, arms control, and regional conflicts. The executive director of ACCESS was Mary E. Lord.

Arranged as received from the donor.

Gift of ACCESS, 2002 [Acc. 02A-051].

The collection is unprocessed. This finding was created by Wendy E. Chmielewski, July 2009, and updated by SCPC staff 2017-2018; and Wendy Chmielewski September 2018.

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Finding Aid Author
Wendy E. Chmielewski
Finding Aid Date
July 2009
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Copyright to the ACCESS records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Collection Inventory

Checklist and removal sheet.
Box DG 216: 1
Access: A Security Information Service Funding Proposal, 1985-1986.
Box DG 216: 1
Access: A Security Information Service Funding Proposals, December 1987-1988.
Box DG 216: 1
Proposal Appendices—Publication kudos/reviews.
Box DG 216: 1
Early files, 1984-1987.
Box DG 216: 1
Early files, 1984-1987.
Box DG 216: 1
Kudos and Support material.
Box DG 216: 1
Access: A Security Info. Service from CDG-A.
Box DG 216: 1
Survey, 1989.
Box DG 216: 1
Board and Administrative Files, 1985-1986.
Box DG 216: 1
Board and Administrative Files, 1985-1986.
Box DG 216: 2
Board and Administrative Files, 1986.
Box DG 216: 2
Board and Administrative Files, 1986.
Box DG 216: 2
Board Files, 1986.
Box DG 216: 2
Board Files, 1986.
Box DG 216: 2
Board and Administrative Files, 1987.
Box DG 216: 2
Board and Administrative Files, 1987.
Box DG 216: 2
Board Files, 1988.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Files, 1988.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Files, 1988.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Memos, Financial, 1989-1990.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Correspondence, 1989.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Meet, 1989-12-01.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Records, 1990.
Box DG 216: 3
Board Records, 1990-01-1990-05.
Box DG 216: 3
Scope and Contents

May 21, 1990 Board Meeting

Board Records, June-December 1990.
Box DG 216: 4
Scope and Contents

October 3, 1990 Board Meeting

Board Planning, 1990?.
Box DG 216: 4
Board Files, 1991.
Box DG 216: 4
Board Files, 1991.
Box DG 216: 4
Board Correspondence, 1992-.
Box DG 216: 4
Board Correspondence, 1993.
Box DG 216: 4
Files that were loose: Correspondence, reviews.
Box DG 216: 4
Loose papers: Correspondence, reviews, funding.
Box DG 216: 4
Ford Foundation, 1995.
Box DG 216: 4
Report to Ford Foundation, 1995-1996.
Box DG 216: 4
Carnegie, 1995.
Box DG 216: 5
Budgets and Final Reports.
Box DG 216: 5
Tax Records, 1985-1992.
Box DG 216: 5
Reed Reference Services, 1995.
Box DG 216: 5
Financial/Tax Records, 1992-1994.
Box DG 216: 5
Financial Records, 1986-1992.
Box DG 216: 5
Budget, 1988.
Box DG 216: 5
Financial Records; Peace Development Fund; ACCESS Funder, 1992-1993.
Box DG 216: 5
ACCESS Inquiry Service.
Box DG 216: 6
ACCESS Topic Codes.
Box DG 216: 6
ACCESS Resource Guide Search for Security Review.
Box DG 216: 6
Literature and Publications.
Box DG 216: 6
Advancing Public Understanding, 1989.
Box DG 216: 6
ACCESS: Program Report and Information.
Box DG 216: 6
Trends in Peace and Security Grants.
Box DG 216: 6
Layout for ACCESS Publication.
Box DG 216: 6
ACCESS Issue Packet on Africa.
Box DG 216: 6
Case Studies for ACCESS; Book on International Conflict Resolution- Clements and McNamara.
Box DG 216: 6
Field in Tension: From ADR to Conflict Transformation – Clements and McNamara.
Box DG 216: 6
Brief Glossary of Conflict Resolution Terms.
Box DG 216: 6
Recognition of Minority Rights in Liberal Democracies.
Box DG 216: 6
Press/Newsletter Clips re: ACCESS, 1986.
Box DG 216: 6
ICR: Essays.
Box DG 216: 6
Reviews.
Box DG 216: 6
SFS-Press Release, Reviews.
Box DG 216: 6
Curriculum Packet, 1994.
Box DG 216: 7
Awards and Reviews.
Box DG 216: 7
ACCESS-Articles, Kudos, etc., 1987-1989.
Box DG 216: 7
ACCESS-Kudos, 1989.
Box DG 216: 7
ACCESS-Kudos, 1990.
Box DG 216: 7
ACCESS-Kudos, 1991.
Box DG 216: 7
Reviews-General.
Box DG 216: 7
Internship Guide-Review Distribution.
Box DG 216: 7
Reviews-SFS 2.
Box DG 216: 7
Reviews.
Box DG 216: 7
One Nation Becomes Many-Review.
Box DG 216: 7
Persian Gulf-Review.
Box DG 216: 7
Africa Packet-Review.
Box DG 216: 7
Ethnic Conflicts Europe-Review.
Box DG 216: 7
IADO-Review.
Box DG 216: 7
Production: Quotes, Design, etc.
Box DG 216: 7
GDP: Marketing, 1990.
Box DG 216: 7
OUBM: Distribution, Marketing.
Box DG 216: 7
Outreach: Conferences and Meetings, 1992.
Box DG 216: 7
ACCESS Listings.
ACCESS Close-out Trends Mailing.
Box DG 216: 8
ACCESS Close-out Legal Questions.
Box DG 216: 8
ACCESS Close-out Notice/Correspondence.
Box DG 216: 8
GMU-CR Guide.
Box DG 216: 8
Old Profiles/ Ref only.
Box DG 216: 8
Cold War Admin – Ref.
Box DG 216: 8
Bibliographies.
Box DG 216: 8
Bibliographies.
Box DG 216: 8
Articles.
Box DG 216: 8
Report, 1998.
Box DG 216: 8
Survey.
Box DG 216: 8
ACCESS Info and Reports.
Box DG 216: 8
CR: Database(s).
Box DG 216: 8
CR Records.
Box DG 216: 8

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