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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
DG.252
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
8.75 linear ft. (8.75 linear feet.)
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Washington Peace Center Records, ( DG 252), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1960-2013 (bulk)
Creator:
Washington Peace Center (Washington, D.C.)
Abstract:
The Washington Peace Center was formed in 1963 upon the dissolution of the Peace Action Center of Washington, D.C. The organization seeks to educate the public on peace issues through youth programs, conscientious objector/draft counseling, film screenings, speakers, workshops on peace topics, discussions, and the publication of a newsletter. Its mission statement as of 2013 includes : "The Washington Peace Center is an anti-racist, grassroots, multi-issue organization working for peace, justice, and nonviolent social change in the metropolitan Washington DC area."

The Washington Peace Center was formed in November 1963 upon the dissolution of the Peace Action Center of Washington, D.C. Many of the same programs were taken over by the newly-formed Washington Peace Center, a non-profit organization housed (until 1997) in the Florida Avenue Quaker meetinghouse in Washington D.C. The first Executive Director was Gelston MacNeil, a Quaker pacifist and activist. The WPC worked in cooperation with the American Friends Service Committee. The organization seeks to educate the public on peace issues through youth programs, conscientious objector/draft counseling, film screenings, speakers, workshops on peace topics, discussions, and the publication of a newsletter. Its mission statement as of 2013 includes : "The Washington Peace Center is an anti-racist, grassroots, multi-issue organization working for peace, justice, and nonviolent social change in the metropolitan Washington DC area."

The collection includes materials on a wide variety of peace and social justice issues. Includes reports, correspondence, administrative files, financial records, flyers, typescripts, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, periodicals, publicity materials, reference files, photographs, posters, and audio visual items.

This collection remains in the order in which it was donated.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these records.

Gift of Washington Peace Center, 2013 [Acc. 2013-044], [Acc. 2013-061.

This collection remains unprocessed and in the order in which it was donated.

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  2. Posters
  3. Periodicals
  4. Audiovisual items

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Subject

Publisher
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Access Restrictions

None.

Copyright to the Washington Peace Center Records has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Some items in this collection may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendants), as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
Use Restrictions

None.

Collection Inventory

Articles and information, undated.
Box 1
Photoscans, undated.
Box 1
Correspondence re: police misconduct, undated.
Box 1
Middle East, undated.
Box 1
Ken's grant, undated.
Box 1
Sign-up sheets, undated.
Box 1
Persian Gulf War: costs of the war; who pays, 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
Persian Gulf War: resistance within military/sanctuary/C.O., 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
Persian Gulf War: history of U.S. intervention in region, 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
President George Bush: opinions and statements re: the war (justification, goals, etc.), 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
Peace talks, summits, proposals, 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
War: U.S. energy policies, 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
Persian Gulf War: harassment of of Arab-Americans and anti-war movement, 1990-1992 circa.
Box 1
War: U.S. energy policies -- oil, undated.
Box 1
War: opinions / polls, undated.
Box 1
Contacts and addresses, undated.
Box 1
Marcia, 1982.
Box 1
Committees, undated.
Box 1
National campaign, undated.
Box 1
Churches, undated.
Box 1
Outreach to high schools, undated.
Box 1
SOA Watch, undated.
Box 2
Science for Democratic Action, undated.
Box 2
Resist, undated.
Box 2
New York Voices for Peace and Social Justice Peace News Letter, undated.
Box 2
National Coalition for Peace and Justice, undated.
Box 2
Bring It Home WBF/IMF outreach, undated.
Box 2
Coalition for Housing Justice, 2000.
Box 2
Political affairs, undated.
Box 2
Psychologists for Social Responsibility, undated.
Box 2
War Times, undated.
Box 2
Washington Notes on Africa, undated.
Box 2
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 2
September 11th: statement and action, 2001.
Box 2
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 2
Media resources, undated.
Box 2
Notes, undated.
Box 2
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 3
Bright Morning Star, undated.
Box 3
Oppressed people, undated.
Box 3
Program copy, undated.
Box 3
Archival material, 1960s.
Box 4
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 4
A.C.E. manuals, 1950.
Box 4
Brochure graphics, undated.
Box 4
T and R staff, Summer 1972.
Box 4
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 4
Archival material, 1980s.
Box 4
SCII, 1978.
Box 4
20th anniversary (October 1983), 1983.
Box 4
Washington Peace Center Newsletter, undated.
Box 4
Miscellaneous items, 1999.
Box 4
Article by (about?) Mike Weinstein, undated.
Box 4
Miscellaneous items, 1991-1994.
Box 5
Miscellaneous items, 1992.
Box 5
Miscellaneous items, 1993.
Box 5
Miscellaneous items, January 1994.
Box 5
Miscellaneous items, 1995.
Box 5
Miscellaneous items, 1996.
Box 5
Miscellaneous items, 1997.
Box 5
Just Peace Works, undated.
Box 6
Periodicals: newsletters; magazines, undated.
Box 6
Palestine and Israel, undated.
Box 6
Organic Consumers Association, undated.
Box 6
CFC, 2003.
Box 6
National Archives, undated.
Box 6
UFPJ conference, undated.
Box 6
Congressional Youth Leadership Council, undated.
Box 6
Chiapas, Mexico, undated.
Box 6
Darfur, 2005.
Box 6
Vigils, actions, etc., undated.
Box 6
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) / ANSWER, undated.
Box 6
Miscellaneous items: magazines, advertisements, pamphlets, undated.
Box 6
Witness for Justice, undated.
Box 6
United for a Fair Economy, undated.
Box 6
Faces of the Fallen, undated.
Box 6
Contacts, undated.
Box 6
Actions, September 2005.
Box 6
Lacy Macauley, undated.
Box 6
Miscellaneous, 1994-1999.
Box 6
Sherry Glaser, undated.
Box 7
Gray Panthers, undated.
Box 7
Guide to Demonstrating DC, 1982.
Box 7
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), undated.
Box 7
Congo, undated.
Box 7
Anti-racism, undated.
Box 7
Carol Moore, undated.
Box 7
Center recruitment.
Box 7
D.C. demonstration rules, January 17, 2002.
Box 7
Outreach to high schools, undated.
Box 7
Activist alert, undated.
Box 7
P.L. distributor, undated.
Box 7
Critical mass, undated.
Box 7
Little Friends for Peace, undated.
Box 7
Serbian nationalist demonstration versus Croatia: Stop Torturing Orthodox People!, August 8, 2007.
Box 7
ADC information, undated.
Box 7
Lyrix, undated.
Box 7
Religious activism, undated.
Box 7
Stop loss Congress, undated.
Box 7
Anti-torture material, undated.
Box 7
Art of Living, undated.
Box 7
Co-op America, undated.
Box 7
Tower guard vigil, August 8, 2007 - September 2007.
Box 7
The Longest Walk, July 11-12, 2008.
Box 7
D.C. Asians for Peace and Justice, undated.
Box 7
Funding for Citizens Watch, February 2, 2005.
Box 7
Park watch, undated.
Box 8
Legal Committee: names, undated.
Box 8
David Bates, undated.
Box 8
Military Family Support Network, undated.
Box 8
Meetings: agendas, undated.
Box 8
Tax resistance, undated.
Box 8
Co-Op Contemporary Affairs test for college studies, undated.
Box 8
War Resisters League: scrapbook, undated.
Box 8
Annual report tips, undated.
Box 8
Youth dialogue: juvenile justice racism strategies, June 6, 2001.
Box 8
KIDS, undated.
Box 8
WTO, 2003.
Box 8
Fiscal sponsor of(?) Spirit House, undated.
Box 8
Reunited intervention, undated.
Box 8
Ladyfest D.C., 2001.
Box 8
Nuclear weapons (nukes), undated.
Box 8
Financial records for April 20 Mobilization, undated.
Box 8
UMD graduate peace form, undated.
Box 8
Justice action movement, January 2001.
Box 8
Women in Black, D.C., undated.
Box 8
Jose Brito Ribeiro, 1997.
Box 8
Network solutions, undated.
Box 8
E base, undated.
Box 8
Cesar Chavez High School, undated.
Box 8
Articles and information, undated.
Box 9
Statements, undated.
Box 9
Happy X-Mas [Christmas], undated.
Box 9
Endorsements, undated.
Box 9
Other organizations: statements, undated.
Box 9
Middle East: newsclippings, September 1988.
Box 9
Students, undated.
Box 9
Phone numbers, undated.
Box 9
Coordinating Committee, undated.
Box 9
Volunteer task/s, undated.
Box 9
Peace Park, undated.
Box 9
February 24: original statements of witnesses, undated.
Box 9
Middle East Coalition: contacts, undated.
Box 9
Canvas [canvassing?], undated.
Box 10
Phone packets, undated.
Box 10
Student organizing, undated.
Box 10
Resources, undated.
Box 10
Coalition literature, undated.
Box 10
Canada Peace Letter, undated.
Box 10
Freeze (nuclear), undated.
Box 10
Alcoholism, undated.
Box 10
Typesetting, undated.
Box 10
Police monitoring, undated.
Box 10
Police harrassment, undated.
Box 10
Media Committee, undated.
Box 10
Bridge the Gulf Committee, undated.
Box 10
Materials Committee, undated.
Box 10
Legal Committee, undated.
Box 10
Education Committee, undated.
Box 10
Canvas [canvassing?], undated.
Box 10
Outreach Committee, undated.
Box 10
Fundraising, undated.
Box 10
Middle East: communication, undated.
Box 10
Hospitality / January 26, undated.
Box 10
Events, undated.
Box 10
Central America, undated.
Box 10
D.C. Aportion Fund (DCAF), undated.
Box 11
D.C. anti-terrorism legislation, undated.
Box 11
D.C. organizations, undated.
Box 11
Demonstration rules, undated.
Box 11
Youth and militarism, undated.
Box 11
Overview of the WPC, undated.
Box 11
Afghanistan: information sheets; articles, undated.
Box 11
Press kit, undated.
Box 11
Teach-In, September 20, 2001.
Box 11
Peoples Property Campaign, undated.
Box 11
Cesar Chavez Military Program, undated.
Box 11
Outlines created, undated.
Box 11
Propaganda (by others), undated.
Box 11
Police brutality, undated.
Box 11
Log. briefing, undated.
Box 11
D.C. high schools, undated.
Box 11
Blue Dog Coalition, 2007.
Box 11
Representative Earl Bluneous (Oregon), 2007.
Box 11
Press alerts, undated.
Box 11
Representative Peter Welch, 2007.
Box 11
Website, undated.
Box 11
Anti-war literature, undated.
Box 11
Congressional Progressive Caucus, 2007.
Box 11
Nuclear weapons (nukes) notes, undated.
Box 11
Army recruitment, undated.
Box 11
D.C. Justice and Solidarity Collective, undated.
Box 11
Covert action, undated.
Box 11
Casa de Maryland, undated.
Box 11
The Foundation Center, undated.
Box 11
Iran / Korea / Cuba, undated.
Box 12
Harper's: Cheney's Song, undated.
Box 12
IMC: brochures, undated.
Box 12
IMC: staffing, undated.
Box 12
Information requests, undated.
Box 12
Festivals, undated.
Box 12
Rally 4 Peace, undated.
Box 12
Orientation material, undated.
Box 12
CFC campaign, undated.
Box 12
Julia Tell / film project, undated.
Box 12
Youth for Democrats Fiscal and Positive Change, undated.
Box 12
Epic, undated.
Box 12
Mobilization for Global Justice, undated.
Box 12
U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, undated.
Box 12
Iraq: internal report re: legality, undated.
Box 12
Associates in Community Psych.: fiscal, undated.
Box 12
Permit applications, undated.
Box 12
Board meeting, October 1999.
Box 12
Cesar Chavez Public Policy Fellowship, undated.
Box 12
Contribution to death/taxes, undated.
Box 12
National Guard letter, undated.
Box 12
One D.C., undated.
Box 12
Fleming Center, undated.
Box 12
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK): Beyond Vietnam, undated.
Box 12
Muslim Voices, undated.
Box 12
Noam Chomsky event, undated.
Box 12
Newsletter, undated.
Box 12
No War on Cuba, undated.
Box 12
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), undated.
Box 12
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), undated.
Box 12
SWARM on Congress; Tina Richards, undated.
Box 12
Vets for Peace, undated.
Box 12
The Leadership Program, undated.
Box 12
Chris Lotz, Summer 2007.
Box 13
NLG, undated.
Box 13
Jay Marx, undated.
Box 13
WPC activist guide, 2005.
Box 13
Work sheets, September 9, 2005.
Box 13
Refugee issues, undated.
Box 13
Festivals: tableing, undated.
Box 13
Speaker series, undated.
Box 13
website links, undated.
Box 13
Lease, 1998.
Box 13
Policies and procedures of organization, undated.
Box 13
Board members agreement, undated.
Box 13
Press contacts, undated.
Box 13
Friends of the Peace Center, undated.
Box 13
CFC, 2003.
Box 13
Financial records: miscellaneous receipts, undated.
Box 13
Acknowledge, undated.
Box 13
Annual report issue, 1987.
Box 13
Background, undated.
Box 13
Board meetings, undated.
Box 13
Board material, 1995.
Box 13
Board meeting, June 25, 1995.
Box 13
Board meeting, October 18, 2000.
Box 13
Board meeting, August 14, 2000.
Box 13
Arab-Israeli, undated.
Box 13
Ramona's Way - OSN, undated.
Box 13
Toward a World Without Violence (L.R. Smith): fiscal, undated.
Box 13
Foundations, undated.
Box 13
Fammed[?] animal welfare, Europe, undated.
Box 13
Gulf War: lists, undated.
Box 13
Prospect names, undated.
Box 13
Board meeting, March 13, 2000.
Box 13
Board meeting, April 10, 2000.
Box 13
Board meeting, June 12, 2000.
Box 13
Board meeting, August 7, 2000.
Box 13
Board meetings, 1994.
Box 13
Co-op Englism [English?] form, undated.
Box 14
Court case, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-Sb C-39, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A-9A, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-13, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: unknown number/name, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-Sub C-26, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: unknown number/name, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1B, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 62-107350, undated.
Box 14
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A, undated.
Box 15
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A-90, undated.
Box 15
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152, undated.
Box 15
FBI files re: the WPC: unknown number/name, undated.
Box 15
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A-9A, undated.
Box 15
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A-67, undated.
Box 15
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A, undated.
Box 16
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-10, undated.
Box 16
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A 51, undated.
Box 16
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-233, undated.
Box 16
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-1A-1, undated.
Box 16
FBI files re: the WPC: 100-43152-224, undated.
Box 16
FBI files re: the WPC: unknown number/name, undated.
Box 16
20th Anniversary, undated.
Box 17
Benefactors, undated.
Box 17
Banquet tickets, undated.
Box 17
March, undated.
Box 17
Text, undated.
Box 17
Need tickets sent, undated.
Box 17
Meeting attendance, undated.
Box 17
Endorsers, undated.
Box 17
Contacts, undated.
Box 17
July, undated.
Box 17
August, undated.
Box 17
Map, undated.
Box 17
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 17
Other groups, undated.
Box 17
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 17
Administrative and financial information, undated.
Box 18
Pendle Hill, undated.
Box 18
Statehood, undated.
Box 18
Board development meeting/s, May 21, 2000.
Box 18
Organizations, undated.
Box 18
Summer of Resistance: evaluations, 2006.
Box 18
WPC Coordinators: description; application, 1985.
Box 18
Host letter, undated.
Box 18
Sign-up forms, undated.
Box 18
Student nominations, undated.
Box 18
Fax cover sheets, undated.
Box 18
Operating instructions, undated.
Box 18
Work plan, July 2003.
Box 18
Coordinating job description, undated.
Box 18
Winning Ways, undated.
Box 18
Nuts and bolts, undated.
Box 19
Project Change, 1993.
Box 19
Youth Leadership Support Network, undated.
Box 19
Phone, undated.
Box 19
Sound system, undated.
Box 19
Equipment loans (blank), undated.
Box 19
Equipment loans: receipts, undated.
Box 19
Peace talks: volunteers, undated.
Box 19
Intro. letter, undated.
Box 19
Computers, undated.
Box 19
National Mobilization to End the Sanctions on Iraq, August 6, 2000.
Box 19
Graphics: Issues and Themes, part 1, undated.
Box 19
Graphics: Issues and Themes, part 2, undated.
Box 19
Graphics: Issues and Themes, part 3, undated.
Box 19
Advertisements in Peace Letter, undated.
Box 20
Graphics: Issues and Themes, part 4, undated.
Box 20
Miscellaneous items: images, undated.
Box 20
Miscellaneous items, undated.
Box 20
War and Peace, part 1, undated.
Box 20
War and Peace, part 2, undated.
Box 20
War and Peace, part 3, undated.
Box 20
Contacts [Rolodex card file], undated.
Box 21
Newspaper clippings, undated.
Box 22
Annual reports, undated.
Box 22
USN-EM, undated.
Box 22
Promotional material, undated.
Box 22

Correspondence, undated.
Box 1
Relationship with Friends Meeting, Washington, undated.
Box 1
Resumes and job applications, undated.
Box 1
Manual "How to Be a Peace Center Volunteer", undated.
Box 1
Literature created.
Box 1
Annual reports, 1988-2009.
Box 1
Anniversary celebrations, undated.
Box 1
Event notices.
Box 1
Awards, 1970s-1980s.
Box 1
Fundraising efforts, undated.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

2 folders

Reference material, undated.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

3 folders

50th anniversary: oral histories.
Box 1

Annual reports; miscellaneous brochures and literature, 1987-1994.
Box 1
Miscellaneous items, 1970-2013.
Box 1
Newspaper clippings, 1966-1995.
Box 1

Miscellaneous items, 1961-1990s.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

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