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June Miller Thompson and Justine Miller Merritt papers

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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.

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Call Number:
DG.291
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (1 hollinger box, 1 paige box)
Language:
English
Date:
1985 (bulk)
Abstract:
This collection contains materials given to the donor by her aunt, June Miller Thompson. Materials include photos, media, audiotapes, and diaries related to the Great Peace March. Her writings related to peace, peaceful civil disobedience, nuclear war, and nuclear energy are also included. Her engagement in the Ribbon prior to and during August 1985, included her participation and presence (and that of her husband, Bill Willard Thompson) in Hiroshima while the Ribbon was unfolding in Washington, DC. She is the sister of Justine Merritt, the donor's mother. The collection also contains mterials given to the donor by her mother, Justine Miller Merritt. Materials include photos, books, audiotapes, VHS tapes, media, diaries, and writing related to the Ribbon, a multi-year grassroots effort to educate and motivate people to protect the earth and all that they love from the dangers of nuclear war. This effort culminated in a huge event, in Washington DC, in August 1985. After that time, the Ribbon grew to be an international effort, the International Ribbon. Her personal writings (both prior to 'being called to work for peace' and after the Ribbon project wound down) are also included.

Gift of Regna Lee Merritt, October 2022

This collection is unprocessed.

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Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

No restrictions.

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Box 1.
Scope and Contents

Box 1 is a Paige box containing paper files.

Archival Resource Key. Box 2.
Scope and Contents

Box 2 is a Hollinger box containining audiotapes, diaries and calendars, correspondence, and photographs.

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