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Greenham Women Against Cruise Missiles Collected Records, 1983-1989 (bulk)

Extent:
1.04 linear ft. (3 boxes (12.5 linear in.))
Abstract:
Greenham Women Against Cruise Missiles was organized in 1983 by a group of women who were part of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in Great Britain. Several activists at Greenham organized Greenham Women Against Cruise Missiles, which sought to use the U.S. legal system to challenge the right of the U.S. government to deploy nuclear missiles on foreign soil. Although the suit was unsuccessful, a group of Greenham women traveled around the United States speaking out about the growing objections in the international community to the ongoing escalation of the nuclear arms race.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Cora Weiss Papers, 1960- (bulk)

Extent:
12.5 linear ft. (12.5 linear ft.)
Abstract:
Cora Weiss is a peace and social justice leader and activist. She is a supporter of the United Nations, an early member of Women Strike for Peace, a leader in the anti-Vietnam war movement in the United States. In the 1970s Weiss was the director of the Riverside Church (New York, NY) Disarmament Program. Weiss was also active with SANE, SANE/Freeze, Peace Action, and The Hague Appeal for Peace. Weiss became president of the International Peace Bureau in 2000. She has always been active in women's peace issues, hosting the first women's radio program in New York City in the 1970s, attending women's disarmament summits in the former Soveit Union, the U.N. Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, and many other events. Weiss is the recipient of numerous peace awards from all over the world.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Peace Links Collected Records, ca. 1985-1988 (bulk)

Extent:
0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Abstract:
Collection consists primarily of folders of printed materials titled: Celebrate Peace kit; Global Awareness kit; How to Talk to Your Children About Nuclear War; Library Project kit; Understanding the Soviets; Women in the Soviet Union study guide; Reach for Peace high school kit.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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James W. and Shelley Douglass Collected Papers, 1990- (bulk)

Extent:
0.17 linear ft. (2 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Collection is primarily printed materials, including pamphlets, reprints, photocopies of interviews with and letters to various correspondents, including Ramsey Clark, Glenda Grabow, Pope John Paul II, and Cardinal Roger Etchegaray.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Daniel Ellsberg Collected Papers, 1972- (bulk)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
Abstract:
The collection consists of one folder of printed material and pamphlets, including a research proprosal (1986): "U.S. First Use Threats and the Construction of Instability", and a transcript of a talk: "Daniel Ellsberg: The Construction of Instability" (1986).

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Rose Hausman Collected Papers, 1982-1984 (bulk)

Extent:
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
Abstract:
Collection includes printed documents, primarily material brought back by Hausman from England, including leaflets, periodicals, news clippings, and a police notice concerning Hausman's arrest.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Food Not Bombs Collected Records, 1988-1998 (bulk)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Collection consists of correspondence, operational records, fact sheets and publicity materials; many of the items appear to be photocopies or printouts.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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