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Jobs With Peace Collected Records, 1980-1990 (bulk)

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0.63 linear ft. (7.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:
Includes national office records (1980-) and documents from the Pennsylvania branch, and Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania campaigns. Also includes an accession of documents from Jerilyn Bowen about the founding of Jobs With Peace (1981-1982).

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Kathleen Norma Smith Collected Papers, 1974 (bulk)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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Collection consists of photocopies of materials relating to Smith's application for discharge from the U.S. Army based on conscientious objection to war.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Left Wing Pacifist-Socialists Collected Records, 1945 (bulk)

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0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
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This file includes correspondence and memoranda dated 1945, pertaining to the proposed organization of a new movement for radical nonviolent pacifists. Includes a letter of April 27, 1945, of which signers include Rex Corfman, Henry Dyer, Roy Finch, Lewis Hill, Morris Horowitz, Byron Johnson, Igal Roodenko, and Stanley Rappeport; a list of the addressees is included on the same page as the signers. Collection also includes a "Memorandum on Effective Pacifist Organization for Action" by George M. Houser; "Statement" by Evan W. Thomas"Memorandum on Proposed Organization of Left Wing Pacifist-Socialists: A Proposal for an Organizational Conference" signed by David Dellinger, William Kuenning, and Elizabeth Peterson, and "The February Conference on Non-Violent Revolutionary Socialism.".

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Topsfield Foundation Records, 1983-1997 (bulk)

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33.74 linear ft. (33.74 linear feet.)
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The Topsfield Foundation was founded by Paul J.Aicher in 1982. Aicher, a former engineer later turned philanthropist created a Foundation to aid grassroots citizens' groups in working against nuclear proliferation. In 1984 the Foundation began publishing the state-by-state Grassroots Peace Directories to provide networking information for these organizations and the larger peace movement. In the mid-1980s Aicher created two additional projects: ACCESS, a security information service based in Washington, D.C., to further the exchange of information and viewpoints on international affairs and conflict transformation; and helped form OPTIONS to improve and deepen the debate over security policy and to increase public participation in policy formation. In the 1990s the Topsfield Foundation changed its focus to community dialogue and community building through grassroots organizations. In 2004 the Topsfield Foundation was renamed as the Paul J. Aicher Foundation to honor its founder....(see more)

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace Records, 1972- (bulk)

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3 linear ft. (20 linear inches.)
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Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace, located near Rochester, New York, was formed in May, 1972. GVPC is a nonviolent activist group consists of concerned individuals from western upstate New York. Since that time the organization has worked against the Vietnam war, and for amnesty for war resisters, for nuclear disarmament (with particular emphasis on Seneca Army Depot in Romulus, New York), and for a change in national priorities to stress human needs rather than military spending. It remains very active against U.S. participation in war in the Middle East and elsewhere, as well nuclear weapons, and military spending.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Nuclear Resister Records, 1980- (bulk)

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0.83 linear ft. (2 boxes)
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In 1980, Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa became co-coordinators of the National No-Nukes Prison Support Collective, which educated about peace issues and advocate for imprisoned anti-nuclear activists. The Cohen-Joppas also published The Nuclear Resister newsletter as an essential element of this work. In 1988 the organization changed its name to The Nuclear Resister. The function of the Nuclear Resister was to provide comprehensive reporting on arrests for anti-nuclear civil resistance in the United States. There was an emphasis on providing support for the women and men jailed for these actions. In 1990 reporting coverage was expanded to include anti-war arrests in North America, plus overseas anti-nuclear and anti-war resistance with the same emphasis on prisoner support. While the principal effort continues to be publication of the newsletter, supporters also participate in anti-nuclear resistance through public speaking, writing for other publications and websites, organizing...(see more)

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Joseph C. Osborn Collected Papers, 1936-1986 (bulk)

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0.29 linear ft. (3.5 linear inches.)
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Collection includes biographical information, correspondence, information about Osborn's academic work at Purdue University, 1936-1942, and about his draft orders and conscientious objection status; and information about Osborn's time in Civilian Public Service and CPS reunions in 1983 and 1986.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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Jewish Family Service of Philadelphia Records, 1822-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
31.28 linear feet (84 boxes + 3 map folders)
Abstract:
The Jewish Family Service of Philadelphia traces its origins to the founding of the United Hebrew Charities, a relief organization established in 1869 through the merger of the United Hebrew Relief Association, United Hebrew Beneficent Society, United Hebrew Beneficent Fuel Society, Hebrew Mutual Aid Association, Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Society, and the German Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society. In 1983, the Jewish Family Service of Philadelphia merged with the Association for Jewish Children, an institutional foster home, child care, and adoption placement agency, to form the Jewish Family and Children's Agency. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, agency studies and surveys, case files, population and casework statistics, financial records, programming material, and reports.

Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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