Peace Action, Inc. Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection includes: correspondence, administrative files, financial records, reference files; includes files for Peace Action, Inc., Disarmament Action Network and Give Peace a Dance.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1982-1989
Creator
- Peace Action, Inc. (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access Note
All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical Note
Peace Action, Inc. was founded around 1979 as the Disarmament Action Network (DAN). The name of the organization was changed name to Peace Action, Inc. about 1985. The group was begun informally by members of the American Friends Service Committee's Cambridge. Massachusetts office and was affiliated with the Walk for Peace, the Human Race/Runners Around the World, and Give Peace a Dance. Many of the organization's actions concerned the anti-nuclear movement of the period. Peace Action, Inc. was not connected to the national organization, Peace Action.
Extent
16.5 linear ft. (15 boxes)
Abstract
Peace Action, Inc. was founded about 1979 as the Disarmament Action Network (DAN). The name of the organization was changed name to Peace Action, Inc. about 1985. The group was begun informally by members of the American Friends Service Committee's Cambridge. Massachusetts office and was affiliated with the Walk for Peace, the Human Race/Runners Around the World, and Give Peace a Dance. Many of the organization's actions concerned the anti-nuclear movement of the period. Peace Action, Inc. was not connected to the national organization, Peace Action.
Arrangement
This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Stuart, 2003 [Acc. 03A-083]
Legal Status
Copyright to the Peace Action, Inc. 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.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed; this finding aid was created by Wendy E. Chmielewski, September 2008; and updated September 2020.
Subject
- Disarmament Action Network (Cambridge, Mass. : 1979-1985) (Organization)
- Give Peace a Dance (Organization) (Organization)
- Peace Action, Inc. (Organization)
- Disarmament Action Network (Cambridge, Mass. : 1979-1985) (Organization)
- Human Race (Organization) (Organization)
- Give Peace a Dance (Organization) (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2017: The file list was standardized in Summer 2017 by Min Cheng in preparation for importing into ArchivesSpace. Elisabeth Miller added the notes in Fall 2017.
Find It at the Library
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting repoductions from Swarthmore College Peace Collection Library
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Swarthmore 19081-1399 USA US
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