Ailanthus Collected Records
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of printed material; includes flyers, notes from meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, banners, legal briefs, publicity materials, and reference files. Also includes a memoir by Robert W. Hillegass about the making of the play "Handy Dandy" by William Gibson which draws heavily on Ailanthus courtroom experience and spirituality.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1979-1992
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Access: open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Ailanthus, a nonviolent witness for peace; active between 1979 and ca. 1990 in the Cambridge (Mass.) area; a nonviolent peace community, grounded in Christian nonviolence, Gandhi's model of nonviolent resistance, and the witness of James Douglass, radical Catholic theologian/peace activist; Ailanthus membership was composed mainly of Quakers and Roman Catholics; met at Boston's Catholic Worker House; conducted weekly nonviolent peace vigils at the Draper Laboratory in Cambridge where first-strike weapons such as Cruise, MX Trident, and "Star Wars" technology were developed.
Extent
0.42 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Subject
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 (Person)
- Ailanthus (Organization) (Organization)
- Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (Organization)
Source
- Ailanthus (Organization) (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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