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September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-244

Overview

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows was born when a small group of family members of those killed on September 11, 2001 in New York, New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania connected after reading each others' pleas for nonviolent and reasoned responses to the terrorist attacks. The group was launched as a project of the Fellowship of Reconciliation - USA in February 2002. The goals of the group include promoting dialogue on alternatives to war and calling attention to threats to civil liberties, human rights, and other freedoms in the U.S. as a consequence of war.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 2001-2011

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

None.

Copyright and Rights Information

None.

Historical

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; also known as "Families for Peaceful Tomorrows," "9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows" and "Peaceful Tomorrows." The vision for September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows was born when a small group of family members of those killed on September 11, 2001 in New York, New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania became connected after reading each others' pleas for nonviolent and reasoned responses to the terrorist attacks. Several of these individuals met one another when they participated in the "Walk for Healing and Peace" from Washington, D.C. to New York City in late 2001. The group was launched as a project of the Fellowship of Reconciliation - USA in February 2002. The goals of the group include promoting dialogue on alternatives to war and calling attention to threats to civil liberties, human rights, and other freedoms in the U.S. as a consequence of war.

Extent

14.18 Linear Feet

Arrangement

This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated.

Custodial History

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, 2011 [Acc.11A-079].

Related Materials

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Separated Materials

  1. Audiovisual items
  2. Photographs [paper and digital]
  3. Books
  4. T-shirts
  5. Posters

Legal Status

Copyright may have been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated. This finding aid was created by Wendy E. Chmielewski in August, 2012.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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