Peace Action, Inc. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-219
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
- Majority of material found within 1982-1989
Creator
- Peace Action, Inc. (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
This collection is stored off-site. Please contact Peace Collection staff
Copyright and Rights Information
None.
Historical
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 Feet (15 boxes)
Overview
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.
- Antinuclear movement -- Massachusetts -- History -- Sources
- Dance -- Political aspects -- History -- Sources
- Disarmament -- History -- Sources
- Disarmament Action Network
- Disarmament Action Network
- Give Peace a Dance (Organization)
- Give Peace a Dance (Organization)
- Human Race (Organization)
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Peace Action, Inc.
- Peace movements -- Massachusetts -- History -- Sources
Creator
- Peace Action, Inc. (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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 Swarthmore College Peace Collection Library
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peacecollection@swarthmore.edu
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore 19081-1399 USA US
610-328-8557
610-328-8544 (Fax)
peacecollection@swarthmore.edu
