Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
New York Yearly Meeting Records: Outreach and Witness Committees
Collection — Othertype SW/NYy/600_799
Identifier: QM-NYy-600_799
Scope and Contents
Records include minutes, reports, and general files of the New York Yearly Meeting committees particularly involved in carrying out the Quaker testimonies which involved outreach. Each committee is described and ennumerated separately, with reference to its predecessors and sucessors.
Dates:
1795-2011
Nuclear Resister Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-261
Overview
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...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1980-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
October 6 Witness Collected Records
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-October 6 Witness
Abstract
Includes correspondence (1983-1984), minutes of meetings, financial records, mailing lists, planning reports, publicity, press coverage, newspaper clippings, and follow-up notes. Correspondents include Bruce Birchard, Samuel D. Caldwell, and Morton Frank.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1983-1984
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Linus and Ava Pauling Collected Papers
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Pauling, Linus and Ava
Dates:
1957-1987; Majority of material found within 1961-1979
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Peace Action Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-151
Abstract
The Peace Action collection is a continuation of the SANE and SANE Education Fund (DG 58) collection, which also resides at the SCPC (the papers of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign are at the University of Missouri at St. Louis). It documents the merger of SANE and the NWFC, as well as the goals and work of the merged organization, through meeting minutes, correspondence, program files, press clippings and other publicity, statements and communications with Congress and other leaders, as...
Dates:
1986-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Physicians for Social Responsibility Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-175
Overview
Founded in 1961 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by a group of physicians. PSR is an organization, and association of doctors concerned with the challenge of the nuclear age: "man's scientific knowledge now provides an unprecedented opportunity for medical and social advance; yet thermonuclear war poses a supreme threat to the health and survival of mankind." Since prevention is the only effective remedy, and therapy, these physicians are attempting to explore a new area of preventive medicine:...
Dates:
1970-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Prayer and Conscience Vigil Collected Records
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Prayer and Conscience Vigil
Dates:
1957
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
PRO-Peace Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-152
Overview
PRO-Peace (People Reaching Out for Peace) was a non-profit organization begun in April 1985 by David Mixner. He served as Executive Director of PRO-Peace until its collapse in March 1986. In its statement of purpose, PRO-Peace members called themselves "abolitionists" who supported efforts toward complete global nuclear disarmament. Pro-Peace staff undertook to plan a march pf 5,000 participats who would walk across the United States. On March 14, 1986 Mixner announced that PRO-Peace no...
Dates:
1984-1986
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Professionals' Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-164
Overview
Professionals' Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control was organized in 1984 as a coalition of organizations. It grew to include the Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility, Psychologists for Social Responsibiity, High Technology Professionals for Peace, and Citizens Against Nuclear War, and Business Executives for Nuclear Age Concerns. It was formed as a lobbying...
Dates:
1984-1989
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Andrew B. Reid Papers
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Reid, Andrew B.
Abstract
Includes correspondence (1981-1988); involvement with Rural Alliance for Military Accountability and its parent group the Rural Coalition; Western Solidarity; reference files include material about: MX missiles, 1981-1988 (primarily news clippings from western U.S. newspapers); the MX missile U.S. Airforce "Peacekeeper Rail Garrison" program, in which the missiles would be placed on railroad cars, to be moved in time of war; also includes files about organizations working against the MX...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1981-1988
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
