Peace -- Information services -- History -- Sources

ACCESS Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-216

Overview

Includes correspondence, annual reports, administrative files, financial records, literature and publications, manuscripts, minutes of meetings, periodicals, publicity materials, reference files, computer disks, and photographs. Correspondents include Paul J. Aicher, William Kincade, and Mary E. Lord.

Dates: 1984-1996

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Public Action Committee on Legislation Affecting International Peace Collected Records

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Public Action Committee on Legislation...

Dates: 1936-1939

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Topsfield Foundation Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-256

Overview The Topsfield Foundation was founded by Paul J.Aicher in 1982. Aicher, a former engineer later turned philanthropist created a Foundation to aid grassroots citizens' groups in working against nuclear proliferation. In 1984 the Foundation began publishing the state-by-state Grassroots Peace Directories to provide networking information for these organizations and the larger peace movement. In the mid-1980s Aicher created two additional projects: ACCESS, a security information service based in...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1983-1997

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

War Control Planners Collected Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-War Control Planners

Overview

War Control Planners, chartered in 1963 in New York State, was organized by Harriet B. Kurtz and Howard G. Kurtz. Its purpose was to foster exploration and discussion of scientific and technical achievements to facilitate the protection of all nations against future wars.

Dates: 1955-1990

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection