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Clergy and Laity Concerned (U.S.)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Clergy and Laity Concerned Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-120
Abstract The collection includes minutes (1966-1973), correspondence (1965-1978), material on Clergy and Laity Concerned's programs and projects, Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC) publications and posters, press releases, clippings, photographs, and files on local CALC groups, particularly the Metropolitan Chicago Chapter (1969-1981). Also included are files of the newspaper American Report (1970-1974) and material relating to Help Unsell the War, a mass media campaign in 1971-1972. Correspondents...
Dates: 1965-1983

Gerhard Elston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-165
Abstract

Gerhard Elston served as an officer or staff member in many peace and international organizations including as Executive Director for Amnesty Internationl USA (1978-1981), board member of Clergy and Laity Concerned, Bread for the World, American Christians for the Abolition of Torture, and the American Civil Liberties Union. He died suddenly in 1992 at the age of 68.

Dates: 1849-1992

A.J. Muste Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-050
Abstract A.J. Muste (1885-1967), was ordained a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, but later (1917), he became a member of the Society of Friends. During World War I, Muste's refusal to abandon his pacifist position led to his forced resignation from the Central Congregational Church in Newtonville, Massachusetts. Muste's involvement as a labor organizer began in 1919 when he led strikes in the textile mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts. He became the director of the Brookwood Labor College in...
Dates: 1920-1967

National Peace Conversion Campaign Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-National Peace Conversion Campaign
Dates: 1974-1977

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Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Sources 2
Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Arms race -- Economic aspects -- History -- Sources 1
Ballistic missiles -- United States 1