Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-227

Abstract The Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam was founded in 1969. Cora Weiss was the co-chair and director of the organization from 1969-1972. The Committee organized the exchange of letters and packages between families of prisoners of war in Vietnam and the POWs. The Committee played a significant role in providing information to the U.S. public about the POW situation and in the public debates about this issue. Other supporters and activists with the...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1969-1973

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Cora Weiss Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-222

Abstract Cora Weiss is a peace and social justice leader and activist. She is a supporter of the United Nations, an early member of Women Strike for Peace, a leader in the anti-Vietnam war movement in the United States. In the 1970s Weiss was the director of the Riverside Church (New York, NY) Disarmament Program. Weiss was also active with SANE, SANE/Freeze, Peace Action, and The Hague Appeal for Peace. Weiss became president of the International Peace Bureau in 2000. She has always been active in...

Dates: Majority of material found within 1960-

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam Records

Cora Weiss Papers

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