David Cortright Papers

David Cortright is an anuthor and antimilitarist. He was born November 15, 1946 in East Stroudsberg, Penssylvania. He was educated at Notre Dame University; and received a Ph.D. from the Union Graduate School in 1975. While while serving three years in the Army (1968 - 1971), Cortright was active in GI organizing at Fort Hamilton and Fort Bliss. He was a co - founder of GI's United Against the War in Vietnam. In the mid 1970s Cortright studied at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C., and research led to his book Soldiers in Revolt. He also organized environmental action groups in Pennsylvania. from 1972 - 1974. From 1977 - 1987 Cortright served as the Executive Director of National Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy (later called SANE, Inc.). After SANE's merger with the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, he became Co - Director (with Carolyn Cottom) of the merged organization, called SANE/FREEZE. Cortright current serves as president of the Fourth Freedom Forum [ca. 1996 - date].