U.S. Peace Council Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of the U.S. Peace Council which were housed in the Philadelphia headquarters when it closed in 1992.
Dates
- Creation: 1979-1992
Creator
- U.S. Peace Council (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical
The U.S. Peace Council National Founding Conference was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 9-11, 1979. The organization was headquartered in New York, New York until 1990, then moved to Philadelphia. It was formed as a "peace and solidarity network" and published the periodical Peace and Solidarity. The U.S. Peace Council was affiliated with the World Peace Council, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. ThePhiladelphia national headquarters closed in 1992, but some operations were continued from 1993 onward by the Michigan chapter.
Extent
3 linear ft. (3 linear ft.)
Abstract
The U.S. Peace Council National Founding Conference was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 9-11, 1979. The organization was headquartered in New York, New York until 1990, then moved to Philadelphia. It was formed as a "peace and solidarity network" and published the periodical Peace and Solidarity. The U.S. Peace Council was affiliated with the World Peace Council, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. ThePhiladelphia national headquarters closed in 1992, but some operations were continued (1993- ) by the Michigan chapter.
Arrangement
This collection remains in the order in which it was donated.
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of U.S. Peace Council, 1990 [Acc. 90A-027]; 2000 [Acc. 00A-008]
Legal Status
Copyright may have been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. The copyright to some items in this collection may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendents), as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated. This finding aid aid was prepared by Kathy Sun and Wendy E. Chmielewski in November, 2012.
Subject
- U.S. Peace Council (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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