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Peace Links Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Peace Links

Abstract

Collection consists primarily of folders of printed materials titled: Celebrate Peace kit; Global Awareness kit; How to Talk to Your Children About Nuclear War; Library Project kit; Understanding the Soviets; Women in the Soviet Union study guide; Reach for Peace high school kit.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within ca. 1985-1988

Creator

Language of Material

Materials are in English.

Restrictions on Access

Access: open for research without restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Peace Links; national network of women founded by Betty Bumpers, wife of former U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers, in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1982; Betty Bumpers mobilized nearly 200 congressional and gubernatorial women to speak out against the nuclear threat as a solution to global conflicts; Peace Links was committed to inform and involve more people in the movement to prevent nuclear war; evolved into a multi-faceted approach to violence prevention and peace building in American communities and the world; ceased operation in 2001.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (5 linear in.)

Related Archival Materials

Custodian--University of Arkansas, Special Collections holds the Peace Links (U.S) records (MC907 and MC907a).

Related / Analytical Title

Celebrate Peace kit.

Related / Analytical Title

Global Awareness kit.

Related / Analytical Title

How to Talk to Your Children about Nuclear War.

Related / Analytical Title

Understanding the Soviets.

Related / Analytical Title

Women in the Soviet Union study guide.

Related / Analytical Title

Reach for Peace high school kit.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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