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Peoples Mandate Committee Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-109
Abstract Peoples Mandate to Governments to End War was an international campaign begun on September 6, 1935, by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom to express such overwhelming opposition to war that governments would not dare resort to it as a means of solving disputes between nations. By the end of the decade the Peoples Mandate became an independent organization, headed by Mabel Vernon, and focused on peace and connections between women and women's organizations in the...
Dates: 1935-1975; Majority of material found within 1935-1956

Philadelphia Peace Council Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Philadelphia Peace Council-(1937-ca. 1943)
Abstract

Includes constitution (1938), minutes (1937-1943), correspondence (1937-1943), form letters, financial records, leaflets, speeches, releases, membership lists, bulletins (1938-1941), clippings, and other records. Correspondents include Maria Biasone, Orton S. Clark, Frederick J. Libby, Allen S. Olmsted, Daniel A. Poling, and Richard R. Wood.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1937-1943

Philadelphia Peace Council Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Philadelphia Peace Council-(1925-ca. 1932)
Abstract Includes scattered minutes (1924-1932), scattered correspondence (1924-1928), form letters, statements, membership lists, bulletins (1925-1928) and materials relating to several conferences on the teaching of history, and other records, of the first Philadelphia Peace Council (1922-ca. 1932), earlier known as Philadelphia Council for World Peace. Correspondents include J. Howard Branson, Sophia H. Dulles, Harold Evans, Agnes M. Irwin, Frederick J. Libby, Allen S. Olmsted, and Richard R....
Dates: 1924-1931

Post-War World Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-062
Abstract

Founded in 1942 to continue the efforts begun by Keep America Out of War Congress; December 1941 KAOWC dissolved and reorganized as Provisional Committee Toward a Democratic Peace; February 1942 a more permanent group organized; ceased activities December 1967.

Dates: 1942-1967

Practical Peace League Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Practical Peace League
Dates: 1908

PRO-Peace Records

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Identifier: SCPC-DG-152
Abstract PRO-Peace (People Reaching Out for Peace) was a non-profit organization begun in April 1985 by David Mixner. He served as Executive Director of PRO-Peace until its collapse in March 1986. In its statement of purpose, PRO-Peace members called themselves "abolitionists" who supported efforts toward complete global nuclear disarmament. Pro-Peace staff undertook to plan a march pf 5,000 participats who would walk across the United States. On March 14, 1986 Mixner announced that PRO-Peace no...
Dates: 1984-1986

Promoting Enduring Peace Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-141
Abstract Promoting Enduring Peace was founded in 1952, with headquarters in Woodmont, Connecticut. Principles of the organization included: peace with freedom and justice for all, support for the United Nations, and belief in religion as the fundamental force for righteousness. Today PEP's mission is to conduct peace education promoting the advent of a harmonious planetary commonwealth through the convergence of the worldwide movements for disarmament, social justice, and environmental stewardship as...
Dates: 1949-

Mercedes M. Randall Papers

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Identifier: SCPC-DG-110
Abstract

Mercedes M. Randall was an early, and lifelong, member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She held many positions of responsibility in the organization, including chairmanship of the National Education Committee, and presidency of the Manhattan Branch. Randall was the first biographer of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Emily Greene Balch.

Dates: 1914-1977

Rhode Island Council for Peace Action Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Rhode Island Council for Peace Action
Dates: 1936-1941

Rhode Island Peace Society Collected Records

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Rhode Island Peace Society
Dates: 1819-1844

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Swarthmore College Peace Collection 122
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 2
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 1
 
Subject
Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 35
Women and peace -- History -- Sources 12
Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources 8
Peace -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 7
Peace -- Societies, etc. 7
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 7
Disarmament -- History -- Sources 6
Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources 6
International organization -- History -- Sources 6
Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
Neutrality -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
Pacifism -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 5
Peace movements -- Massachusetts -- History -- Sources 5
Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 5
Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 5
War -- Moral and ethical aspects -- History -- Sources 5
Arbitration (International law) -- History -- Sources 4
Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources 4
Pacifism -- History -- Sources 4
Peace -- Congresses -- History -- Sources 4
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Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources 4
Peace movements -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 4
Peace movements -- History -- Sources 4
Students -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 4
Youth and peace -- History -- Sources 4
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 3
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
Disarmament -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 3
International cooperation -- History -- Sources 3
Nonviolence -- History -- Sources 3
Pacifism -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources 3
Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 3
Peace -- Research -- History -- Sources 3
Peace movements 3
Peace movements -- Europe -- History -- Sources 3
Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Sources 3
Suffragists -- United States -- History -- Sources 3
United States 3
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Sources 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Sources 3
Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
Civil rights -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 2
College students -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
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Disarmament -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
International law -- Sources 2
International police -- History -- Sources 2
Internationalism -- History -- Sources 2
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 2
Loyalty oaths -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
Militarism -- History -- Sources 2
Nuclear disarmament -- History -- Sources 2
Nuclear disarmament -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 2
Peace -- Awards -- History -- Sources 2
Peace movements -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
Peace movements -- New Hampshire -- History -- Sources 2
Peace movements -- New York (State) -- History -- Sources 2
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Peace walks and marches -- History -- Sources 2
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Students -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
Tax protests and appeals -- United States -- History -- Sources 2
United States -- Race relations -- History -- Sources 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace -- Sources 2
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Aiken 1
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century 1
Aiken (S.C.) -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th century 1
Animal rights 1
Anti-fascist movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Antinuclear movement 1
Antinuclear movement -- History -- Sources 1
Antinuclear movement -- Massachusetts -- History -- Sources 1
Arbitration (International law) -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
Arms control -- History -- Sources 1
Authors, English -- History -- Sources 1
Charities -- France 1
Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
Children's literature -- Awards -- History -- Sources 1
Christianity and international relations -- History -- Sources 1
Christianity and justice -- Catholic Church -- History -- Sources 1
Church and social problems -- Catholic Church -- History -- Sources 1
Church and social problems -- History -- Sources 1
Church youth workers 1
Civil disobedience 1
Civil disobedience -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
Civil rights -- Trial practice -- History -- Sources 1
Civilian-based defense -- History -- Sources 1
Clergy -- Congresses -- History -- Sources 1
College students -- Political activity -- History -- Sources 1
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Language
French 4
German 3
Dutch; Flemish 1
Esperanto 1
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Swedish 1
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Names
Detzer, Dorothy, 1893-1981 7
Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 7
Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961 6
Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 6
Mead, Lucia True Ames, 1856-1936 6
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American Peace Society 5
Lochner, Louis Paul, 1887-1975 5
Mead, Edwin D. (Edwin Doak), 1849-1937 5
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 5
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 4
American Friends Service Committee 4
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 4
Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 4
Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955 4
Hutchinson, Dorothy H. (Dorothy Hewitt), 1905-1984 4
League of Nations 4
Lyttle, Bradford 4
Newton, Ray 4
Olmsted, Allen S. (Allen Seymour), 1888-1977 4
Willoughby, George, pacifist 4
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section 4
Allen, Devere, 1891-1955 3
Andrews, Fannie Fern, 1867-1950 3
Brown, H. Runham (Herbert Runham), 1879-1949 3
Cadbury, Henry J. (Henry Joel), 1883-1974 3
Carner, Lucy Perkins, 1886-1983 3
Christian Arbitration and Peace Society 3
Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 3
Forbes, Rose Dabney, 1864-1947 3
Hassler, Alfred, 1910- 3
Holt, Hamilton, 1872-1951 3
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1872-1958 3
McReynolds, David 3
Peck, Sidney M. (Sidney Morris), 1926- 3
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 3
Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977 3
Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948 3
Swomley, John M., 1915-2010 3
Thomas, Evan W. (Evan Welling), 1890-1974 3
Turn Toward Peace (Organization) 3
Universal Peace Union 3
Walker, Charles C. 3
Wilson, E. Raymond (Edward Raymond), 1896-1987 3
Affeldt, Allan 2
Allinson, Brent D. (Brent Dow) 2
American Legion 2
Angell, Norman, 1874-1967 2
Arnett, Katharine M. (Katharine McCollin) 2
Baer, Gertrude 2
Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 2
Blake, Katherine Devereux, 1858-1950 2
Blakeslee, George Hubbard, 1871-1954 2
Boardman, Elizabeth Jelinek, 1917- 2
Boss, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1888- 2
Brickner, Balfour, 1926-2005 2
Bussey, Gertrude Carman, 1888-1961 2
Byrns, Elinor 2
Call, Arthur Deerin, 1869-1941 2
Camp, Kay 2
Carter, Arabella, 1867- 2
Chalmers, Ruth 2
Chavez, Daniel 2
Civilian Public Service 2
Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006 2
Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (1932-1934) (Geneva, Switzerland) 2
Dewey, John, 1859-1952 2
Dulles, Sophia H. 2
Eckstein, Anna B., 1868-1947 2
Evans, Edward W. (Edward Wyatt), 1882-1976 2
Fernandez, Richard R. (Richard Ritter) 2
Flanagan, Ross, 1934- 2
Folsom, Franklin, 1907-1995 2
Freeman, Harrop A. (Harrop Arthur), 1907-1993 2
Gara, Larry 2
Gordon, Lindley V. 2
Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament (Organization) 2
Gulick, Sidney Lewis, 1860-1945 2
Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970 2
Hedemann, Ed 2
Hillyer, Mary W. 2
Hudson, Manley O. (Manley Ottmer), 1886-1960 2
Hull, William I. (William Isaac), 1868-1939 2
International Federation of Students 2
Kaufman, Abraham 2
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 2
Lazarus, Frieda Langer 2
Lens, Sidney 2
Levering, Robert, 1944- 2
Lewis, Lucy Biddle, 1861- 2
Lloyd, Lola Maverick, 1875-1944 2
Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917 2
Love, Alfred H. (Alfred Harry), 1830-1913 2
Meacham, Stewart 2
Mygatt, Tracy D. (Tracy Dickinson), 1885-1973 2
Nasmyth, George William, 1882-1920 2
National Council for Prevention of War (Great Britain) 2
National Peace Conference (U.S.) 2
PRO-Peace (Organization) 2
Parkman, Patricia 2
Peckover, Priscilla Hannah, 1833-1931 2
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