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New Hampshire Peace Society Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-New Hampshire Peace Society
Dates:
1912-1932
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New Hampshire Peace Union Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-New Hampshire Peace Union
Dates:
1935-1938
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New York Peace Society Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-026
Abstract
The New York Peace Society was the first peace society in the United States beginning in 1815, and lasting in various incarnations until 1940.
Dates:
1818-1940; Majority of material found within 1906-1940
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New York Yearly Meeting Records: Outreach and Witness Committees
Collection
Identifier: QM-NYy-600_799
Scope and Contents
Records include minutes, reports, and general files of the New York Yearly Meeting committees particularly involved in carrying out the Quaker testimonies which involved outreach. Each committee is described and ennumerated separately, with reference to its predecessors and sucessors.
Dates:
1795-2011
Ohio Peace Committee Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Ohio Peace Committee
Dates:
1940-1945
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Mildred Scott Olmsted Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-082
Abstract
Mildred Scott Olmsted, peace activist and suffragist, was born in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in 1890. In 1922, Olmsted became Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). From 1934 onward she assumed national positions with the organization. In 1946, Olmsted became National Administrative Secretary and held that position (until her retirement in 1966. She remained active as Executive Director Emerita of WILPF and also served...
Dates:
1881-1990; Majority of material found within 1907-1990
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Pacifica Center Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Pacifica Center
Dates:
1942-1944
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Patriotic Peace League Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Patriotic Peace League
Dates:
1916-1917
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Peace Action Center Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-093
Abstract
The Peace Action Center began in 1961 as a continuation of the vigil at Fort Detrick, Md. Peace activists had sponsored a continuous vigil as early as 1959 seeking the abandonment of biological weapons and appealed for the conversion of the fort into a world health center. The Peace Action Center included cooperative living quarters for the staff of religious pacifists, mostly Quakers. PAC staff including Lawrence Scott, director, and Jack L. Bagley, Sarah Bishop, Florence Y. Carpenter,...
Dates:
1959-1965
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Peace Action for Franklin County Collected Records
Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Peace Action for Franklin County
Dates:
1936-1944
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection