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A Quaker Action Group Records
Abraham Egnal Papers
Abraham Egnal was a former teacher of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was very active in the Philadelphia area peace movement. He received his B.S. and M.A. degrees in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Egnal organized many peace rallies and marches. He was the chairman of the West Philadelphia-Main Line Committee of the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, the Greater Philadelphia Council, and the Philadelphia Mobilization Committee in 1967.
Joseph Miller Papers
Joseph Miller was a mortgage banker; founder and president of Barco, Inc. He was an activist for peace and social justice causes such as welfare rights, including the Philadelphia Urban Finance Corporation and the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy.
New Society Publishers Records
New Society Publishers was a cooperative business based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of Movement for a New Society in the late 1980s. New Society Publishers produced books on peace, social justice, and ecological topics. The Philadelphia office closed in December 1996 and a smaller for of the New Society Publishers business moved to British Columbia, Canada.
Peace Council of Northeast Philadelphia Collected Records
Philadelphia Peace Council Collected Records
Philadelphia Peace Council Collected Records
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.
United Peace Chest of Philadelphia Records
The United Peace Chest of Philadelphia coordinated and integrated Philadelphia organizations interested in promoting international peace. The name was often shortened to "United Peace Chest." The UPC was founded in 1938, though it was conceptualized in 1936 at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
George Willoughby and Lillian Willoughby Papers
George Willoughby (December 9, 1914 - January 5, 2010) and Lillian Willoughby (c. 1916 - January 15, 2009) were Quaker activists who took part in nonviolent protests against war, conducted nonviolence trainings in India and other countries, and advocated for preservation of land in New Jersey and elsewhere.
Youth Committee for Total Disarmament Collected Records
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- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 3
- A Quaker Action Group 2
- Lakey, George 2
- Lyttle, Bradford 2
- Movement for a New Society 2
- Olmsted, Allen S. (Allen Seymour), 1888-1977 2
- Reynolds, Earle L. 2
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- Willoughby, George, pacifist 2
- Wood, Richard R. (Richard Reeve), 1897-1982 2
- American Friends Service Committee 1
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- Boardman, Elizabeth Jelinek, 1917- 1
- Branson, J. Howard 1
- Braxton, John Worth 1
- Butterworth, Harrison 1
- Champney, Horace 1
- Civilian Public Service 1
- Clark, Joseph S. 1
- Clark, Orton S. 1
- Coffin, Jerry D. 1
- Cousins, Norman 1
- Cowley, Christopher 1
- Delaware Valley Land Trust 1
- Drath, Phillip 1
- Dulles, Sophia H. 1
- Eaton, Robert Whittington 1
- Ede, Roderick 1
- Egnal, Abraham, 1908- 1
- Eldredge, David 1
- Evans, Harold, 1928- 1
- Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee 1
- Flanagan, Ross, 1934- 1
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- Geiger, Nicola 1
- Geiger, Walton 1
- Golden Rule (Ketch) 1
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- Hardin, George C. 1
- Hirshkowitz, Barbara 1
- Horton, Robert, 1900-1991 1
- Irwin, Agnes M. 1
- Jack, Homer A. (Homer Alexander), 1916-1993 1
- Kalish, Donald 1
- Keys, Donald 1
- Lee, Kenneth, 1944- 1
- Legg, Samuel 1
- Lester, Muriel, 1883-1968 1
- Levering, Robert, 1944- 1
- Massar, Ivan 1
- McReynolds, David 1
- Miller, Joseph, 1912-1997 1
- Mimms, William R. 1
- Moody, Roger 1
- National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.). Greater Philadelphia Council (Pa.) 1
- National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (U.S.). West Philadelphia-Main Line Committee 1
- Nelson, Beryl Herbert 1
- New Society Publishers. Philadelphia Office 1
- Parkman, Patricia 1
- Peace Brigades International 1
- Peace Council of Northeast Philadelphia 1
- Pendle Hill (School: Wallingford, Pa.) 1
- Philadelphia Council for World Peace 1
- Philadelphia Mobilization Committee 1
- Philadelphia Peace Council (1925-approximately 1932) 1
- Philadelphia Peace Council (1937-ca. 1943) 1
- Philadelphia People's Bail Fund 1
- Philadelphia Urban Finance Corporation 1
- Pickett, Clarence, 1884-1965 1
- Poling, Daniel A. (Daniel Alfred), 1884-1968 1
- Rocket, Writer 1
- Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986 1
- Smiley, Glenn E. 1
- Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.) 1
- United Peace Chest of Philadelphia 1
- United States. War Relocation Authority 1
- Vietnam Moratorium Committee (U.S.) 1
- Vietnam Summer (Organization) 1
- Walker, Charles C. 1
- Warren, Emlyn 1
- Willoughby, Lillian, 1915-2009 1
- Wood, J. Duncan (John Duncan) 1
- Youth Committee for Total Disarmament 1
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