Civil Defense Protest Committee Collected Records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, legal documents, pamphlets, publicity materials, and newspaper clippings; the bulk of the collection is from 1955.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1955-1962
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Original name: Provisional Defense Committee, 1955-1959; changed name to Civil Defense Protest Committee, 1960; began operation ca. 1955; headquartered in New York, N.Y.; consisted of pacifists who refused to obey civil defense alerts, arguing that civil defense "created the illusion that the nation can devote its major resources to preparation for war and at the same time shield people from war's effects"; many members were arrested in demonstrations; members/defendants included: Judith Malina Beck, Dorothy Day, Ralph DiGia, Ammon Hennacy, A.J. Muste, James Peck, Orlie Pell, and Bayard Rustin.
Extent
0.42 linear ft. (5 linear in.)
Subject
- Malina, Judith, 1926- (Person)
- Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980 (Person)
- DiGia, Ralph (Person)
- Finch, Henry Le Roy (Person)
- Hennacy, Ammon, 1893-1970 (Person)
- Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967 (Person)
- Peck, James (Person)
- Pell, Orlie, 1900- (Person)
- Roodenko, Igal (Person)
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987 (Person)
- Civil Defense Protest Committee (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Civil Defense Protest Committee (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Provisional Defense Committee (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Topical
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Civil defense -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources
- Pacifists -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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