Coalition for Peace Action Collected Records
Abstract
Collection includes printouts from emails, and publicity materials.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 2005-
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Founded in 1980 under the name Coalition to Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race; changed name in 1980 to Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament, and again in 1992 or 1993 to Coalition for Peace Action; headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey; formed as part of the nuclear weapons freeze movement. Mission: "The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) is a grassroots citizens' organization bringing together people of all ages, backgrounds, professions and political persuasions around three goals: global abolition of nuclear weapons, a peace economy and a halt to weapons trafficking at home and abroad"; sponsored conferences, fairs, rallies, and candidate briefings.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (5 linear in.)
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of the Coalition for Peace Action or its predecessors.
- Antinuclear movement -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- History -- Sources
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament (Princeton, N.J.)
- Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament (Princeton, N.J.)
- Coalition for Peace Action (Princeton, N.J.)
- Coalition for Peace Action (Princeton, N.J.)
- Coalition to Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race (Princeton, N.J.)
- Coalition to Reverse the Nuclear Arms Race (Princeton, N.J.)
- Peace movements -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 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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