Greenville Peace Committee Collected Records
Scope and Contents
Group members used notebooks to paste items documenting their activities and in which they wrote meeting minutes and reflections. The eight "scrapbooks" were taken apart by the SCPC archivist and separated into folders.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1979-2003
Creator
- Greenville Peace Committee (Greenville, N.C.) (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical note
The Greenville Peace Committee, located in Greenville, North Carolina, was founded in 1970. The founders included Rev. Charles Mulholland and Lou Paul. The group supported conscientious objectors and was against the Vietnam War. One of its major projects was in opposition to the B-1 Bomber. It brought speakers to Greenville churches and high schools, and worked on the East Carolina University campus. The Committee was affiliated with Mobilization for Survival and with SANE.
Extent
1.25 linear ft. (15 linear inches.)
Abstract
This small collection highlights the efforts of a local peace group from the viewpoint of its members.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carroll Weber, 2008 [acc. 08A-044].
Legal Status
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Processing Information
Processed by Anne M. Yoder, Archivist, April 2009.
Subject
- Greenville Peace Committee (Greenville, N.C.) (Organization)
Topical
- Antinuclear movement -- North Carolina -- Greenville -- History -- Sources
- Conscientious Objectors -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- North Carolina -- Greenville -- History -- Sources
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- North Carolina -- Greenville -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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