Hartford Vigil of Conscience for Peace in Viet Nam Collected Papers
Abstract
Collection consists primarily of printed materials, much of it produced by Promoting Enduring Peace and Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace supporting the Vigil's anti-Vietnam war stance; includes a six-page summary of the work of the Vigil, written by a main organizer, Margaret N. Morrison.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1966-1975
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Hartford Vigil of Conscience for Peace in Viet Nam; sometimes called Hartford Vigil for Peace in Viet Nam; conceived in 1966 by members of the Hartford Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) located in West Hartford, Connecticut; a weekly vigil of witness against the Vietnam War was held at the old State House on Main Street in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesdays between noon and 1 pm from November 1966 to January 1973.
Extent
0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)
Topical
- Pacifists -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- History -- Sources
- Quakers -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- History -- Sources
- Society of Friends -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- History -- Sources
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- Sources
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources
- War resistance movements -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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