Media Area Committee for the United Nations Collected Records
Abstract
Collection includes correspondence, administrative files, flyers, publicity materials, newspaper clippings, photos.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1965
Creator
- Elkinton, David Cope, 1915- (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
The Media (Pa.) Area Committee for the United Nations; founded in 1954 by David C. Elkinton, it was made up of members of local organizations and individuals who supported the United Nations' role in world peace and international relations. The Committee organized United Nations weekends in Delaware County to celebrate the founding of the U.N. and to educate the public on its role in world affairs.
Extent
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.
Subject
- Elkinton, David Cope, 1915- (Person)
- Media Area Committee for the United Nations (Organization)
- Media Area Committee for the United Nations (Organization)
- United Nations -- : United States (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
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