Andrew B. Reid Papers
Abstract
Includes correspondence (1981-1988); involvement with Rural Alliance for Military Accountability and its parent group the Rural Coalition; Western Solidarity; reference files include material about: MX missiles, 1981-1988 (primarily news clippings from western U.S. newspapers); the MX missile U.S. Airforce "Peacekeeper Rail Garrison" program, in which the missiles would be placed on railroad cars, to be moved in time of war; also includes files about organizations working against the MX missile in Colorado, North and South Dakota, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming; and other organizations working against siting of missiles in their states; collection also includes audio and video cassettes and a bumpersticker.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1981-1988
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Andrew B. Reid; Andy Reid; South Dakota attorney specializing in litigating environmental issues; member of Nebraskans for Peace, Tri-State MX Coalition, Western Solidarity; worked against placement of MX missiles near the Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming borders.
Extent
0.63 linear ft. (7.5 linear in.)
Arrangement
Records. arranged by form of material.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Andrew Reid. Method of acquisition--Gift of.
Subject
- Reid, Andrew B. (Person)
- Reid, Andrew B. (Person)
- Rural Alliance for Military Accountability (Organization)
- Rural Coalition (Organization)
- American Peace Test (Organization) (Organization)
- Tri-State Coalition Against MX (Organization)
- Great Basin MX Alliance (Organization)
- Nebraskans Opposed to the MX (Organization)
- Nebraska Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign (Organization)
- Nebraskans for Peace (Organization)
- South Dakota Peace and Justice Center (Organization)
- Western Solidarity (Organization) (Organization)
Topical
- Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Antinuclear movement -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- MX (Weapons system) -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- MX (Weapons system) -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- Military railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- Nuclear weapons -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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