People's Coalition for Peace and Justice Records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes reference files containing newsletters and other publications from affiliated national and local organizations; and subject files on amnesty, impeachment, and various aspects of the Vietnam war. Leaders of People's Coalition for Peace and Justice represented include David Dellinger, William Douthard, Robert E. Levering, Bradford Lyttle, Sidney M. Peck, Pat Samuel, Barbara Webster, Cora Weiss, and Ronald J. Young.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-1974
Creator
- People's Coalition for Peace and Justice (Organization)
- National Coalition Against War, Racism, and Repression (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical note
The People's Coalition for Peace and Justice included various peace, anti-poverty, and labor groups. These groups worked together to confront the related issues of war in Southeast Asia and racism, sexism, poverty, and repression in the United States. The People's Coalition for Peace and Justice was founded in 1970 as National Coalition Against War, Racism, and Repression and organized several specific campaigns including People's Peace Treaty, Citizen's Action Pledge, and Nixon Eviction campaign; reports, speeches, and resolutions pertaining to the Assembly for Peace and Independence of the People of Indochina held at Versailles, France, February 1972.
Extent
4.4 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Abstract
The People's Coalition for Peace and Justice included various peace, anti-poverty, and labor groups. These groups worked together to confront the related issues of war in Southeast Asia and racism, sexism, poverty, and repression in the United States. The People's Coalition for Peace and Justice was founded in 1970 as National Coalition Against War, Racism, and Repression and organized several specific campaigns including People's Peace Treaty, Citizen's Action Pledge, and Nixon Eviction campaign; reports, speeches, and resolutions pertaining to the Assembly for Peace and Independence of the People of Indochina held at Versailles, France, February 1972.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Barbara Webster, 1970 [Acc. 77A-090].
Separated Materials
Items removed:
- Posters
- Audiovisual material
- Periodicals
- Stickers
Legal Status
Copyright to the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice Records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Processing Information
Processed by Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff; this finding aid was created by Wendy E. Chmielewski, December 2009.
Subject
- Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004 (Person)
- Levering, Robert, 1944- (Person)
- Lyttle, Bradford (Person)
- Peck, Sidney M. (Sidney Morris), 1926- (Person)
- Samuel, Pat (Person)
- Webster, Barbara (Person)
- Weiss, Cora, 1934- (Person)
- Young, Ronald J., 1942- (Person)
- People's Coalition for Peace and Justice (Organization)
- National Coalition Against War, Racism, and Repression (Organization)
- Paris World Assembly for Peace and Independence of Indochinese People (1972) (Versailles, France) (Organization)
Topical
- Amnesty -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Draft resisters -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Peace -- Congresses -- History -- Sources
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Political persecution -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Social justice -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Peace -- Congresses -- Sources
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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