Brandywine Peace Community Records
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, flyers and handbills, newspaper clippings, periodicals, reference files and notes, and photographs. Correspondents include Robert M. Smith.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-
Creator
- Brandywine Peace Community (Organization)
- Brandywine Alternative Fund (Organization)
- Brandywine Peace Community and Alternative Fund (Organization)
- Smith, Robert McNeil (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical note
The Brandywine Peace Community was founded in April 1972 by Delaware County (Pennsylvania) and Chester County (Pennsylvania) citizens who formed "a nonviolent resistance community working for peace, disarmament, and a change of values and priorities...to an emphasis on peace, social justice, and the needs of the people." The group has always advocated nonviolent direct action by means of fasts, demonstrations, vigils, or principled trespass on private property; was especially active against nuclear weapons manufactured by the General Electric Company, and later the Lockheed Martin Marietta Company (located on the same site as GE). Originally called the Brandywine War Tax Resistance Fund, later (as of 1976) called the Brandywine Alternative Fund; name changed to the Brandywine Peace Community and Alternative Fund ca. 1978, then to Brandywine Peace Community in 1980. Issued a newsletter, 197?-1989. The BPC members and supporters have also participated in anti war activities during the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war. The group was originally headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania, then moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in 1983.
Extent
8.3 linear ft. (8.3 linear ft.)
Abstract
The Brandywine Peace Community was founded in April 1972 by Delaware County (PA) and Chester County (PA) citizens who advocated nonviolent direct action. The group was especially active against nuclear weapons manufactured by the General Electric Company, and later Lockheed Martin Marietta. The Brandywine Peace Community was headquartered in Media, PA until 1983, then moved to Swarthmore, PA.
Arrangement
This collection is unprocessed and the files remain in the order in which they were received. This finding aid is organized by chronologically by date of receipt of material.
Acc. 91A-123
CDGA, 1992
Acc. 92A-109
Acc. 93A-089
Acc. 93A-104
Acc. 95A-095
Acc. 2016-043
Acc. 2017-042
Materials from Refile Box 1992-date
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brandywine Peace Community, 1991 [Acc. 91A-123]; 1992 [Acc. 92A-109]; 1993 [Acc. 93A-089, Acc. 93A-104]; 1995 [Acc. 95A-095].
Separated Materials
Items removed to SCPC Collection: Photographs of various vigils, including at GE, King of Prussia, PA January 20, 1992, Good Friday, 1992.
Legal Status
Copyright to the Brandywine Peace Community 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
Unprocessed; this finding aid was created by Andrew Ciampa and Wendy Chmielewski, July 2009.
Subject
- Brandywine Peace Community (Organization)
- Brandywine Alternative Fund (Organization)
- Brandywine Peace Community and Alternative Fund (Organization)
- General Electric Company (Organization)
Topical
- Antinuclear movement -- Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) -- History -- Sources
- Direct action -- History -- Sources
- Government, Resistance to -- History -- Sources
- Nonviolence -- History -- Sources
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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