Military Families Speak Out Records
Abstract
Military Families Speak Out was formed by two families in November of 2002. It is made up of persons opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who have loved ones currently in the military, or who had served in the military since the fall of 2002. Membership in 2014 included nearly 4,000 military families from the United States and abroad.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 2005-2013
Creator
- Military Families Speak Out (Organization) (Organization)
- Kubein, Adele (Compiler, Person)
- Rogovin, Paula (Compiler, Person)
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
None.
Copyright and Rights Information
None.
Historical note
Military Families Speak Out is an organization of people opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who have family members or loved ones currently in the military, or who have served in the military since the fall of 2002. MFSO was formed by two families in November of 2002, and has contacts with military families throughout the United States, and in other countries around the world.
Extent
15 Linear Feet (36 boxes)
Arrangement
This collection was arranged according to accession (when the material was received). The exception is that items from the national office were culled from the accessions and appear in box 1.
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Military Families Speak Out, Adele Kubein, and Paula Ragovin 2013 [Acc. 2013-069]; 2014 [Acc. 2014-013; 2014-015].
Separated Materials
Items removed:
- Posters
- Photographs
- Memorabilia
- Audiovisual items
Legal Status
Copyright to the Military Families Speak Out 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
This collection processed and finding aid produced by Anne M. Yoder, Archivist, October 2014. This findin aid was updated by Wendy E. Chmielewski, November 2019.
Subject
- Syverson, Larry (Person)
- Military Families Speak Out (Organization) (Organization)
Topical
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Protest movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Families of military personnel -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Protest movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Peace Movements -- United States -- History -- Sources
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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