George Lakey Papers
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1984
Creator
- Lakey, George (Person)
Biographical Note
George Lakey combined the roles of pacifist, activist, teacher, and writer. He was imprisoned for civil rights sit-ins; he taught at the Martin Luther King School of Social Change, Haverford College, and the University of Pennsylvania. He co-chaired A Quaker Action Group and was project director of the voyage of the Phoenix, a sailing ship which transported medical supplies to North and South Vietnam during the Vietnamese Conflict.
Extent
1.25 linear ft. (4 Hollinger boxes of documents. Additional audiovisual materials and unprocessed materials not counted in extent.)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
This collection is partially processed. Contact the Swarthmore College Peace Collection at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu for more information.
Subject
- Lakey, George (Person)
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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