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Summary

SHORT HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Restrictions

SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

Administrative Information

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Series 1. Committee on Peace and Service, PYM (Hicksite) 1905-33

Series 2. Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends 1891-1919

Series 3. Peace Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox) 1916-1933

Series 4. Minutes, Annual Reports, and Statements 1933-84

Series 4.1. Logs 1963-1992

Series 4.2. FPC History and Statements of Objectives 1950-96

Series 5. Finances and Personnel 1929-1999

Series 6. Subcommittees and Program Records of Richard Wood, Executive Secretary 1932-1951

Series 7. Executive Subcommittee and Executive Secretary, General: George Hardin, Executive Secretary 1949-1973

Series 8. Policy and Legislation Subcommittees 1948-1974

Series 9. General Education Subcommittee 1949-57 & n.d.

Series 10. Subcommittee on Pacifist Principles 1949-59 & n.d.

Series 11. Nonviolence Subcommittees and Working Parties 1956-1976 & n.d.

Series 12: Speakers Bureau 1954-70 & n.d.

Series 13: Youth Work Subcommittees 1952-1970 (gaps)

Series 14: Field Committee and Field Secretaries 1952-72

Series 15: Tax Refusal and War Tax Concerns 1965-2003

Series 16: Civil Defense 1942-65

Series 17: Miscellaneous Programs and Working Parties 1959-1972

Series 18: General Correspondence 1922-1995

Series 19: Miscellaneous 1956-1998

Series 20. Relationship of FPC with the Coordinating Committee For Testimonies and Concerns 1975-83

Ser.21. Executive Subcommittees and Staff Coordinator, General 1975-1984

Series 22: Policy and Legislation 1974-87

Series 23: Peace Conversion and Disarmament 1973-84

Series 24: Militarism and Recruitment 1970-1998

Series 25: Field Secretaries Program 1973-83

Series 26: Legislative Letter Writing Campaign 1989-1998

Series 27: Friendly Presence Working Group 1970-1987

Series 28: Peace in the Media 1992-95

Series 29: Waging Peace Project 1991-96

Series 30: Middle East Working Group 1988-1993


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PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. FRIENDS PEACE COMMITTEE.

A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College



Summary

Creator: Friends Peace Committee.
Title Records
Dates: 1891-1999
Abstract: The Friends Peace Committee (FPC) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was formed in 1933 by the merger of similar committees that had been established in 1892 by the Race Street Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) and in 1916 by the Arch Street Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in Philadelphia. Since 1933, the committee has undergone a series of structural changes, perhaps most strikingly under the direction of Executive Secretary George Hardin from 1949-1973. There are a number of different subcommittees under the Friends Peace Committee that work on different facets of peacekeeping, including international issues, the role of the military in schools and society, and effecting legislative change.
Quantity: 32 linear ft.
Repositories: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Location: For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu

SHORT HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE

The Friends Peace Committee (FPC) of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was formed in 1933 by the merger of similar committees that had been established in 1892 by the Race Street Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) and in 1916 by the Arch Street Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in Philadelphia. The records in this collection include those of the predecessor committees, official and unofficial, as well as those of the FPC itself.

In 1892, a Peace Section was formed as a subcommittee of the Committee on Philanthropic Labor of PYM (Hicksite). Work for Peace and Arbitration was carried out under the direction of Arabella Carter, who was known as the Peace Superintendent. In 1916, an autonomous Emergency Peace Committee was appointed to "work in closest harmony with the like committee appointed by Arch Street." Jesse H. Holmes was appointed Chairman, with Arabella Carter continuing as Peace Superintendent. The name of this Committee changed several times, to the Committee on Peace and Emergency Service in 1917, and to the Committee on Peace and Service in 1920. Members published and distributed literature, engaged in other educational work, and supported a Swarthmore College Peace Caravan team sent out by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

The Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends (PPAF) was an unofficial body formed in 1891 by members of PYM (Orthodox). Samuel Morris and John B. Garrett served as Presidents for most of the period from 1891 to 1916. Members printed and distributed peace literature, arranged lectures and educational programs, and corresponded with legislators and world leaders.

When the Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) formally established a Peace Committee under the Chairmanship of John B. Garrett in 1916, the PPAF ceased to be active. Anne Garrett Walton served as Executive Secretary. She was succeeded by William Wickersham and, beginning in 1923, by Richard R. Wood.

After the merger of the two peace committees in 1933, the joint organization was called the Friends Peace Committee, first of Philadelphia and Vicinity and subsequently of the Philadelphia Yearly Meetings. It was funded by appropriation from both Yearly Meetings and by contributions from individual Friends. In 1955, after the reunification of Philadelphia Yearly Meetings, FPC was placed under the direct oversight of PYM and its Representative Meeting.

Richard R. Wood assumed the position of Executive Secretary of the Friends Peace Committee of Philadelphia and Vicinity in 1933, after serving in that capacity for the Peace Committee of PYM (Orthodox). In 1949, George C. Hardin was hired as Executive Secretary. George R. Lakey took over for him on an interim basis, during the former's leave of absence from 1963 to 1965. Hardin retired in 1973.

In 1974, PYM was restructured, placing FPC within the Coordinating Committee for Testimonies and Concerns, Section II (CCII). In an effort to increase efficiency and to consolidate the many activities of PYM, CCII had been appointed to oversee social programs and committees under its care, and reported in turn to PYM and its Representative Meeting. The position of Executive Secretary of FPC was eliminated, and a staff coordinator was appointed to handle administrative tasks. In 1981, PYM's budget cutbacks forced CCII to assume administrative duties for FPC, so that staff could continue to maintain essential programs.

Into the 1980's and 1990's, the FPC continued to grow and change. New subcommittees were formed to focus on such issues as peace in the Middle East and the presence of the military in schools.

The Records of Friends Peace Committee were received in a number of accessions from several sources. In 1938, scattered minutes of the Committee on Peace and Service, then the Peace Section of the Committee on Philanthropic Labor, were received from PYM (Hicksite) Offices at 1515 Cherry Street. Included in it were records of the joint Friends Peace Committee from 1933 to about 1935 as well as the Treasurer's Ledger and a few records of the Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends. Most of the Orthodox records had been deposited in the YM Archives at 304 Arch Street and were transferred to FHL in the mid 1970's. Additional papers of the Joint Committee were deposited in 1954, and those of the FPC several times in the 1970's, including the files of George Hardin. Fire partially destroyed files and literature in the FPC Offices on May 23, 1962; so much original FPC material dating from the late 1950's and early 1960's is missing. The records of Bruce Birchard and Tom Conrad were received in 1985, covering the period from 1973-1984.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

This collection consists of 95 assorted archival boxes, with the material organized within each box in file folders. The materials located within consist of minutes, correspondence, agendas and other ephemera.

Organization:

Series 1 through 3 of the collection contain the records of the three predecessor committees to the Friends Peace Committee, the Committee on Peace and Service (Hicksite), the Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends (Orthodox), and the Peace Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox).

After Series 3, the remainder of the collection includes the records of the Friends Peace Committee, formed in 1933. Series 4-5 contain the minutes, logs, and financial records of the general committee. Series 6 and 7 contain the correspondence and files of Executive Secretaries Richard Wood and George Hardin, respectively. Series 8-13 contain the records of a number of subcommittees founded during Hardin’s tenure, while Series 17-19 contain miscellaneous correspondence and documents related to various committees and projects.

Series 20-30 contain the more recent additions to the collection. Series 20 deals with the relationship of the FPC with the Coordinating Committee for Testimonies and Concerns, while Series 21 contain the papers of the staff coordinator from 1974 to 1981. Series 22-30 are all the records of various subcommittees of the FPC.

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Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

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SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. Please note that records created before 1827, the date of a schism in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, may have been added to by either the Hicksite or Orthodox branches of this meeting, but could include information about members of the other branch before the Separation:

Earlier Names:

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on Philanthropic Labor. Peace Section
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Peace and Arbitration
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Emergency Peace Committee
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on Peace and Emergency Service
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on Peace and Service
Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Peace Committee.

Subcommittees, Working Groups, and Programs:

Friends Peace Committee. Middle East Working Group
Friends Peace Committee. Waging Peace Project
Friends Peace Committee. Peace in the Media Succommittee
Friends Peace Committee. War Tax Concerns Succommittee
Friends Peace Committee. Legislative Letter Writing Campaign
Friends Peace Committee. Field Secretaries Program
Friends Peace Committee. Militarism and Recruitment Succommittee
Friends Peace Committee. Peace Conversion and Disarmament
Friends Peace Committee. Working Party on Civil Defense
Friends Peace Committee. Speakers Bureau
Friends Peace Committee. Nonviolent Direct Action Committee
Friends Peace Committee. Working Party on Nonviolence
Friends Peace Committee. Public Witness Working Party
Friends Peace Committee. Subcommittee on Pacifist Principles
Friends Peace Committee. Policy and Legislation Subcommittee
Friends Peace Committee. General Education Subcommittee

Subjects:

Friends Peace Committee.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on Philanthropic Labor. Peace Section
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Peace and Arbitration
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Emergency Peace Committee
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on Peace and Emergency Service
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Committee on Peace and Service
Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Peace Committee.
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
Peace -- Social Aspects
Conflict management
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends
Society of Friends -- Peace testimony
Women and peace
Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

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Administrative Information

Accession information

Deposit, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1938, 1953, several times in the 1970's, 1980, 1981, 1985

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan.

The call number for the records of Friends Peace Committee is RG2/Phy/770; please use this in conjunction with a specific box number(s) when requesting materials in the Library.

Series 1. Committee on Peace and Service, PYM (Hicksite) , 1905-33

Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1905-33
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 1
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Meeting Notices, 1921-27
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 2
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Annual Reports and Releases, 1912-27
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 2
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Membership Lists, 1916-17
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 2
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Account Books and Ledgers, 1916-33
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 2
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Peace & Service Fund, 1921-27
Affiliation: H
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Correspondence and Reports, 1921-27; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 3.
Correspondence and Reports, 1924-32; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 4.
Collecting Committee Correspondence.

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Financial Records, 1915-34
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: 4
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: General Correspondence and Reports, 1920-30
Affiliation: H
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Alphabetical, 1920-30; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 5.
Chronological, 1913-33; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 6.

Name: Correspondence Subject Files, 1911-1934
Affiliation: H
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
A-Fa, 1921-1927Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 6.
Fr-M, 1920-1933Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 7.
N-Z, 1911-1934Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 8.

Title/Date(s): Publications and Literature, 1915-31
Affiliation: H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 8
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 2. Philadelphia Peace Association of Friends, 1891-1919

Title/Date(s): Minutes and Reports, 1891-1919
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 9
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Financial Records, 1891-1919
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 10
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Correspondence & Open Letters, 1893-1908
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 10
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1906-07
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 10
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Publications and Literature, 1901-16
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 10
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 3. Peace Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox), 1916-1933

Title/Date(s): Minutes and Reports, 1916-27
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 11
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Committee Reports, 1923-1933
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 12
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Financial Records and Correspondence, 1916-33
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 13
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): General Correspondence and Reports, 1921-31
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 14
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Correspondence Subject Files,
Affiliation: O
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
A-L, 1917-1930; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: O; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 14.
M-Z, 1917-1932; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: O; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 15.

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1916-32
Affiliation: O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 16
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 4. Minutes, Annual Reports, and Statements, 1933-84

Name: Minutes and Annual Reports, 1933-62
Affiliation: H/O/U
Size: 2 boxes
Chronological.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Minutes and Annual Reports, 1933-49Affil.: O/H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 17.
Minutes and Annual Reports, 1950-62Affil.: O/H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 18.

Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1963-84
Affiliation: U
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 19-20
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Statements, 1933-74
Affiliation: H/O/U
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 19-20
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Annual Reports and Drafts, 1973-84
Affiliation: H/O/U
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 19-20
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Membership Lists, 1949-81
Affiliation: H/O/U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 19-20
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1984-93
Affiliation: U
Size: 12 folders
Repository: SW
Location: Box 21
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Includes Staff Reports for 1984-86, 1987-88. Does not include Reports and Agendas for 1989.

Title/Date(s): Mary Flounders-Arnett’s Reports to FPC, 1992-1994
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 22
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Minutes, Reports and Agendas, 1993-97
Affiliation: U
Size: 14 folders
Repository: SW
Location: Box 22
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
For 1995-96, each year is divided into two folders; for 1997, the year is divided into eight. There are no records from December, 1996.

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Series 4.1. Logs, 1963-1992

The Logs, bound and foldered copies of all mailings by year, were probably first assembled by George Hardin and this practice was continued by the succeeding Coordinators. In the logs received in the 1980s and 1990s, the clerk of the Friends Peace Committee accumulated the logs. Records include minutes, committee minutes, financial report official FPC statements, and memoranda. Most are marked according to numbers of copies printed and destination.
Name: Logs, 1963-84
Size: 10 boxes
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Logs, 1963-64; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 23.
Logs, 1965-66; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 24.
Logs, 1967-68; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 25.
Logs, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 26.
Logs, 1971-72; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 27.
Logs, 1973-74; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 28.
Logs, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 29.
Logs, 1976-78; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 30.
Logs, 1978-80; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 31.
Logs, 1981-84; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 32.

Title/Date(s): Anna Kennedy's File, 1991-92
Affiliation: U
Size: 2 folders
Repository: SW
Location: Box 32
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 4.2. FPC History and Statements of Objectives, 1950-96

Includes originals and duplicates of material elsewhere in this collection.
Title/Date(s): Histories and Statements, 1980-85
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 32
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): History of FPC, 1987
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 32
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Goals and Objectives, 1995-96
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 32
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 5. Finances and Personnel , 1929-1999

Title/Date(s): Finance Committee Minutes, 1979
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 33
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Ledgers and Financial Reports, 1929-1997
Affiliation: H/O/U
Size: 7 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Ledgers and Financial Reports, 1929-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 33.
Repurchased Shares of Resisters House (3611 Baring), 1969-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Ledger, 1973-74; Desc.: stapled; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Monthly Financial Statements, 1994-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Financial Reports, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Monthly Financial Statements, 1995-96; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Monthly Financial Statements, 1997; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.

Name: Financial Correspondence, 1933-75
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Appeal Letters, 1933-66Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Financial Correspondence, 1934-52Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 34.
Financial Correspondence, 1953-75Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.

Name: Miscellaneous Financial Papers, 1949-99
Size: 18 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Financial Papers, 1949-83Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Your Own Investments and a Better Society Packet, 2nd Ed., 1972Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Correspondence related to Friends Fiduciary and Investment, 1973Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Friends Peace Teams proposal and funding, 1993-96Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
2-B Account Transfers, 1994-95Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Financial Distributions, 1994-95Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Special Gift Fund Receipts, 1994-96Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Pemberton Fund Requests, 1994-98Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
United Nations 50th Anniversary Celebration Funding, 1995Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Grant Requests for Trip to the Balkans, 1996Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Budgeting, 1996-97Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 35.
Miscellaneous Documents related to budgets and funding, 1996-97Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Misc. Financial Documents, including Fiduciary Corporation Statements for FPC, 1996-97Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Balkans Peace Project Funding, 1996-98Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Budget Instructions, 1997Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Olympic Peace Initiative, 1997Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Budgeting, 1997-98Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Budgeting, 1998-99Affil.: H/O/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.

Name: Personnel, 1957-96
Size: 5 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Use of Personnel Committee Minutes from 1973-80 and Salary Guidelines is restricted until 2050.
Minutes and Policies, 1957-78Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Minutes, 1998-99Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Staff Meeting Minutes, 1972-77Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Salary Guidelines, n.d.-1982Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.
Correspondence and Documents on Staffing and Staff Reviews, 1992-96Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 36.

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Series 6. Subcommittees and Program Records of Richard Wood, Executive Secretary, 1932-1951

In its first fifteen years, the FPC was largely known for lobbying and for testifying before various bodies. Richard Wood, the Executive Director, was an authority in international relations, was Chairman of the National Peace Conference for three years, and was Associate Consultant to the U.S. Delegation at the San Francisco Conference in 1945 at which the UN was started. Within FPC, Wood divided his time between the sub-committees, maintained correspondence, and spoke and published articles on peace issues. During this period, the standing Subcommittees included the Executive, Legislative, Peace Education (later, General Education), Field, Pacifist Principles, and the Committee for the Speakers Bureau on International Affairs.
Name: General Correspondence, 1932-34
Affiliation: H/O
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
A-G, 1932-34Affil.: H/O; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 37.
H-N, 1932-34Affil.: H/O; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 38.
O-Z, 1932-34Affil.: H/O; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 39.

Title/Date(s): General Correspondence, 1935
Affiliation: O/H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 40
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Alphabetical.

Title/Date(s): General Correspondence and Mailings, 1933-35
Affiliation: O/H
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 41
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Chronological.

Name: Correspondence Subject Files, 1931-51
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
A-Penn, 1931-51; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: O/H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 42.
Penns-Z, 1932-35; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: O/H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 43.

Title/Date(s): Government Correspondence, 1939-49
Affiliation: H/O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 44
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Peace Workers Conference, Swarthmore, 1933
Affiliation: H/O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 44
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Publications, 1933-49
Affiliation: H/O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 44

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1933-49
Affiliation: H/O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 45
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 7. Executive Subcommittee and Executive Secretary, General: George Hardin, Executive Secretary, 1949-1973

During the tenure of George Hardin, the FPC became an action-oriented peace organization with the increasing involvement of staff in determining the policy and direction of FPC. In 1949, there were eight outstanding sub-committees of the full Friends Peace Committee (Joint), including the Executive Committee. This was changed in the 1955-63 period, when the full Committee met only three times a year, and there were up to 21 working groups, including standing committees, shorter range committees, and working parties, coordinated through the Executive Board. The larger standing committees were laid down. This short-term experiment in structural change was the result of continuing attempts to make the FPC more flexible and to encourage member participation while at the same time attempting to retain some measure of control by the Executive Secretary and the full Committee over their corporate actions. Subsequent efforts to revise the structure of the FPC reflected a need for greater program coherence.
Title/Date(s): General Correspondence, 1950-66
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 46
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Chronological.

Title/Date(s): Correspondence Subject Files, 1949-73
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 46
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with other Groups, 1954-73
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 47-49
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Annual Conference Samples, 1950
Affiliation: H/O
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 49
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Conferences, 1950-70
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 49
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Publications and Literature, 1954-72
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 49
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1949-73
Affiliation: U
Size: 4 boxes
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 49-52
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 8. Policy and Legislation Subcommittees, 1948-1974

The Subcommittee underwent several name changes - Action in 1949, to Policy by 1952, to Policy and Legislation in the early '70's. Historically, it had a double role. On one hand, the Subcommittee informed FPC members and other Friends of impending legislation by issuing statements and action bulletins. On the other, it acted as a watchdog over the policies and procedures of FPC and PYM.
After 1973, the records for the Policy and Legislation Subcommittee are found in Series 22.
Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1955-59
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 53
For 1963-Present, see Series 4.1.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Government Correspondence, 1948-74
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 53
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1964-72
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 53
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with Friends Committee on National Legislation, 1966-71
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 54
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1967-74
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 54
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

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Series 9. General Education Subcommittee, 1949-57 & n.d.

The objectives of the General Education Subcommittee were to plan and recommend programs, activities and materials for schools and to help with materials and activities for Friends Schools. Before it was laid down in 1957, members worked to revise the William Penn Packet and the William Penn Program and to promote the film, "Young William Penn."
Title/Date(s): Committee on Peace Materials for Religious Education, 1957
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Minutes.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): General Education Committee, 1955-57
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Minutes.

Title/Date(s): William Penn Program, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Correspondence and Reports.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Publications, 1957
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 10. Subcommittee on Pacifist Principles, 1949-59 & n.d.

The Subcommittee was asked to consider the content and expression of an adequate Quaker philosophy of peace and to suggest methods of spreading such a philosophy. In 1954, it was involved in writing pamphlets, draft counseling, and peace education in Friends Schools. They also wrote letters to young men and women, as well as to headmasters of Friends' schools, concerning the draft.
Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1954-58
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Correspondence and Reports, 1955-59
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Publications, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 11. Nonviolence Subcommittees and Working Parties, 1956-1976 & n.d.

FPC began nonviolent action training during the late 1950's in various parts of the South. After forming several working parties to consider the various aspects of non-violence, the FPC helped to develop a special course to prepare individuals for participation in the Poor Peoples Campaign in 1968. This was so successful, that the new Subcommittee for Non-violent Direct Action (NVDA) decided to continue to offer a training program in the use of nonviolence.
Title/Date(s): Working Party on Nonviolence, 1956-61
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Originally formed under the direction of the Pacifist Principles Committee to undertake a specific study of nonviolence and to write a report, "A Perspective on Non-Violence," which was published in 1957.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Public Witness Working Party , 1960-62
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Public Witness Working Party was formed on the recommendation of the Policy Committee to consider and arrange various public witness projects. "Public Witness" was published in 1962.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Police Working Party, Police Relations, and Civil Disobedience, 1960-76
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 55
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee, 1967-71
Affiliation: U
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film
Minutes, 1967-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Minutes, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee Correspondence and Reports, 1965-71
Affiliation: U
Size: 9 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous correspondence related to violence, 1967-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Inquiries about Training Sessions, 1968-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
General Correspondence, 1970-73; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Inquiries and other correspondences related to Training Sessions, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Inquiries about Training Sessions, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Correspondence from People Interested in Training, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Miscellaneous correspondence related to training sessions, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; ; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Eastburn Fund, 1965-66; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.
Prospectus and Budget, 1969-1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 56.

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee Training Sessions, 1968-1971 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 48 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Barnesville Training, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Pittsburgh Training Course, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Doylestown, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Earlham College, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Eastern Baptist College Peace and Freedom Committee, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Falls Meeting, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
First Parkway Class, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Friends Central, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Friends Schools, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Ithaca Young Friends, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
North Carolina Yearly Meeting, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
PRJ, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Sandy Spring, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Westtown Friends School, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Germantown Friends School, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Miscellaneous documents on different direct actions, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Moorestown Friends School, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Second Parkway Class, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Wilton Meeting, 1969-10; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
American Friends Service Committee, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Fall of 1970 Parkway Program, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Falls Meeting, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Friends Schools, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Friends Select, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
George School, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Hartford Meeting, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Independent School Teachers' Association, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 57.
Kent State, 1970; Desc.: 3 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Boxes 57-58.
Summer Opportunities for Trainers, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Temple University, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Trainer Training Weekend, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Wilmington Friends School, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Miscellaneous Documents on Various Training Sessions, 1970 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Catholic Schools, 1970-71; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Parkway Program: Nonviolence, Revolution, and Power, 1970-71; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Brethren Volunteer Service Organization, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Capital Peace Center, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
EPICA, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Friends Peace Center, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Friends World Committee: Quaker Youth Pilgrimage, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Peace, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Germantown Friends School, 1971; Desc.: 2 folders; ; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Germantown Unitarian Church: Self Study Committee, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Southwest Human Relations Council, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Spring Action, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Spring Peace Actions, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Harrisburg Defense Committee, 1972; Desc.: 2 folders; ; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 58.
Alternative Schools Project, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee Evaluations, 1868-1970
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film
Session Evaluations, 1968-69; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Evaluation of Trainer Trainer Session at Friends Peace Committee, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Program Evaluations, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee Publications and Related Materials, 1956-1972
Affiliation: U
Size: 16 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Fliers, and Reports, 1956-68; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
George Lakey Publications, 1964-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Miscellaneous Handbooks and Programs, 1968-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Fliers, and Reports, 1968-72; Desc.: 2 folders; ; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Development for Revision of Training Manual, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Training for Nonviolent Responses in Social Conflict: A Manual for Trainers, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Orders for Training Manual, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Training for Nonviolent Action for High School Students: A Handbook, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Training Manual for Nonviolent Direct Action for Spring Actions, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 59.
Correspondence and Documents related to Shrewd as Serpents, Gentle as Doves: a nonviolent strategy for radical change, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Shrewd as Serpents, Gentle as Doves: a nonviolent strategy for radical change (Parts I and II), 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Shrewd as Serpents, Gentle as Doves: a nonviolent strategy for radical change (Parts III and IV), 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Shrewd as Serpents, Gentle as Doves: a nonviolent strategy for radical change (Appendix), 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
A Handbook for Training Marshals for Marches, Rallies, and Other demonstrations, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Bibliography of Local and National Organizations using Nonviolent Direct Action for Social Change, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Revisions to Training for Nonviolent Responses in Social Conflict: A Manual for Trainers, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee - Cooperation With Other Groups, 1967-71 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 11 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Quaker Project on Community Conflict in New York City, 1967-1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
National Action Group, 1968-69; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Nonviolent Training and Action Center in Chicago, IL, 1968-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Economic Seminar of A Quaker Action Group, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Marshal Training - New Mobe, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
National Conference on Training for Nonviolent Action at Pendle Hill, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Vietnam Veterans Against the War - Operation RAW, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Direct Action Training Abroad, 1970-71; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Ecumenical Program for Inter-American Communication and Action, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
People's Peace Treaty and May Action, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Vietnam Veterans Against the War – Dewey Canyon III Action in Washington, DC, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.

Name: Nonviolent Direct Action Committee - Miscellaneous, 1966-72 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 16 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Student Characteristics and Friends Peace Testimony at Three Friends Schools, a Research Paper by Peter Kemple Ogle , 1966; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Outline for Early Training Courses, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Role-playing, Reading Lists, and Other Materials for Workshops, 1968-71; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 60.
Miscellaneous Materials on High School Training Sessions, 1968-72; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Resistance Rally Marshalls, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Reports and Proposals for Projects, 1969-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence on Organizational Details, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Miscellaneous Materials on High School training sessions, 1970-71; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Amchitka Subcommittee, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Short-Term Trainers' Collective, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Demonstrations, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Earle Ammunition Depot, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
List of some Nonviolence Literature and Films, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Game Scenarios, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Miscellaneous Documents, including Recommendations to the Committee, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.
Nonviolence Course Registration and Lists of People to Contact for Workshops, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 61.

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Series 12: Speakers Bureau, 1954-70 & n.d.

A Speakers Bureau on International Affairs was originally conducted by Elizabeth T. Rhoads under the auspices of the Philadelphia Peace Council and the Orthodox Peace Committee. In 1951, for instance, the Bureau arranged addresses for 326 audiences, reaching an estimated 64,426 people, mostly non-Friends. The Speakers Bureau Committee was appointed to advise and assist the Director of the Bureau, and to suggest possible speakers, subjects, etc.
Title/Date(s): Annual Reports, 1954-57
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 62
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Brochures and Handouts, 1959-70
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 62
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

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Series 13: Youth Work Subcommittees, 1952-1970 (gaps)

The Orthodox Peace Committee maintained a Peace Education Subcommittee; they worked in schools, conducted Teachers' institutes, and provided literature, exhibits, and other educational material. The Hicksites began to arrange talks in school in 1922-23. By 1950, the joint Peace Committee focused more on peace education in Friends' schools and Colleges. In 1952, the Committee corresponded with every male member between the ages of 17 and 26, sending them basic literature and urging them to consult with draft counsellors in their meetings.
Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1957-67
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 62
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
For 1963-Present, see Series 4.1.

Title/Date(s): General Correspondence and Reports, 1956-71
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 62
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Miscellaneous Correspondence Subject Files, 1956-73
Affiliation: U
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Correspondence Subject Files, 1956-73Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 62.
Miscellaneous Correspondence Subject Files, 1959Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 63.

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with Interfaith Commission on Draft Information, 1969-70
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 63
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Publications, 1951-71
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 63
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1959-73
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Boxes 64-65
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 14: Field Committee and Field Secretaries, 1952-72

In the mid 1950's, Friends Peace Committee published a Field Manual and sent questionnaires to Monthly Meeting Peace Committee chairs.
Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1955-58
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): General Correspondence, 1958
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Publications and Literature, 1971
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s): Bomb Crater (Ross Flanagan), 1972
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
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Series 15: Tax Refusal and War Tax Concerns, 1965-2003

The objective of this committee was to help Friends and others in their struggle with the War Tax dilemma. At the suggestion of the Peace Committee, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting adopted a statement on Military Tax Refusal in 1970
Minutes to may be found in Series 4.1.
Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1980-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Correspondence, 1978-81
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with Philadelphia War Tax Resistance, 1981-83
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1978-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 66
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Correspondence and Reports, 1965-76
Affiliation: U
Size: 7 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Correspondence and Reports, 1966-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 66.
Correspondence and Reports, 1971-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 66.
Correspondence and Reports, 1966; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 66.
Correspondence and Reports, 1965-74; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 66.
Correspondence and Reports, 1966-72; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 66.
Correspondence and Reports, 1966-68; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.
Correspondence and Reports, 1966-72; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with War Tax Resistance, 1970-74
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 67
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Publications, 1965-70
Affiliation: U
Size: 2 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Publications, 1966; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.
Publications, 1965-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.

Name: Miscellaneous Records, 1965-72
Affiliation: U
Size: 5 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Records, 1965 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.
Miscellaneous Records, 1967-72; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.
Miscellaneous Records, 1966-70; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.
Miscellaneous Records, 1966-72; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.
Miscellaneous Records, 1967-68; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 67.

Name: Office files, 1972-2003
Affiliation: U
Size: 2 boxes
Mostly the files of Suzanne Day who worked part-time for PYM for 15 years, from 1988 to 2003; on the War Tax Concerns Support Committee (now re-named Conscience, Militarism, and War Tax Concerns Working Group). She oversaw the Yearly Meeting's brief for the U.S. Supreme Court when Priscilla Adams appealed there for accommodation of religious conscientious objectors who refuse tax payment for wars. She also organized lobbying trips to Washington in support of the Peace Tax Fund bill. Her position was folded into the full-time work of the Peace and Justice Coordinator.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Managua (Nicaragua) Correspondence from Sylvia Metzler, received by Suzanne Rie Day, 1990-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Sylvia Metzler (PICC), 1992-2001; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 1990-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
World Peace Tax Fund, 1972-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Committee of Correspondence on War Tax Concerns, 1997-99; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Center on Conscience and War, 2001; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
CC-2, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
New Campaign for Conscience, 1994-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
EZ Peace Alternative Revenue Service, 1989-91; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
General, 1991-98; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Lists and Phone Numbers, 1982-91; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Jobs With Peace, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Evaluation, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
WTCSC Membership, 1986-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Conference Formats, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Testimonies & Concerns Presentations to MMs, 1987-88; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Performance Reviews, 1991-1997; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Program Priorities, 1978-89; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Goals and Objectives, 1985-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 96.
Peace Tax Fund Letters, 1985-88; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
Fiscal Matters, 1998-2002; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
War Tax Queries, 1987-90; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
PYM News/IRS Case, 1988-90; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
PYM/IRS Letters, 1994-99; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
WTCSC Letters to the editor, 1986-90; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
General War Tax Press, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
PYM War Tax Policies, 1984-91; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
Other YM War Tax Policies, 1990-91; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
Fund for Sufferings, 1979-2003; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
Day w/o Pentagon, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
Military Tax Policies, 1983-98; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.
Flyer, n.d; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 97.

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Series 16: Civil Defense, 1942-65

The original Working Party confined its study to civil defense practices in Friends Schools and C.O.'s in public schools. An enlarged Working Party on Civil Defense was approved in 1961.
Title/Date(s): Correspondence and Reports, 1956-65
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 67
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Publications, 1951
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 68
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1942-65
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 68
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 17: Miscellaneous Programs and Working Parties, 1959-1972

Title/Date(s): Drawings About War Exhibition, 1969-71
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): ABM (Anti Ballistic Missile) Projects, 1961-69
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Working Party of Psychiatrists, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Working Party on the Use of Force, 1958-61
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Role of Overseers Relative to the Peace Testimony, 1959-60
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Working Party on Conscience, Lauretta Evans, 1969
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Personal Investments Working Party, 1972
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Subcommittees and Working Parties, 1956
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 69
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 18: General Correspondence, 1922-1995

Title/Date(s): Clerk and Staff Correspondence, 1922-95
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 19: Miscellaneous, 1956-1998

Title/Date(s): FBI/CIA Files on the Friends Peace Committee, 1956-69
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): "A Quaker Peacekeeping Project” – A report by Lyle Tatum, 1970
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Documents and Notes on Laos and Cambodia, 1970 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Documents, 1973-77
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Including Correspondence, Philadelphia Quaker Peace Collective minutes, and FPC minutes
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Visits to Heads of States Committee, 1980-82
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Interfaith Witness to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race, 1981-82
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Documents, 1981-82
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Evaluation of FPC, 1987-88
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Action Reconciliation/Service for Peace, 1988
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): The 300th Anniversary of the Germantown Protest Against Slavery Evaluation Report by William Grassie, 1988
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Disarmament Project, 1990
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Nominating Committee/Membership, 1990
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Background Information on Korea, 1991-95
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Documents , 1992
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Including Annual Reports, Goals and Objectives, and Correspondence
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Chester Quarterly Request for time on the 1994 PYM Agenda to discuss peacemaking, 1993
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Information, Statement on Haiti, 1994
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Bosnia Peace Project, 1995
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 70
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Alternatives to Violence Project of New Jersey, 1995-97
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 71
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Alternatives to Violence Project of the Delaware Valley, 1996-98
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 71
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Address List of Members of FPC, 1997 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 71
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): "Measurement as Social Action: Process Indicators of World Welfare” - a report by Elise Boulding, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 71
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Areas of Interest of Members, Volunteers, and Staff of FPC, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 71
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Teaching Peace at Friends Schools, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 71
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 20. Relationship of FPC with the Coordinating Committee For Testimonies and Concerns, 1975-83

Title/Date(s): FPC Restructuring, 1975
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): FPC Program Evaluations, 1976
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): FPC Structure, 1978-79
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): CC II Reorganization, 1980-81
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): FPC Restructuring, 1981
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): CC II/FPC Coordination, 1981
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): FPC Goals Outline, 1981
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): FPC Response to CCII Evaluation, 1983
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Minutes, 1975-81
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Ser.21. Executive Subcommittees and Staff Coordinator, General, 1975-1984

Title/Date(s): Correspondence, 1974-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 72
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with Other Groups, 1977-82
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 73
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1974-81
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 74
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 22: Policy and Legislation, 1974-87

Involved in developing educational programs about foreign policy issues, including the Middle East, Central America, disarmament, military aid to dictators, amnesty, and the U.S. military budget. They also have sent periodic letters, called "Legislative Leverage Letters,” to monthly meeting contacts and others about important foreign policy legislation, inviting Friends to write their Legislators.
Minutes may be found in Series 4.
Name: Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1973-81
Affiliation: U
Size: 6 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1973-74; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.
Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.
Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.
Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.
Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1978-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.
Minutes, Reports, and Agendas, 1980-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.

Name: Correspondence, 1972-1984
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Correspondence Related to International Issues and Conflicts, 1972-1973; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 75.
Miscellaneous Documents and Memos to committee members, 1977-1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Correspondence Related to International Issues and Conflicts, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.

Name: Legislative Leverage Letters , 1972-1987
Affiliation: U
Size: 4 folders
Some folders include correspondence as well.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Legislative Leverage Letters , 1972-1973; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Legislative Leverage Letters , 1974-1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Legislative Leverage Letters , 1978-1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Legislative Leverage Letters , 1981-1987; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.

Name: Subject Files: Issues On Which the P&L Subcommittee Worked, 1957-1971
Affiliation: U
Size: 4 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Disarmament, 1957-1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Booklet on Laos, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Repeal the Draft, 1970-1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Peacekeeping Consultation, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.

Name: Miscellaneous, 1969-1974
Affiliation: U
Size: 5 folders
Repository: SW
Location: Box 76
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Testimony and Article by Gordon S. Livingston, 1969-71; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Miscellaneous Documents, 1970-1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Review of Actions Taken, Committee Evaluations, 1972-1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Testimony of Patricia Parkman before the Commission on the Organization of Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minute on Vietnam , 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 76.

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Series 23: Peace Conversion and Disarmament, 1973-84

In 1973, FPC adopted PYM member George Lakey's proposal to undertake a program on the B-1 Bomber and Peace Conversion. Lakey was also a member of the Task Force for a 3-year nationwide Peace Conversion Campaign organized initially by the American Friends Service Committee and Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC). He recommended that the FPC take responsibility for organizing the Delaware Valley. Bruce Birchard joined the Subcommittee full time in late 1974, and George Lakey continued to be involved on a 3/5 basis (until 1976). In 1975, FPC approved a continuing program in military spending and peace conversion. After the cancellation of the B-1 in 1977, the focus of the Subcommittee shifted to Disarmament, to deal with an increase in military spending and the escalating nuclear arms race; in 1980, its name was changed to Disarmament and Conversion. In the spring of 1982, Representative Meeting approved a special 6-month peace project. The so-called Pennsylvania Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze (PCNWF) coordinated pro-disarmament activities including the June 12/14 Rally and non-violent sit-ins scheduled to coincide with the Second UN Special Session on Disarmament in New York City. The PCNWF worked for Freeze Referenda and for pro Freeze candidates in the November 1982 elections. In December of that year, sponsorship of PCNWF was assumed by the Pennsylvania Council of Churches according to plan.
Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1976-81
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 77
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Correspondence and Reports, 1980-82
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 77
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Peace Conversion Projects, 1973-79
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 77
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Minutes, PACNWF (PA Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze), 1981-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 77
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Correspondence and Records, PACNWF, 1978-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 box
Repository: SW
Location: Box 78
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Disarmament and Civil Defense Projects,, 1978-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 79
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Demonstrations, Rallies, and Marches, 1980-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 79
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Demonstrations, n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 80
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Cooperation with other Groups, 1969-84
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 80-82
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Publications, 1976-79
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 82
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Miscellaneous Records, 1975-80
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 82
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 24: Militarism and Recruitment, 1970-1998

Work to counsel and support young Friends and other young people who are facing decisions regarding military enlistment, registration, and conscription. Also facilitate Quaker response to related legislation. Specific concerns have included recruiting in public schools (PIE, Program for Increased Education), ROTC in Public Schools, Draft Counseling in Friends Schools, Draft Registration, TFORM (Taskforce on Recruitment and Militarism), Counter Recruitment, and ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). Tom Conrad worked as coordinator in the late '70's, and Michael Mongeau until 1983. In 1993, the name of the subcommittee was changed to the Working Group on Youth, Conscience, and the Peace Testimony.
There are no records in this collection documenting the years between 1983 and 1993.
Name: Minutes and Reports, 1974-1998
Affiliation: U
Size: 5 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Reports and Proposals, 1974-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Reports and Proposals, 1974-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Minutes, 1975-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Working Group on Youth, Conscience, and the Peace Testimony , 1993-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Working Group on Youth, Conscience, and the Peace Testimony , 1995-98; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.

Name: Correspondence, 1971-96 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 16 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Letters from Conscientious Objectors, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Correspondence with Marian Hahn related to the JROTC, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Requests for information from the Army, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
General Correspondence on committee work - Tom Conrad, 1974-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Correspondence, memos to subcommittee members, 1974-83; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Correspondence with the Army related to the JROTC, 1975-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Correspondence Related to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB), 1975-78; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Requests for Army enlistment forms, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Requests for Army incident reports, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Letter to President Carter on the pardoning of conscientious objectors, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
FBI Denial Letter, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Correspondence to Legislators and the President, 1978-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Draft Editorial Reply, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
Open Letters, 1979-83; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 83.
General Correspondence on Committee work - Michael Mongeau, 1980-83; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.

Name: Financial and Personnel, 1974-96 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 7 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Budgeting and Salaries, 1974-82; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Fundraising, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Ava Wheeler - staff person, 1976-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Personnel and Staff Activities, 1981 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Funding Requests, 1993-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Funding Requests, 1995-96; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Notes on Funding, 1993-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.

Name: Subject Files related to various campaigns of the committee, 1970-85
Affiliation: U
Size: 59 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Documents and Articles on the anti-JROTC campaign, 1970-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Probation Instead of Prison for Conscientious Objectors, 1973-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
JROTC legislation, 1973-75; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
JROTC in Overbrook High School, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
JROTC in the Haverford Monthly Meeting Area , 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
JROTC in New Jersey, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
JROTC in Bartram High School, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Miscellaneous Documents on the JROTC, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Navy JROTC at Overbrook High School, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Air Force JROTC, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Marine Corps JROTC in Upper Perkiomen School District, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Adverse Statistics and Reports of the military, including information on African Americans, women, and recruitment, 1974-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Letters of protest and miscellaneous documents on the state certification of JROTC instructors, 1974-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 84.
Friends School Recruiting, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Armed Services Vocation Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB), 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Penn-Delco School Board and the JROTC, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Proposal for a JROTC Curricula Evaluation Project, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
AJROTC in Pemberton, New Jersey, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Air Force JROTC at West Philadelphia High School, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Selective Service Registration, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
ROTC on college campuses, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Lists of schools that have requested information on or have begun ROTC programs, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Air Force JROTC at Coatesville High School, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Program for Increased Education of the New Jersey National Guard, 1975-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Opposing JROTC in New Jersey Schools, 1975-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Frankford High School, 1975-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
JROTC Enrollment Numbers and Regulations, 1975-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Recruitment in New Jersey High Schools (includes correspondence of Elizabeth and Richard Shelley, and Helen Zehner), 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Miscellaneous Documents related to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB), 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
ACLU Committee on Academic Freedom, 1976-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB), 1976-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
State College Monthly Meeting: meeting on militarism and education, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Delaware organizing against the military in schools, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Great Valley JROTC, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Pennsylvania and the JROTC, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Miscellaneous Documents related to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB), 1977-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Follow-up to the visit with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1977-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 85.
Pennsylvania State Education Association, 1977-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Pennsylvania State Certification of JROTC instructors, 1977-78; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Selective Service Lawsuit and News Release, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
JROTC in Gratz High School, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Air Force JROTC in the Neshaminy School District, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Notes on Government Reports on the Draft, 1978-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
No Conscription Pledge Campaign, 1978-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
KYW Draft Debate, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Baltimore Yearly Meeting's Draft minute on conscription, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
JROTC in Lansford, Pennsylvania, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
News Releases and Open Letters on Draft Registration, 1979-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Draft minutes and positions, 1979-84; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
July 21 st Committee and Rally, 1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence on Draft Registration and the JROTC, 1980-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Miscellaneous Documents on the renewal of national registration for the draft, 1980-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Draft Board controversy, 1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Ben Sasway Tour, 1983; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Draft Counseling, 1984-85; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Documents on the Delayed Entry Program, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
JROTC in New Jersey, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.

Name: Publications and Manuscripts, 1974-95 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 21 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents related to the JROTC Curricula Evaluation Handbook, 1975-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Miscellaneous Articles and Manuscripts, 1974-83; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Drafts and Notes on Articles, 1975 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home from School by Tom Conrad, 1975-1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
Miscellaneous Drafts of Articles, 1976Loc.: Box 86.
Outline for "When Johnny Comes Marching Home from School", 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 86.
"Winning Hearts and Minds for the All-Volunteer Military Force" by Tom Conrad, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Memorandum on Military Recruitment in Pennsylvania Schools, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
"Junior ROTC: Marching to the beat of the wrong drummer" article by Tom Conrad, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Questions and Answers about the Draft and Armed Forces, 1978-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
"Pentagon is Pitching Again" editorial by Tom Conrad, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Press Releases, 1979-82; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Peace Book Cover Project, 1986; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Documents on "You Don't Have to Enlist" Brochure, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Miscellaneous Brochures, 1995 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Counter-recruitment radio spots, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Draft Action Alert, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Flier titled "Junior ROTC: Molding America's Youth", n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Take A Stand Against War: Quaker Profiles in Courage, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Untitled manuscript by Tom Conrad, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Handout 4-7: Marine Corps Education and Promotion Opportunities, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.

Name: Conferences and Training Sessions, 1974-1991 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 12 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention/Exhibition in New Orleans, 1974-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Forum: "Junior ROTC: Fears, Beliefs, and Humanistic Options”, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Program Description of "Junior ROTC: Fears, Beliefs, and Humanistic Options” Forum, 1975-76; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention/Exhibition in Dallas, 1975-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
New Jersey Education Association Convention Booth, 1976-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Miscellaneous Conferences and Draft Training Sessions, 1976-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Conferences on Militarism and Recruitment, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Unionization and the US Military, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Pennsylvania Personnel and Guidance Association Convention Panel, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Draft Counseling Training, 1986-87; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Draft Counseling Workshop, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention/Exhibition Senate Resolutions, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.

Name: Other Groups, 1974-87 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 16 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Interfaith Committee on Draft and Military Information, 1974-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Other Organizations’ Positions on JROTC, 1974-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 87.
Task Force on Recruitment and Militarism Minutes and Miscellaneous Documents, 1974-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Task Force on Recruitment and Militarism Minutes, 1975-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Task Force on Recruitment and Militarism Correspondence, 1976-83; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Correspondence and Documents related to the Council of Chief State Officers, 1976-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Friends Military Counseling Service, 1976-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Task Force on Recruitment and Militarism Conferences and Publications, 1977-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) Correspondence, 1977-1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Committee Against Registration and the Draft, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Committee Against Registration and the Draft Rally in Washington, DC, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Miscellaneous Documents related to cooperation with other groups, 1979-81; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
"A Call to Draft Resistance” by Charles C. Walker, 1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
United Nations Special Session on Disarmament, 1980-82; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Task Force on Recruitment and Militarism Minutes, 1984-87; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Task Force on Recruitment and Militarism Miscellaneous, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.

Name: Miscellaneous, 1970-93 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 10 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Miscellaneous Documents and Correspondence, 1970-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Draft Board Demonstrations, 1971-72; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
JROTC Photographs, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Evaluations of the committee, 1976-79; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Statement from Navy enlistees in confinement, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Register for Peace Cards, 1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Miscellaneous Documents, 1980-82 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Returned Questionnaires on the JROTC and local schools, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Miscellaneous Notes, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.
Tom Conrad’s Notes, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 88.

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Series 25: Field Secretaries Program, 1973-83

Peace Field Secretaries work with local Meetings to build local programs for peace.
Although not officially under the Field Secretary Program, Mary Bye's correspondence, minutes, and the newsletter of the Peace and Service Committee of Bucks Q M were received with records of FPC, and are retained here because she was also a member of FPC, and her activities for both are sometimes interrelated.
Title/Date(s): Peace Field Secretary (PFS) Program, 1974-79
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 89
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): PFS, Haddonfield Oversight,, 1973-80
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 89
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): PFS, Chester Oversight,, 1973-82
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 89
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Peace and Service Committee, Bucks Quarterly Meeting, 1975-80
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 89
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

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Series 26: Legislative Letter Writing Campaign, 1989-1998

The Legislative Letter Writing Campaign was initiated at the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting as a project of the Friends Peace Committee in 1989. It was a coordinated effort between the Friends Peace Committee, the monthly meetings of PYM, and the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) to correspond with members of Congress and the President on national issues pertinent to Friends. Over the course of the campaign, many thousands of communications were sent, written at more than 50 Philadelphia Yearly meetinghouses, as well as some in New York and Baltimore. The Friends Peace Committee and the FCNL sent focus issues sheets each month to the monthly meetings, which contained sample messages and background information on possible letter topics chosen. Many monthly meetings would then hold letter monthly writing sessions.
Miles Day and Mary Flounders-Arnett were very active staff involved with Legislative Letter Writing Campaign. The project was laid down in 1998 as a Friends Peace Committee initiative, although letter writing continues. The FCNL now distributes monthly e-mail updates identifying legislative issues of concern to Friends and offering background information helpful to individuals who want to contact their congressional representatives.
Name: Focus Issues of the Legislative Letter Writing Campaign, 1990-97
Affiliation: U
Size: 5 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Focus Issues, 1990-91; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Focus Issues (II A1), 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
End the US Army School of Americas Focus Issue, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Focus Issues (II-A-1), 1994-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Focus Issues (II-A-1), 1996-97; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.

Name: Correspondence, 1989-95
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Memos to Monthly Meeting LLWC Coordinators (II-A-2), 1989-91; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Miscellaneous Correspondence (IV-H), 1990-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Correspondence: Replies from Congress (IV-I), 1992-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.

Name: Miscellaneous, 1989-98
Affiliation: U
Size: 8 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
LWCC Statistics, 1989-97; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Restructuring of the LLWC, 1989-98; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Abington Conference on Legislative Advocacy (VI-A), 1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
LLWC History, suggestions for Improving Participation (VI-C), 1990-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Outreach To Monthly and Quarterly Meetings (IV-D), 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Participation (IV-F), 1993-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Print Order Masters II-C-2 & Requisition Forms, 1993-97; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.
Friendly Lobbying to Congress – Jenny Isaacs and Irving Hollingshed (VI-B), 1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 90.

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Series 27: Friendly Presence Working Group, 1970-1987

Friendly Presence was organized at the time of the Black Panther Party convention in Philadelphia in 1970; members were trained in nonviolent response to conflict situations. Following the police blockade of MOVE in the spring of 1978, the group asked Yearly Meeting to be further empowered to organize a set of initiatives regarding the impasse. Their proposals included a vigil outside of the blockade and consultation with community groups.
Title/Date(s): Black Panther Convention Report , 1970
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Black Panther Convention Evaluation and Feedback , 1970
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Black Panther Convention: General, 1970
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Log of Vigil , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Log of Vigil , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Typed, edited version of Vigil Log, by Lynne Shivers, with a letter from her to Friendly Presence, and a packet of press releases, statements, etc.

Title/Date(s): Material Sent from MOVE to Judge Glancy, then returned , 1975-1976
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Statements & Newspaper Articles about and from MOVE & Powelton Community , 1976-1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Includes the following photocopies: Inquirer, "The Separatist Road that Sets MOVE Apart," 3/5/78; Daily News, "Save the Children," 7/13/77; Daily News, "D.A. Ordered to Show if MOVE Baby Died in Clash," 3/30/76; Bulletin, "Nix Urges D.A. to Probe MOVE Charge," 3/30/76; Bulletin, "MOVE Shows Photos of Dead Tot," 4/11/76; What Are Powelton Neighbors Saying? Summary sheet assembled by the Tuesday Night Group, 7/8/77; Petition Group Statement and Requests, 6/77; Daily News, "Contempt of court Ordered for Riotous Defendants," 3/22/76; Photo from Inquirer, MOVE Sign reads "Janine's Baby was KILLED This Morning by the COPS!!!" 3/29/76; Inquirer, "Commune Members Clash With Police; 6 Arrested," 3/29/76; Photo from Bulletin, 3/29/76; Tribune, "MOVE Says Mth-Old Baby Killed in Clash With Police," 3/30/76; Tribune Photo, 3/30/76; "Leave MOVE Alone!!!" Statement (non-MOVE); Statement from MOVE in Prison, 11/11/77; Response Envelop to MOVE; "Rally to Stop Police Brutality," from Concerned Citizens to Insure Justice for MOVE, 7/9/77; Day of Unity Rally to End Police vs. MOVE Confrontation, 8/6/77; Photo from Inquirer, "MOVE Members Showing body of baby" 4/10/76; Inquirer, story about MOVE baby, 4/10/76; "On the MOVE by Louse Africa" in the Tribune, 4/3/76; Bulletin, "Neighbors Complain about Threats from MOVE Members," 4/29/76; Statement on MOVE from Brother Shaka Zulu of the Temple of the Universal Man, 5/22/77.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Title/Date(s): Information on MOVE & Police in Poweltown Community , 1977-1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Includes the following photocopies: MOVE Statement on communication with the city, 8/3/77; Release to D.A. Ed Rendell, 3/8/78; Legal papers on the injunction of Delbert Africa et.al., 1974; letters to and from Commissioner Della Guardia requestion inspection of 307 and 309 (MOVE HQ) from Powelton Community, 8/5/76, 8/6/76, 8/12/76; Tuesday Night Group (Powelton Village) telephone tree; Open Letter to Mayor Rizzo, Philadelphia, and Powelton Emergency Human Rights Committee, from Community in Support of MOVE complaining about police brutality, 7/77; Open Letter to Mayor Rizzo from Powelton Emergency Human Rights Commission, saying MOVE is a threat to the community; Open Letter to Philadelphia from Powelton Emergency Human Rights Commision, urging "Non-Violent Removal of MOVE now!!!" ; Resolution of Tuesday Night Group urging City not to conduct an assault on MOVE, 7/26/77; Concerned Citizens to Insure Justice for MOVE Petition; Appeal in Phoenix to urge compromise, 12/77; Preliminary Report on Current Surveillance Victims by Ali Shabazz, 1/6/78; Statement of Powelton United Neighbors urging: an end to grandstanding, continued negotiation, and no violent raid on MOVE, 3/1/78; Consumers Education and Protective Administration Supports MOVE, Condemns Rizzo, 3/2/78; Alliance of Black Social Workers Statement, supporting MOVE, 3/4/78; Statement of Powelton United Neighbors: no justifying violence, 3/8/78; Third Position-newsletter of City-Wide Black Community Coalition for Human Rights-3/20/78; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Order-police may blockade MOVE; City-Wide Black Community Coalition for Human Rights sample letter and lists of politicians, 3/30/78; Third Position Newsletter, Demonstration at City Hall, 4/4/78; Draft Statement of Human Rights in the Community (anti-police), 4/3/78; Powelton United Neighbors Statement, urging end of blockade, 4/13/78; Inquirer article on death of MOVE baby, 3/30/76; Tribune "Move Appoints Mediator," 4/1/8/78; "MOVE Barred from Obscenities"; Journal, "Barricades Go Up," 3/17/78; Inquirer, "Court Allows Blockade of MOVE"; Bulletin, "CB Radio Used to Talk to MOVE," 3/30/78; Bulletin, "MOVE Doing Well," 4/10/78; Christian Science Monitor, "Race Issue Heats up in Philadelphia," 3/27/78; Tribune, "Mother of MOVE Member Forsakes Hositalization so She May See Son," 4/11/78; Tribune, "MOVE Suit Prepared by ACLU," 4/11/78; Journal, "MOVE Demands Debate," 3/22/78; Bulletin, "City Quits MOVE Custody Plan," (includes picture of Friendly Presence vigil), 3/22/78; Tribune, "Food is core of MOVE and City Confrontation," 7/16/77; Bulletin, "The 'crisis' is MOVE," 7/24/77; Bulletin, "Must MOVE be Removed?" 7/22/77; Bulletin, "Confronting MOVE," 7/14/77; Tribune, "Police Actions at MOVE Barrier are Documented," 3/28/78; Bulletin, "Friends of MOVE Ringing in the Rain," 4/5/78; Bulletin, "600 Protest Police Blockade of MOVE, 4/5/78; Information Packet from MOVE to Social Concerns Meeting, 1/27/74; "ON THE MOVE-the Truth About MOVE" Brocure, ?1979?; John Africa's Powelon Village Proposal; Dick Gregory's Watergate by Donald John Glassey (MOVE Release); Letter from MOVE to Mr. Laird saying he can't ignore the information he asked for 9/11/74; MOVE-MOVE Flyers/Statement [1974?]; The Drummer "'MOVE' -The Seed of Facism," 4/2/74
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Title/Date(s): Friendly Presence Meeting Notes, Document Drafts, Etc. , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Includes the following, mostly photocopies: Large packet of handwritten notes, 5/19/78; Some notes from 5/12/78; Friendly Presence MOVE Observer Team, 3/28/78; Background original, 3/28/78; More notes, 3/29/78; Notes from 3/30/78; Original of memo Re: activities 3/28/78-3/31/78; Notes from 3/31/78; Notes on Yearly Meeting Response to Friendly Presence Minute, 3/31/78; Friendly Presence Stammgruppe List, 4/3/78; Draft of Vigil Initial Report; Original of memo Re: Activities 3/4/78/-3/8/78; Notes from 4/7/78; Memo to Friendly Presence from City-Wide Coalition on Human Rights, Re: MOVE, 4/6/78; Memo Re: City-Wide Coalition Demonstration, 4/4/78; Original of memo Re: Activities of 4/5/78-4/8/78; Draft of "Quakers & MOVE," 4/14/78; Original letter from Delbert Africa of MOVE to Friendly Presence, 4/12/78; Notes from Friends Center, 4/14/78; Notes on coordinators meeting, 4/20/78; Charles Walker & Meg Bowman notes at Representative Meeting, 4/27/78; Friendly Presence notes 4/21/78; Consultation on Quakers in Police-Community Relations, Background Paper #2-Quaker Involvement in Police Issues, 4/5/78; Paper #1-Historical Background; Friendly Presence notes, 4/28/78; Notes 5/8/78; Friendly Presence notes, 5/5/78; Friendly Presence Working Committee list, 4/10/78; Original of "The MOVE File proposed contents"; Draft of "The MOVE File proposed contents"; More papers on "The MOVE File."
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Title/Date(s): Friendly Presence Administrative and Preliminary Documents , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91
Includes the following: Background/Records of meetings prior to Vigil, 3/28/78-4/3/78; List of Quakers involved with MOVE, 3/22/78; Address list of Vigil-Keepers, "Spring" 1978; List of jobs on Vigil project, n.d.; Memo to meeting from Charlie Walker, 5/4/78; Meeting report, 4/28/78; "THE MOVE FILE-1. Introduction: Tenor, Counter-Tenor, and Community Action" (background information packet); Letter from Sue Africa of MOVE requesting funds from Quakers, 12/21/77; List of phone numbers, n.d.; Scribbled notes/memo, n.d.; Letter to committee, requesting information, from Betty McCorkel, 7/8/78; WCAU/CBS Radio transcript, "MOVE's next move" 5/3/78; Announement of MOVE demonstration on 5/20/78; Friendly Presence Vigil Proposal to PYM, n.d.; Post-Bombing Anniversary Conference Brochure, 1986; notecard/phone message to Eleanor from Harold, n.d.; Account of Vigil 5/19/78 by Bob Tatman; Draft of Account with Notes, 5/10/78; The MOVE file Prospectus and Outline - Bob Tatman; Memo Re: Disengaging Friendly Presence from MOVE crisis, 5/9/79; Note on distribution on short report, 5/10/78; Note on funds-money was for crisis relief, not for MOVE itself, 8/24/78; MOVE letter of explanation/solicitation, 6/9/78; Proposal for funding, 6/26/78; Preliminary Report on Vigil by Lynne Shivers (Draft), 5/10/78; Photocopied pages from the log (p. 42-57); Flyer advertising "Quakers & MOVE-a Documentory Record" Ed. By Charles Walker (1993 note: "don't know if it was ever completed" ); Timeline of Quakers & MOVE Encounters 6/23/85; Letters pertaining to case of Richard Kanegis, June 1979; AFSC Press Release, "Lessons from the MOVE Tragedy," 11/28/89.
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Title/Date(s): Friendly Presence Vigil Memos, Info Sheets, and Lists , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Includes the following: "Monitoring the MOVE crisis" outline by Charles Walker, 3/2/78; Charles Walker report to Bob Dockhorn and Francis Brown, 3/2/78; Handwritten note on 2 people connected with Friendly Presence; Letter/Memo re: contacts and connections, 3/2/78; Notes on MOVE, 3/28/78; Handwritten notes and names-sign-up?; Suggestions for Maintaining the Vigil flyer; Handwritten list of names and phone numbers; Lists of certain Monthly Meetings and their participation; Statement of Friendly Presence about the 24-hour vigil, 4/18/78; Memo to Lyle Tatum from Charles Walker re: Developments in the MOVE picture, 4/20/78; Press release on appeal to Amnesty Internation, 4/22//78; Sending list for press releases; Notes, 4/24/78; Photocopied brochure on organic waste treatment system; Friendly Presence Update, 4/27/78; KYW Editorial No. 4009, 4/27/78 & 4/28/78; Letter "To the MOVE Family" note: "not sent," 4/28/78.
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Title/Date(s): Friendly Presence Printed Documents Pertaining to Vigil , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Includes the following: Friendly Presence Vigil Continues, 5/6/78; Letter to Vigil Keepers, 5/9/78; Shivers Report, 5/10/78; Vigil & Appeal Flyer; Suggestions for Maintaining the Vigil; Friendly Presence Letter to Hillel Levinson, 3/31/78; Vigil Sign/Announcement; City of Philadelphia News Hilllel Levinson Statement on Blockade and Court Order, 3/1/78; AFSC Memo and Packet on Prograom on Government Surveillance and Citizens' Rights, 4/4/78; Media Outlet List; Letter from Meg Bowman to Community Voyage, 5/12/78; Letter from Meg Bowman to Youth Service, 5/12/78; Memo on Actions 3/28/78-3/31/78; Notes 4/24/78; Vigil Sign-up (blank); Draft Statement of Human Rights in the Community, 4/3/78; Friendly Presence Update, 4/27/78; Friendly Presence flyer, "Beyond the Confrontation, 4/21/78; Vigil Publicity Prospectus, 4/17/78; City-Wide Black Community Coalition for Human Rights Packet, 3/13/78; City-Wide Black Community Coalition for Human Rights 2-Week Progress Report; AFSC Mailgram re: MOVE Meeting, 4/9/78; Vigil News; Daily News "West Phila. Group MOVEs for Cooling-Off Period," 3/14/78; Memo to Friendly Presence re: City-wide Community Coalition for Human Rights, 4/6/78; Daily News, "Fight or Quit-It's Their MOVE," 2/27/78; Friendly Presence Memo to Amnesty International, 5/78; City-Wide Black Community Coalition for Human Rights Newsletter, 3/20/78; Friendly Presence Form Letter on Vigil, 4/24/78; Vigil Information ; Friendly Presence Reporting Prospectus, 5/5/78; Letter to west Phila. PYM members re: Vigil, 4/18/78; Sign-Vigil Phone #.
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Title/Date(s): Friendly Presence Miscellaneous MOVE Vigil Documents , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Includes the following: Letter from Meg Bowman to Vigil-Keepers, 5/9/78; Special release on the Friendly Presence Vigil, 5/5/78; Prospectus to Friendly Presence from Charles Walker on Reporting, 5/5/78; Friendly Presence Meeting Report, 4/28/78, with add-on 5/2/78; Vigil and Appeal Announcement, approx. 4/11/78; Beyond the Confrontation Appeal, 4/21/78; Phone Message commenting on Vigil; Initial lists of vigilers; Agenda for Friendly Presence Meeting, 4/17/78; Yearly Meeting Minute, 3/31/78; Draft of "Quakers and MOVE" reort, 4/14/78; "Religious Vigil" orange flyer ; Yellow announcement flyer; Notes/phone messages; Memo: Sumary of Meetings and Activities 4/5/78-4/8/78, on 4/10/78; Press Release, "24-Hour Vigil to Begin…" 4/11/78; Memo: Summary of Activities and Meetings 3/28/78-3/31/78, on 4/3/78; Friendly Presence and MOVE log by Charles Walker, 3/30/78; Notes on "peaceful presence"; 2-Week progress report of City-Wide Black Coalition for Human Rights, 3/13/78; Packet of reports/statements of City-Wide Black Coalition for Human Rights; Letter from MOVE council requesting release of prisoners, 1975; Statements and Demands of MOVE members in prison, 1975; Vigil Fact Sheet ?4/78?; Vigil Sign-up sheet (Blank); letter from MOVE exhorting "Mr. Laird" to endorse MOVE, 1974; AFSC Memo re: Report on MOVE Situation, with attachments, 4/4/78; Mailgram from Rev. Leon Sullivan of Zion Baptist Church, 3/31/78; Notes on Vigil, 3/3/78.
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Title/Date(s): Radio/TV Editorials & Statements, Post-Blockade, Post-Shootout , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Includes the following: Subpoena for Sue Africa, 2/23/78; WCAU/CBS Editorial on Alfonso Deal and Delbert Africa arrest, 9/21/78; KYW Editorial on death of Officer Ramp, 8/8/78; WCAU/CBS Editorial on death of Officer Ramp, 8/8/78; WCAU/CBS Editorial on Conflict between Mayor Rizzo and Commissioner O'Neil, 8/9/78; WCAU/CBS Editorial on Public Hearings on Police Abuse, 8/3/78; KYW Editorial on Police Brutality, 8/16/78; WCAU Editorial Reply on Police; Copy of Letter from Francis Brown to Hillel Levinson re: Quaker position on impasse between City and MOVE, 6/29/78; Statement to Judege McDermott from a MOVE Member ; KYW Editorial on Police on Trial, 8/9/79; WCAU Editorial on Indicted Police Officers, 8/6/79; Sue Africa "on the MOVE" Statement; MOVE Lecture/Demonstration flyers 4/14/73 and 6/23/??; Large sheets with scribbled comments-maybe group brainstorming post-vigil?; "Boycott the Gallery to end the MOVE Blockade" demonstration flyer, 4/15/78; AFSC Release 5/3/89 on Bombing 4th Anniversary Events.
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Title/Date(s): Robert Tatman's "Final Report" , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
" Typed original of Robert Tatman's Final Report, includes memo to Amensty International, statements from MOVE and other community groups, and newspaper clippings.
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Title/Date(s): MOVE Bombing Information/Relief Effort Communications , 1985
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Includes the following: Letter from Charles Walker to Friendly Presence and other committees, calling them to monitor new MOVE situation, 5/2/85; Neighborhood meeting flyer "Let's Talk About MOVE," 5/13/85; Phone messages/notes, 5/13/85; 2nd Memo from Charles walker, re: escalation, 5/12/85; letter to Friendly Presence from Kathy Barnes re: MOVE, 5/14/85; more phone messages; notes on conversation with Jim Harvey Re: AFSC response to MOVE crisis, 5/15/85; Letter from Metropolitan Christian Council of Philadelphia asking religious groups to collect donations for bombing victims, 5/15/85; Letter from Jewish Community Relations Council on Interfaith Emergency Relief Fund; AFSC News Release on MOVE, 5/16/85; AFSC Proposal for community and economic development, 5/15/85; Newspaper photocopy on relief funds, 5/16/85; Notes, "Impressions on MOVE," 5/17/85; Memo from Charles Walker and Lyle Tatum re: Friendly Presence Proposals on MOVE; Lists from 5/20/85; "The Philadelphia Massacre" statement by Revolutionary Communist Party USA, 5/21/85; copy of Letter from Fellowship Commision to Mayor Goode about investigation; Agenda for MOVE meeting, 5/22/85; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting call to Monthly Meetings for Emergency Assistance, 5/20/85; MOVE for Representative Meeting, 5/23/85; Update on MOVE confrontation and aftermath, 5/23/85; Release of Citizens Committee for Humanity and Justice, 5/20/85; Letter from Fellowship Commission to city Board of Commissioners, on Follow-up, 5/24/85; Fellowship Commission news release "Ideas Wanted on Preventing MOVE-Type Situations," 5/17/85; Citizens for Humanity and Justice, MOVE update, 5/28/85; Phone message 5/24/85; Letter to New York Times from Charles Walker on inaccurate reporting of MOVE situation, and responding letter with photocopied news article, 5/20/85; Criminal Justice Newsletter on MOVE, 6/3/85; WCAU-AM Editorial, 5/23/85; WCAU-TV Editorial Reply, 5/23 and 5/24/85; WCAU-TV Editorial, 5/7/85-5/23/85; WCAU-TV Editorial, 5/17/85-5/18/85; WCAU-TV Editorial, 5/20/85; WCAU-TV Editorial, 5/21/85-5/22/85; WCAU-TV Editorial, 5/30/85-5/31/85; Friendly Presence meeting notes re: MOVE, with Observation License and Consultation Agenda, 6/25/85; Friendly Presence "Quakers and MOVE Encounters," 6/25/85; Copy of letter from Rose Cologne re: MOVE, 6/19/85; Letter from Uwchlan Monthly Meeting re: MOVE, 7/1/85; Letter to Robert Dockhorn and Sam Caldwell, 6/4/86; 3 cartoons/illustrations; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting minutes on MOVE, 3/23/86; Packet from Ad hoc Committee on Civil Initiatives about Friends meeting with Mayor Goode, 4/17/86; Phone message; Letter from Sam Caldwell of PYM to R. Wm. Taylor re: ad hoc Committee, 4/18/86; Letter from Norristown Monthly Meeting to PYM re: R. Wm. Taylor's conference idea, 4/21/86; Letters and drawings from R. Wm. Taylor.
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Title/Date(s): Racial Concerns Committee Documents on MOVE Bombing, Relief, & Community Aftermath , 1985
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Includes the following: MOVE Update to Community Meeting, 6/6/85-6/7/85; Letter to Racial Concerts from Fellowship Commission, re: Task Force on Community Tensions, 6/12/85; Fellowship Commission Task Force… List, 6/85; Testimonies and Concerns Contact Network--Questions to Ask Contact Persons, 6/17/85; MOVE Update, lists of people/groups and their responses to MOVE, 5/28/85; Handwriten Notes on Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Osage Emergency Fund; "Meeting-How should the National Lawyers Guild Respond…" 5/16/85; Unity March flyer, 5/30/85; MOVE Update with notes; Inquirer, "Gropus Meet to Express Opposition to Handling of MOVE Crisis," 6/7/85; News Advisory: "Religious, Community Gropus to Discuss MOVE Crisis Thursday Evening," 6/4/85; Daily News, "End of MOVE War," 5/17/85; "Report #2 by the Subcommittee on MOVE," meeting report & Housing plans, 6/7/85; list of victims who lost homes; diagram of Osage block; Osage Street Area Economic & Community Development Corporation-a Proposal; Recommendations to the Leadership Community by the Subcommittee on MOVE, 5/20/85; Friendly Presence MOVE memo re: meeting on"The Role of Non-Violence in Urban Confrontations," 6/6/85; Memo from Charles Walker re: MOVE, 5/2/85; Philadelphia Bar Association Memo, 6/7/85; Civil Righs Committee Worksheet, 6/85; Letter from Communist Party USA, 6/27/85; Letter from Internationalists, 6/18/85; Fellowship Commission Letter to Mayor Goode re: Independent Investigation, 5/16/85; Harambee Institute Letter re: Youth Leadership, 5/85; "NU-MAPPS" packet calling for the arrest of city people ; Walker Memo 5/12/85; Notes/Outline; NU-MAPPS News Release on Civil and Criminal Liability Action Vs. Mayor Goode, 5/18/85; NU-MAPPS Liability Notice of Intent; NU-MAPPS Citizen Complaint; Handwritten list of Organizations/Contacts.
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Title/Date(s): Friendly Presence Reference File: Copies of MOVE Releases , 1974-1985
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
" Reference File: Copies of MOVE Releases
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Title/Date(s): Third Party Resolution of Community Conflicts: The MOVE Experience 1972-1985 , 1985
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
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Title/Date(s): Third Party Resolution of Community Conflicts: The MOVE Experience 1972-1985 , 1987
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
With additional Follow-Up Material
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Title/Date(s): Final Report of the Friendly Presence Vigil at the MOVE Blockade , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Typed Copy of Tatman Report
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Title/Date(s): Vigil Log and Attachments , 1978
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Typed Copy of Shivers Report
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Title/Date(s): City Response to Interracial/Intergroup Conflict , 1983
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
Report prepared by the Committee on Community Tensions Fellowship Committee, December 1983
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Title/Date(s): Report: Improvements Needed in Philadelphia Response System to Community Conflict , 1987
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 volume
Repository: SW
Location: Box 91a
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Series 28: Peace in the Media, 1992-95

The Peace in the Media (PIM) working group of the Friends Peace Committee held its first meeting on April 13, 1992, under the name of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Media Working Group. The group shared the services of the Peace Committee staff and volunteers, and held an office in the Section on Testimonies and Concerns of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. PIM’s goal was to present alternative resources and experts on peace to the overwhelmingly pro-military mainstream media. It sought to do this by collecting and disseminating press kits and resumes of peace experts to the major news networks. They called this major project "In Plain View.” The "Profiles of Peace in the Media Consultants” section of this series contains correspondence and background profiles of the peace experts that the PIM group contacted and used for this project. The Peace in the Media Working Group initially focused on changing the media presentations of the Middle East and arms issues, but over time they increased the number of issues they wished to influence to include Haiti, covert action by the government, and the conflicts in the Balkans, among others. Charles Kelly served as the clerk of the Peace in the Media group, and the Testimonies and Concerns section of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting laid it down in 1995.
Title/Date(s): Minutes and Agendas, 1992-94
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 92
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Name: Correspondence, 1992-94
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Letters to the Editor, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Letters to TV Channels, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Letters Sent to Possible Consultants for PIM, 1993-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.

Name: Profiles of Peace in the Media Consultants, 1991-95 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 38 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Biographical data on Consultants, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Consultants - Short and Long Lists, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
James Akins – International Relations, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Geoffrey Aronson – International Relations, 1991-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Frank Barnaby, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Michael Bedford – International Organization , 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Rosalie Bertrell, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Tony Bing - International Relations, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Elise Boulding, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Eugene Carroll, 1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Kevin Clements – International Relations, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Adam Curle – Conflict Resolution, 1993-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Tulle Elster , 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Ursula Franklin – Science and Technology, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Howard Frederick, 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Gregory Gause – International Relations, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
David Gracie – Peace and Service, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Peter, D.P. Jones – International Relations, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Robin Harrison , 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Floresca Karanasu, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Charles Kelly – Conflict Resolution, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Anna Kennedy, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Paul Lalor – International Relations, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Ian Lustik – International Relations, 1992-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Stan Marshall – Conflict Resolution, 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Paul Mojzes, 1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Hanna Newcombe – Science and Technology, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
David Purnell – Conflict Resolution, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Fritz Reuben , 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Robin Robison TIPA, 1994-95; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Jay Rothman, 1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Marge Schier , 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Gene Sharp, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Carolyn Stephenson – Conflict Resolution, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Murray Thomson - Social Sciences, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Andrew Vincent – International Relations, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Paul Wahrhaftig, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Harold Wilkinson – International Organization, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.

Name: Files on Peace in the Media Categories, 1992-94
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
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Conflict Resolution, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Religion and Peace, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Truth and Integrity in Public Policy: Governmental Secrecy and Covert Action, 1993-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.

Name: Miscellaneous, 1992-96
Affiliation: U
Size: 13 folders
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Miscellaneous Correspondence, Publicity Guide for Monthly and Quarterly Meetings, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Moorestown Peace in the Media Conference - Evaluations, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
In Plain View Project and Grant Proposal, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Miscellaneous Documents, 1992-93; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
International Resource Network, 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Miscellaneous Documents, 1992-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Documents related to the PIM working group and the International Affairs Committee, 1992-94; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Grant Materials, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Miscellaneous Documents on the Media, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Miscellaneous Documents on the Media Resource Network, 1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
Program on Peace Building: "Wearing Two Hats", 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.
George Gerbner – Presentation at Friends Peace Committee Open Meeting, 1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 92.

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Series 29: Waging Peace Project, 1991-96

The Waging Peace Project, a project of aid to Middle Eastern children and families, was founded in 1991 as a branch of the Middle East Working Group. In the proposal for the project, it was described as "a way to acknowledge our responsibility for people suffering from the effects of recent military operations in the Gulf.” A TV video spot for fundraising, on going educational aid, and exchanges between the U.S. and Iraq were among the major programs members of Waging Peace developed. Another significant project was the funding of Iraqi children to come to the United States for medical care. Jennifer Isaacs and Mary Arnett coordinated a newsletter on the project, and Mary Arnett and Tom Truitt were responsible for the overall coordination of Waging Peace. In 1994, preparations were began to lay down Waging Peace, and in 1996 its account balance of $4.333.33 was forwarded to the Middle East Council of Churches to buy medical supplies to present to the Iraqi Red Crescent.
Title/Date(s): Minutes and Agendae, 1993-94
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 93
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Projects of the Committee, 1991-92
Affiliation: U
Size: 7 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Pharmaceuticals Projects, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Video Project, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Project Descriptions, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Media Presentations of Waging Peace, 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Iraqi Children’s Project, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Children’s Art Project, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Pax Fax Projects, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.

Name: Correspondence, 1991-94 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 8 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Fundraising Letters, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Miscellaneous Correspondence , 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Correspondence with non-Friends supporters, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Miscellaneous Correspondence , 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Correspondence With Related Groups, 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Correspondence from Donors, 1991-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Letter from Marigold S. Bentley, 1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Correspondence Related to Unity Day, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.

Title/Date(s): Grant requests and related correspondence, 1991
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: Box 93
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film

Name: Newsletters and Publicity, 1991-92
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Newsletters – July-October, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Fliers/Memos on Ending the Sanctions in Iraq, 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Fliers from Actions/Speeches, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.

Name: Miscellaneous, 1991-93 & n.d.
Affiliation: U
Size: 10 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Friends Schools Networking, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Joe Parson’s Talk to the Middle East Working Group, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Legal Resources on Sanctions, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Peacenet Postings, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Princeton Monthly Meeting Waging Peace Project proposal, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Waging Peace Project Proposal, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Miscellaneous Documents, Correspondence and Minutes, 1991-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Mothers Against Military Aggression (MAMAs), 1992-93; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Contact Lists for Waging Peace, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.
Project Oversight, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 93.

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Series 30: Middle East Working Group, 1988-1993

The Middle East Working Group began in 1988 under the name of the Working Group on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. On June 23 of that year, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting issued a statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that declared a position favoring an end to violence on all sides. To enable friends to be more active and informed on the issues involved in the Middle East, the Working Group on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict worked to distribute relevant, balanced information. It published an informational newsletter titled “Over the Face of the Earth: Sketch maps of the Middle East for Friends Trying to Walk Cheerfully” written by Mary Flounders-Arnett.
In 1990, the members of the group decided to change its name to the Middle East Working Group, due to its expanded interests to other areas besides Israel and Palestine, especially after the United States became involved in the conflict in the Gulf. The Middle East Working Group hosted a conference in 1992 titled “The Winter Conference – Peace in the Gulf?” and prepared lists of curriculum materials for educators who wished to present unbiased presentations of the Middle East. The group also “nurtured the leadings of individual PYM members who were led to testify for peace in the Arab-Palestinian-Israeli conflict,” participated in the worldwide campaign to end sanctions on Iraq, and maintained support for the Waging Peace Project, a project of aid for middle eastern children and families (see Series 29 of the Friends Peace Committee). Anna Kennedy served as clerk for the Middle East Working Group until 1992, and the group was laid down by the Testimonies and Concerns section in September of 1993.
Name: Minutes, 1988-92
Affiliation: U
Size: 5 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Minutes, Miscellaneous Documents, 1988-89; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Minutes and Agendas, Miscellaneous Documents, 1989-1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Minutes – June-November, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Minutes and Agendas, Reports, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Minutes and Agendas, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.

Name: Correspondence, 1976-92
Affiliation: U
Size: 4 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Middle East Consultation Group, 1976-78; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Jewish-Quaker Relations, 1976-87; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Correspondence related to Libya, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Letter to the Editor concerning sanctions, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.

Name: Conferences, 1984 & 1992
Affiliation: U
Size: 5 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Behind the Headlines: Perspectives on the Middle East Conference, 1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Behind the Headlines Conference Program and Biographical Information on Panelists, 1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Evaluations – Behind the Headlines Conference, 1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Peace Concerns, Winter Conference – Peace in the Gulf?, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Winter Conference - Peace in the Gulf?, 1992; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.

Name: Newsletters and Publicity, 1990
Affiliation: U
Size: 3 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Over the Face of the Earth #00-06, 1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Over the Face of the Earth #21-22, 1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.
Over the Face of the Earth #41-71, 1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 94.

Name: Miscellaneous, 1976-98
Affiliation: U
Size: 21 folders
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No Film
HV: No Film
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Approaches to the Middle East and related correspondence, 1976-77; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Christian-Jewish Interfaith Lay Dialogue, 1977-80; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Dinner and Reception for James and Deborah Fine, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Suggested Actions on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1988-89; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
WGIPC Undertaking One, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
WGIPC Undertaking Two, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
WGIPC Undertaking Three, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
WGIPC Undertaking Four, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
WGIPC Undertaking Five, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Miscellaneous Documents on the Gulf War, 1990-91; Desc.: 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Encounter With Islam , 1990-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Miscellaneous Documents, 1990-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Curriculum, Bibliographical Resources, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Middle East Action Calendars, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Selected Readings on Iraq Lists, 1991-92; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Christian Peacemaker Teams Net (CPTNet) Printouts – Hebron, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Christian Peacemaker Teams Net (CPTNet) Printouts – Hebron, 1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Christian Peacemaker Teams Net (CPTNet) Printouts – Hebron, 1997; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Christian Peacemaker Teams Net (CPTNet) Printouts – Hebron, 1998; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Example of a letter of concern, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.
Gulf War Videos, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: Box 95.

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