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Summary
SHORT HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Restrictions
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Administrative Information
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Series 1: Minutes and Reports
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 3:
Newsletters/Publications
Series 4: Miscellaneous
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PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF
FRIENDS. COMMITTEE ON THE UNITED NATIONS.
A Finding Aid for its Records Deposited in Friends Historical
Library of Swarthmore College
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Summary
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Creator |
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
Committee on the United Nations.
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Records |
Dates: |
1974-2001 |
Abstract: |
The Committee on the United Nations was formed
at the beginning of 1974 to create, among Friends and people within the
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area generally, greater support for the UN and
stronger concern for the problems the UN was designed to meet. It began as a
subcommittee of the Peace Committee, but in 1982 was made into a full
committee. The committee published a newsletter, made presentations to schools
and churches, and sponsored the Model UN Convention for Friends Schools. As an
organization with non-governmental status (NGO) to the UN Department of Public
Information, representatives from the group were able to provide a great deal
of information about UN issues to Philadelphia-area Quakers. Under the
reorganization of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1998, the Committee on the
United Nations was renamed the United Nations Working Group under the Peace and
Concerns Standing Committee.
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Repositories: |
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College |
Location: |
For current information on the location of
materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog:
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SHORT HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee on the United Nations began in 1974 as a subcommittee of
the Peace Committee. The subcommittees main purpose was to create a better
understanding of the United Nations within the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and
among the general public in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area. The
subcommittee also hoped to encourage the government to increase commitment to
the UN. Included among its activities was support for UN boxes, visits to the
UN, and correspondence with the press. The subcommittee also published an
eight-page monthly newsletter titled Action Suggestions on UN Issues, which
provided information on current issues the UN faced and how Friends could most
effectively lobby to support the UN.
In 1982, in light of the Committee on Program, Services, Staff, and
their Financings recommendations, the subcommittee became a full committee,
titled the Committee on the United Nations. Many of its activities, however,
remained the same. Education was its major goal, as members of the committee
continued to visit schools and meetings and publish the newsletter. The
committee also worked in close conjunction with other groups, including the
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and the Peace Committee. In 1991, the
Committee processed the Philadelphia Yearly Meetings application for
Non-governmental Organization status to the United Nations Public Information
Office, which facilitated access to information from the United Nations for the
Committee. In 1998, under the reorganization of the Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting, the Committee was changed to the United Nations Working Group under
the Peace and Concerns Standing Committee.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
This collection is organized into 4 series. The first series, Minutes
and Reports, contains minutes from 1977 until 2001 (excluding 1984-1992), as
well as a report of the Evaluation Committee of the Committee on the United
Nations and two reports that list current events from the years 1990 and 1993.
Series 2 is Correspondence, and Series 3, the most substantial series of the
collection, contains almost all of the issues of Action Suggestions on Issues
Concerning the United Nations from 1974 until 1994. Series 4 is Miscellaneous.
Each series is arranged chronologically.
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Access
Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if
available.
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.
Earlier and later group names:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends.
United Nations Working Group.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Peace Committee.
Subjects:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the
Religious Society of Friends. Committee on the United Nations.
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
United Nations. Dept. of Public
Information
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Accession information
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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. To request materials on-site, please make
sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use
the records:
Series 1: Minutes and Reports,
Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1977-79 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: |
No Film. |
HV: |
No Film. |
Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1980-1984 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Minutes/Reports, 1992 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Minutes/Reports, 1993 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Minutes/Reports, 1994 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1996-97 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Minutes and Clerk's Records, 1995-2001 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Report of the Evaluation Committee of the United Nations
Committee, 1990 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Report of International and United States Current
Events, 1990 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Report of International and United States Current
Events, 1993 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 2: Correspondence,
Title/Date(s):
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Correspondence related to the SALT II Treaty
, 1979 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Letter to Farouk Mawlawli regarding Non-governmental
status, 1991 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 3:
Newsletters/Publications,
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1974-75 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1976 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1977 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 1 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1978 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1979 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1980 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1981 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1982 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1983 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1984 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1985 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1986 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1987 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1988 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
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Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1989 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
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Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1991 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1992 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1993 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Action Suggestions on Issues Concerning the United
Nations, 1994 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 2 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Peace and Service Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly
Meeting, 1978 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Peace and Service Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly
Meeting, 1980 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Peace and Service Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly
Meeting, 1992 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Peace and Service Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly
Meeting, 1993 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Peace and Service Newsletter of Bucks Quarterly
Meeting, 1994 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Norristown Monthly Meeting Newsletters, 1996-97 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Series 4: Miscellaneous,
Title/Date(s):
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Approaches to World Order through
Disarmament, 1976 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Summary Report on Conference Approaches to World Order
through Disarmament
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Educational Materials on the United Nations, 1976-80 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Documents, 1977-1993 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Title/Date(s):
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Law of the Sea and Model UN, 1980-85 |
Affiliation: |
U |
Size: |
1 folder |
Repository: |
SW |
Location: |
RG2/Phy/773/Box 3 |
Miscellaneous Documents related to the Law of the Sea and Model
UN
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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