Committee for Nonviolent Action
Variant namesThe Committee for Nonviolent Action was organized in 1957 by Lawrence Scott to protest nuclear tests in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was one of the first United States peace groups to promote nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience. Leaders included A.J. Muste, Brad Lyttle, George Willoughby, and Neil Haworth. CNVA helped sponsor the voyages of the Phoenix and the Golden Rule (1958), Omaha Action (1959), Polaris Action (1961), the San Francisco to Moscow Walk for Peace (1961), the voyages of Everyman I, II, and III (1962), and the Quebec-Washington-Guantanamo Walk for Peace (1963). Merged with the War Resisters League in 1968.
From the description of Records, 1957-[ongoing] 1957-1968 (bulk). (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 19564007
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Committee for Nonviolent Action. Letters, 1965, n.d. : to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986. Papers, 1955-1965. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | War Resisters League. Records, 1923- | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | Kepler, Roy C. Papers, 1940-1985. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. Papers: Series I-III, 1908-1985 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Committee for Nonviolent Action. Correspondence, 1965 : from Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1908-1985 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Irwin R. Hogenauer Papers, 1932-1984 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Student Peace Union (U.S.). Records, 1958-1964. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Committee for Nonviolent Action. Records, 1957-[ongoing] 1957-1968 (bulk). | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | Hogenauer, Irwin R., 1912-1984. Irwin R. Hogenauer papers, 1932-1984. | University of Washington. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Van Sickle, Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993 | Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, | |
| referencedIn | Trimm, Steve. Steve Trimm papers, 1963-2008. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | BARBARA DEMING, 1917-1984 | person |
| associatedWith | Davidov, Marv, | person |
| associatedWith | Dellinger, David T., 1915-2004. | person |
| associatedWith | Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Everyman (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Golden Rule (Ketch) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Haworth, Neil. | person |
| associatedWith | Hogenauer, Irwin R., 1912-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Kepler, Roy C. | person |
| associatedWith | Lyttle, Bradford. | person |
| associatedWith | Muste, Abraham John, 1885-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Phoenix (Yacht) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Québec-Washington-Guantánamo Walk for Peace. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reynolds, Barbara | person |
| associatedWith | Reynolds, Earle L., | person |
| associatedWith | San Francisco to Moscow Walk for Peace. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scott, Lawrence, 1908-1986. | person |
| associatedWith | Student Peace Union (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Swann, Marjorie, | person |
| associatedWith | Swann, Robert, | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Trimm, Steve. | person |
| associatedWith | Van Sickle | person |
| associatedWith | War Resisters League. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Willoughby, George. | person |
| associatedWith | Willoughby, George, pacifist, | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
| Subject |
|---|
| Atomic bomb |
| Government, Resistance to |
| Nonviolence |
| Peace |
| Peace movements |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Corporate Body
Related Descriptions
Search Elsewhere
Information
