Turn Toward Peace records, 1955-1968.

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Turn Toward Peace records, 1955-1968.

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Contains the office files and working papers of a national organization committed to promoting world peace through law. Arranged in six series: National Office, Regional Division, Youth Advisory Council, International Liaison, Current Issues Files, and Participating Organizations. Includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, memoranda, statements, press releases, papers, drafts, leaflets, brochures, pamphlets, and booklets.

4 boxes, 15 cartons (20.40 linear ft.)

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Online Archive of California

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Turn Toward Peace (Organization)

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Turn Toward Peace is a joint national effort of over 70 organizations working for a disarmed world under law, in which free societies can flourish. Organized in New York City in the early 1960's by Robert W. Gilmore. In 1966, Turn Toward Peace incorporated, and changed it's name to World Without War Council. At the time of it's disbanding, World Without War Council was headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., under the direction of Robert Pickus. From the description of Turn Toward Peace r...

Gilmore, Robert Wallace, 1921-1988

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Pacifist and peace activist; Quaker; active in New York Friends Group, World Without War Council, Negotiation Now!, and many other organizations promoting peace and social change; affiliated with the American Friends Service Committee; married Joyce Mertz Gilmore; their personal convictions led them to be involved with and to grant funds for peace and civil rights initiatives and organizations. From the description of Robert Wallace Gilmore papers, 1960-1982. (Swarthmore College, Pea...

World Without War Council

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Private nonprofit American organization to promote peace. From the description of World without War Council records, 1948-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872100 World Without War Council; began in Northern California in 1958, when twelve national peace organizations cooperated in establishing Acts for Peace; founded by Robert Pickus, it developed in 1961 into Turn Toward Peace (TTP), a cooperative national effort of some 60 peace and liberal internationalist organiza...