Papers, 1979-

Tutu, Desmond, 1931-2021

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa - died December 26, 2021, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology....

Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003

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Fred Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), also known as Mister Rogers, was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Rogers earned a bachelor's degree in music from Rollins College in 1951. He began his television career at NBC in New York, returning to Pittsburgh in 1953 to work for children's programming at NET (later PBS) television station WQED. He graduated from Pittsb...

Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993

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Cesar Chavez (b. March 31, 1927, Yuma, AZ – d. April 23, 1993, San Luis, AZ) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW) in 1962. Originally a Mexican American farm worker, Chavez became the best known Latino American civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His public-relations approac...

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. As a member of the Weavers, Seeger was often heard on the radio in the early 1950s, most notably on their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes. A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have ...

Mikulski, Barbara, 1936-

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Barbara Ann Mikulski (born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. Mikulski is the longest-serving woman in the history of the United States Congress and the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Maryland history. Raised in the Fell's Point neighborhood of East Baltimore, Mikulski attended Mount S...

Teresa, Mother, Saint, 1910-1997

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Mother Teresa Bojaxhiu, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire and lived most of her life in Kolkata, India. In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation. Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonised on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary ...

McNichols, William Hart.

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Berrigan, Carol,

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Hart, Patrick

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Câmara, Hélder, 1909-1999

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Kelly, Steve

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Berrigan, Daniel.

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Daniel Berrigan is a Catholic priest associated with peace and social justice movements throughout his life. A believer in non-violent civil disobedience, he has been arrested and imprisoned numerous times. He is most noted for his leadership of opposition to the Viet Nam war, but his work did not begin or end there. From the description of Daniel Berrigan scrapbook, 1930-1950. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64692915 The brothers Daniel Berrigan (born 1921...

Spirit of Life Plowshares.

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McSorley, Richard T., 1914-

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Sullivan, Walter J.

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Vanier, Jean, 1928-....

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Berrigan, Philip

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Peace activist. From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Berrigan, 1985. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742671 Philip Berrigan is a political activist who was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. Berrigan was born in 1923, became active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and entered into acts of civil disobedience to protest war and the production of nuclear weapons. From...

Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006

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Clergyman. From the description of Reminiscences of William S. Coffin, Jr. : oral history, 1989. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122452011 Epithet: Reverend chaplain Yale University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000080 William Sloane Coffin, Jr. was born June 1, 1924, in New York City. He attended Deerfield Academy and Phillips Academy Andover b...

Sheen, Martin

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Donovan, Patrick

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Kownacki, Mary Lou

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Maguire, Mairead Corrigan

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Fredriksson, Lynn

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Zahn, Gordon C. (Gordon Charles), 1918-2007

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Gumbleton, Thomas J.

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Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit since 1968. From the description of Papers, 1960-[ongoing]. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23888258 ...

Wallis, Jim

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McAlister, Elizabeth A.

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Chisholm, Janet

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Epithet: wife of John Chisholm British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001393.0x000090 ...

Douglass, James W.

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Presbyterian minister, of Fayetteville, N.C. From the description of Correspondence, 1800-1897. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536448 ...

Forest, Jim, 1941-2022

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James H. "Jim" Forest was born on November 2, 1941. His parents were both atheist communists, and Forest converted to Catholicism as an adult. He discovered the work of Dorothy Day while serving in the Navy, and it inspired him to leave the Navy in 1961 as a conscientious objector, and become involved with Day's Catholic Worker community, working as managing editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper. It was also during this time that he became acquainted with Thomas Merton. Dorothy Day encouraged ...

Prejean, Helen 1939-

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Snyder, Mitch

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Mitch Snyder (1943-1990) was a radical Catholic, advocate for the rights of homeless people, and leader of the Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) in Washington, D.C. CCNV began as an anti-war group and became an advocacy group for the homeless. From the description of Mitch Snyder papers, 1970-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54439588 ...

Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997

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The interview took place at Wells College, New York. From the description of Audio interviews with poet Denise Levertov by Clive Scott Chisholm : sound recordings, 1973 Jan. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864806 Correspondence to Lewis and Sophia Mumford from Denise Levertov and her husband, Mitchell Goodman. From the description of Letters, 1965-1976, to Lewis and Sophia Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155871475 ...

Egan, Eileen,

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This is a collection of Mother Teresa material collected over the years by Eileen Egan of New York City, author of the Christopher Award winning biography, Such a vision of the street: Mother Teresa: the spirit and the work (1985). Ms. Egan served for many years in the Indian Affairs division of Catholic Relief Services (CRS). She also assisted the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) in its overseas efforts and edited the international newsletter of the co-workers of Mother Teresa. ...

Dear, John, 1959-

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Jesuit Priest, Peace Activist. From the description of Reminiscences of John Dear : oral history, 2001. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269258870 Jesuit priest, peace and nonviolence activist, lecturer, author of books on peace and social justice issues. From the description of Papers, 1979- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 44909352 ...

McCarthy, Colman

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Donovan, Raymond

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Chittister, Joan D.

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Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Nouwen, Henri J. M. (Henri Josef Machiel), 1932-

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Henri J. M. Nouwen was born on January 24, 1932 in Nijkerk, Holland. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1957. He was on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Theological Institute in Utrecht, Yale Divinity School and Harvard Divinity School, where he taught classes on psychology, Christian spirituality and ministry. He has written extensively on these subjects, having authored hundreds of articles, books, newsletters, pamphlets and papers. He continues to be a popu...

Berrigan, Jerry,

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