Veterans for Peace, Inc. records, 1985-

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Veterans for Peace, Inc. records, 1985-

This collection includes correspondence (1997-2008), administrative files, financial records, daily logs, news clippings and publicity materials, antiwar poetry and other writings by its members, and subject/reference files. Correspondents include Ed Hart, Sanford (Sandy) Kelson, Michael T. McPhearson, and Wilson (Woody) Powell. The collection includes information about VFP's war resistance efforts, work against nuclear proliferation, and closing the School of the Americas; and broader human rights issues such as the problem of child soldiers. Related items include periodicals, computer diskettes, photographs, and posters.

2.5 linear feet

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Kelson, Sanford,

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Powell, Wilson M., 1932-

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Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Veterans for Peace, Inc.

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Veterans For Peace, Inc. (VFP); incorporated in Portland, Maine in 1985 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war; located in Portland, Maine (1985-1996), Washington D.C. (1997-2003) and St. Louis, Missouri (2004- ); comprised primarily of veterans of the United States military; non-veterans may also join as associate members. VFP's statement of purpose (2010) includes: To increase public awareness of the costs of war; to restrain the...

McPhearson, Michael T.,

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Hart, Ed,

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