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WIN Magazine Records, 1968-1984
Collection: DG 077
Contact Information
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399
U.S.A.
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URL: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/
Descriptive Summary
Repository
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Creator
WIN Magazine
Title
WIN Magazine Records
Inclusive Dates
1968-1984
Call Number
DG 077
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
7.5 linear feet [papers only]
Abstract
WIN Magazine was started in January 1966 by the New York Workshop in Nonviolence, a New York City pacifist direct action group which functioned as an affiliate of both the Committee for Nonviolent Action and the War Resisters League. In September 1966 full title of the magazine became WIN Peace and Freedom through Nonviolent Action. WIN solicited articles and poetry promoting many liberal and radical causes including disarmament, draft resistance, war tax refusal, and other pacifist concerns as well as civil rights, women's liberation, and environmental protection. It supported nonviolence as the only way to resolve differences between individuals or groups. The last issue of the magzine was published in October 1983,
Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
None
Usage Restrictions
Yes, this collection is stored off-site. Please contact SCPC staff at least two weeks in advance of visit to arrange for retrieval of this collection.
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1991
Processing Information
Checklist prepared by Martha P. Shane, January 1991; This finding aid was prepared by Chloe Lucchesi- Malone, August 2009
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the WIN Magazine Records (DG 077), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online library/archival catalogs.
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Related Collections
WIN Magazine Photograph Collection
Historical Background
WIN Magazine was started in January 1966 by the New York Workshop in Nonviolence, a New York City pacifist direct action group which functioned as an affiliate of both the Committee for Nonviolent Action and the War Resisters League. The Committee for Nonviolent Action, founded in 1957 to sponsor imaginative nonviolent direct action projects for peace, took over the financial responsibility for WIN in September 1966. At that time the full title became WIN Peace and Freedom through Nonviolent Action. In the fall of 1967, when the Committee for Nonviolent Action merged into the WRL, the latter group took on the responsibility for publishing WIN. However, WRL had no direct control over the editorial board and staff of the magazine. WIN moved moved from New York City to Rifton, N.Y. and back to Brooklyn during its existence. Because of failing financial circumstances, WIN printed its last issue in October 1983, 17 years after it had begun. WIN solicited articles and poetry promoting many liberal and radical causes including disarmament, draft resistance, war tax refusal, and other pacifist concerns as well as civil rights, women's liberation, and environmental protection. It supported nonviolence as the only way to resolve differences between individuals or groups. Several well-known photojournalists published their work in WIN Magazine..
Collection Overview
Both published and unpublished manuscripts for magazine articles (1972- 1983) comprise the bulk of the WIN records, most of which are marked with the editor's changes. In addition to articles and poems, there are letters from its readers many of which were published in issues of WIN as well as other correspondence, 1975-1984), book reviews, and suggested bibliographies for reading. There are minutes of the Editorial Board (1968-1983) and the Staff (1974-1982), some administrative records, and a short subject file. There is an index card file with author, subject, and location references to the 1971 magazines and several sound recordings. The Swarthmore College Peace Collection also has a collection of WIN photographs (1957-1971).
Regular contributors to WIN Magazine include Maris Cakars, Ann Morrissett Davidon, Ralph deGia, Larry Gara, Neil Haworth, Ed and Grace Hedemann, Marty Jezer, David McReynolds, James Peck, Igal Roodenko, and Wendy Schwartz.