Swarthmore College Peace Collection

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Student Peace Union Records, 1959-1967

Collection: DG 065

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Contact Information
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399 U.S.A.
Telephone: (610) 328-8557 (Curator); Fax: (610) 328-8544
Email: wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu (Curator); URL: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/

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Descriptive Summary
Repository
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Creator
Student Peace Union
Title
Student Peace Union Records
Dates
1959-1967
Call Number
DG 065
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
5.75 linear feet [papers only]
Abstract
The Student Peace Unoion was founded at the University of Chicago in 1959. It was an intercollegiate student group whose members believed that neither war nor the threat of war could any longer be successfully used to settle international disputes. The SPU merged with the College Peace Union in 1960, two years later membership peaked at 3500. Philip G. Altbach was national chairman; headquartered in Chicago until 1964 when the SPU office was closed down and re-opened in New York. In February 1967 the SPU merged with Campus Americans for Democratic Action to become Independent Student Union.

Administrative Information
Restrictions to Access
None
Usage Restrictions
None
Alternate Form of Material
None
Acquisitions Information
Gift of War Resisters League (which had housed the SPU office in New York, New York), 1969 [Acc. 69-133]
Processing Information
Processed by SCPC staff. This finding aid created by Kathy Sun and Wendy Chmielewski, November 2012.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Student Peace Union Records (DG 065), Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Copyright Notice
Copyright may have been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copy right to some items in this collection may have been retained by the creators/authors (or their descendents), as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.

Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online library/archival catalogs.
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Historical Background
The Student Peace Unoion was founded at the University of Chicago in 1959. It was an intercollegiate student group whose members believed that neither war nor the threat of war could any longer be successfully used to settle international disputes. The SPU merged with the College Peace Union in 1960, two years later membership peaked at 3500.

Philip G. Altbach was national chairman; headquartered in Chicago until 1964 when the SPU office was closed down and re-opened in New York. In February 1967 the SPU merged with Campus Americans for Democratic Action to become Independent Student Union.

Collection Overview
The collection includes adlministrative files, correspondence, reports of organizational activity, with information on branch activities, and local high schools, and reference files.

Arrangement of Collection
The SPU records are oganized in the following order: National SPU records; New York Cith SPU records; Regional Chapter records; Reference files, and unordered files on various high school groups, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials.

Detailed Description of the Collection
Box 1
Checklist
Student Peace Union National Office-Constitution
Student Peace Union-History, 1962 through 1963
Student Peace Union Resolutions
Student Peace Union Advisory Council membership, 1965 through 1966
Student Peace Union National steering committee membership 1966
Student Peace Union-National steering committee-Minutes
Student Peace Union National Council-Minutes
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum: Advisory Council
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum: Statement of principles
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum: New York City questionnaire
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum, October 10
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum, March 22
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum, April 12
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum, April 26
Student Peace Union National Council-Referendum: Hook resignation
Student Peace Union National office-Statements
Student Peace Union National council-Referendum
Student Peace Union National office-Report: Southern Regional Field Trip
Student Peace Union National office-Fund raising
Student Peace Union National office-Financial Records
Student Peace Union-Financial
Student Peace Union National office-Financial statements
Student Peace Union National office-Washington Summer Action
Student Peace Union National office-Programs, summer
Student Peace Union National office-Correspondence, Advisory Council
Student Peace Union National office-Correspondence, personnel
Student Peace Union National office-Correpondence, general
Student Peace Union National office-Correspondence, armed forces
Student Peace Union National office-Correspondence, exchange advertisement
Student Peace Union National office-Correspondence, general A/L
Student Peace Union National office (New York City) Peace buttons

Box 2
Student Peace Union National Office-Correspondence, Advisory Council
Student Peace Union National Office-Correspondence, general M/Z
Student Peace Union National Office-Correspondence, general
Student Peace Union National Office-Correspondence, organizations
Student Peace Union National Office-Working papers
Student Peace Union National Office-Releases 1962
Student Peace Union National Office-Releases 1960 through 1961
Student Peace Union National Office-Releases 1964 through 1965
Student Peace Union National Office-Releases 1966
Student Peace Union National Office-Literature
Student Peace Union National Office-Publications: Bulletin
Student Peace Union National Office-Publications: News Notes
Student Peace Union National Office-Handbook (notes)
Student Peace Union National Office-Mailings
Student Peace Union National Office-Mailings, keylist 1964 through 1965
Student Peace Union National Office-Mailings, keylist 1966

Box 3
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Minutes
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Reports
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Fund-raising ideas
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Fund-raising, Carlebach concert
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Financial report
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Regional reports: E/Yonkers
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Regional reports: Bard/Croton
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Projects, Aids for Peace Action
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Photos
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Programs, High School Conference, fall
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Program, summer
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Programs, fall
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Programs, spring
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Programs, Easter walk
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Programs, World Peace Study Mission
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Programs, summer
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Newsletter

Box 4
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, organizations
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, regional leaders
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, pressure letters
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, National office
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, arrangments
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, general
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Correspondence, New England region
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Mailings, spring
Student Peace Union New York City regional office-Mailings, summer

Box 5
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Alabama, Birmingham
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Arizona, Tempe
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Arizona, Tuscon
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Arkansas, Little Rock
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Colorado, Colorado State College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Colorado, University of Colorado
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-District of Columbia, Washington
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Florida, Florida State University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Florida, University of Florida
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Idaho, Idaho State University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Illinois, Southern Illinois University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Illinois, New Trier High School
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Kansas, Kansas State University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Kansas, Kansas University and University of Kansas
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Lousiana, New Orleans
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Massachusetts, Boston University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Michigan, East Michigan University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Michigan, Michigan State University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Michigan, University of Michigan
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Missouri, Washington University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Montana, various
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New Hampshire, Dartmouth College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New Jersey, Hackensack
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New Jersey, Metuchen High School
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New Jersey, Montclair State College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New Jersey, Morristown
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Hempstead Hofstra Chapter
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Long Island
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Lynbrook High School
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Mamaroneck
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Metropolitan High School
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Queens County

Box 6
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Richmond County
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Rockland County
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Stony Brook
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, University of Rochester
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters-Membership lists
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, West Hempstead
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-New York, Westchester
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Ohio, Antioch College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Ohio, Bowling Green State University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Ohio, Millersville State College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Ohio, Shaker Heights
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Pennsylvania, Philadelphia area
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Rhode Island, Brown University
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Tennessee, Chattanooga
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Texas, Brownwood
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Texas, Dallas
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Utah, University of Utah
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Washington, Tacoma
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Washington, Western Washington College
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, correspondence-Reports, miscellaneous
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters-Chapters, potential
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, publications-Kansas University, Peace Notes
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, publications-New Jersey, Montclair Bulletin
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, publicaions-New York, Niagra Regional News
Student Peace Union Regional Chapters, publicaions-Ohio, Cleveland Heights Voice of Peace

Box 7
Student Peace Union 1961 National Convention-Program Statement
Student Peace Union 1962 National Convention-Minutes
Student Peace Union 1963-1964 National Convention-Statements
Student Peace Union 1963 National Convention-Minutes
Student Peace Union 1966 National Convention-Documents
Student Peace Union 1964 National Convention, October-Documents, minutes
Student Peace Union 1964 National Convention, June-Convening committee
Student Peace Union 1964 National Convention, October-Convening committee
Student Peace Union 1964 National Convention, October-Registrations
Student Peace Union 1965 National Convention-Pre-convention documents, papers
Student Peace Union 1965 National Conventions-Documents, minutes
Student Peace Union 1966 National Convention-Preparatory documents
Student Peace Union 1966 National Convention-Registrations

Box 8
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Adult Groups
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Appeals, release, miscellaneous
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Peace organizations, miscellaneous
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Public officials
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Publications, miscellaneous

Box 9
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Speakers
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Student action, clippings
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Vietnam, miscellaneous
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Wilkins, Addison-slaying of
Student Peace Union Reference Materials-Youth groups, miscellaneous
Student Peace Union Housekeeping Records, New York Regional-Financial Report
Student Peace Union Housekeeping Records-Permissions to reprint
Document Group 065 From Refile Box-2002 through 2003
Material from Refile Box-1998
Document Group 065 From Refile Box-1997
Document Group 065 From Refile Box-1994
Document Group 065 Student Peace Union Material from Refile Box 1993
Document Group 065 Student Peace Union Material from Refile Box 1992
Donor Cards

Box 10
Organizational Contacts
Miscellaneous Books

Box 11
Turn Toward Peace Coordinating List
Miscellaneous 1963 to be filed
Individual Requests for Information 1963
Convention-1963
Miscellaneous Material through 1963
Financial through 1963
History and Background of Student Peace Union
Independent Communist League
Educational Conference
Demonstration March 7, 1962
High School Conference-Spring 1962
Regional Council Minutes 1962
May 10, 1962
Regional Council Minutes January-June 1962
Easter 1962
Easter 1963
Regional Publications 1962
Hiroshima Day 1962
Convention 1963

Box 12
Correspondence 1962
Other Miscellaneous Regions
March 3, 1962
Summer-1963
International Statement-Easter 1963
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Conferences
Regional Council 1963
Philadelphia
New England Region
Publicity
Washington
Student Peace Union Monthly Bulletin
Socialist Labor Party
News Clippings
Student Peace Union-Political Action Committee
National Council and Convention

Box 13
Steering Committee Minutes 1963
Bard
Bayside High School
Brooklyn College
City College of New York
Colgate College
Columbia
Cooper Union
Croton-on-Hudson
East Meadow High
Essex County New Jersey
Forest Hills High School
Francis Lewis High School
Harpur College
Herricks High School
High School of Pennsylvania
Hunter Uptown
Jamaica High School
Long Island City High School
Northeast Queens
Off Campus Chapter
Pratt
Princeton
Queens College
State University of New York
Westchester
Taft High School
Weequahic High School
Bill Dunsavage Personal Please
Paste-ups
United States National Student Assocation
Correspondence (1)
Correspondence (2)
Correspondence (3)

Box 14
Correspondence (4)
Correspondence (5)
Correspondence (6)
Student Peace Union
Student Peace Union 1962