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Preliminary Inventory of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Chapel Hill Branch (N.C.) Records, 1958-2001

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Chapel Hill Branch (N.C.) Records, 1958-2001
Creator
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Chapel Hill Branch (N.C.)
Extent
4.65 Linear Feet
2185 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However some of the materials are not immediately accessible, because they require further processing before use. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Chapel Hill Branch (N.C.) Records, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Chapel Hill Branch (N.C.) Records was received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 1999-2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Danielle McGregor; Lisa Stark; RBMSCL staff
Completed October 22, 1999; February 2, 2000; June 30, 2000; December 19, 2001
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan; Danielle McGregor
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note

Chapel Hill, N.C. branch of an international peace advocacy organization founded in 1915.

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Collection Overview

Collection contains meeting agendas and minutes; directories; conference reports; group organizing information; correspondence including some with Senators Jesse Helms and John Edwards; Peace and Freedom, the magazine of the WILPF; legislative bulletins; clippings; an oral history interview with founding member Charlotte Adams, song words; newsletters; videos; photographs; and other material documenting their efforts. A container list does not exist for this material. (1999-0315, 2000-0074, 2000-0288) (3.25 linear feet; 1285 items; 1958-2000)
The addition (1961-2001, 900 items, 1.4 linear feet) comprises chiefly information files on activism for nuclear arms control, nuclear disarmament and bans on nuclear testing that continue to document WILPF's activities to promote world peace. Also includes correspondence among WILPF members; meeting agendas and minutes for both WILFP and the Orange County North Carolina Peace Coalition; national petitions against nuclear weapons; and issues of Peace and Freedom and the newsletter of the Chapel Hill branch of the WILPF. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. (2001-0150)
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
List of Series in Collection
Accession 2001-0150
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection

Accession 2001-0150

Some of the materials in this accession are not immediately accessible because they require further processing before use. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Box 1
Information files, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, petitions, correspondence, 1997-2001
Contents primarily focused on nuclear disarmament and test ban treaties. Also includes correspondence and meeting records for the Orange County Peace Coalition.
Box 2
Information files, petitions, meeting agendas, 1997-2001
Technical Services staff need to reformat newspaper clippings before use.
Contents primarily focused on nuclear disarmament and bans on nuclear testing. Also includes newspaper articles on the history of WILPF.
Box 3
Information files; issues of Peace and Freedom (magazine of the WILPF); issues of the newsletter of the Chapel Hill branch, 1961-2001
Technical Services staff need to reformat newsprint before use.
Includes information on criticism of the WILPF and nuclear disarmament in relation to the Vietnam conflict.