Collection on Peace Activism
Scope and Contents
The Collection on Peace Activism brings together several donations received from individuals associated with members of the Berrigan family and others involved with peace activism. Created in March 2014, this collection contains correspondence, publications, and ephemera documenting peace activism and activists.
Dates
- circa 1969-2018
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Anti-war activists, many affiliated with the Catholic Church and referred to the as the “Catholic Left,” staged a number of peace actions beginning in the late 1960s. Notably, the Berrigan family (Daniel Berrigan, JeromeBerrigan, Philip Berrigan and ElizabethMcAlister) shares this lifelong commitment to peace, supporting anti-war efforts and disarmament, protesting against nuclear weapons, and advocating for civil rights and social justice.
Extent
12 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish; Castilian
Arrangement
The Collection on Peace Activism is arranged into series organized by donor or format type.
Physical Location
3/27/G
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John Schuchardt Accession 2011.10; Donated by Connie Carney Accession 2013.42; Donated by Michael Panella Accession 2013.43; Donated by Salvatore Palato Accession 2014.028; Donated by Charles Glackin Accession 2007.02; Donated by Rosalie Riegle 2015.052 and 2015.056; Donated by Stephen Dixon 2016.064; Donated by Patricia Appelbaum 2017.071; Donated by Dennis Jacobsen, 2017.074; Donated William Durkin 2016.095, 2017.075; assorted donors
Processing Information
T. Mayse-Lillig 2013; M. MacIntosh Hodgetts 2014; D. Potts 2014, 2015; A. Martinez 2017; J. Lendabarker 2017; D. Potts 2018; J. Ryerson 2019; D. Potts 2019
- Government, Resistance to--Religious aspects--Christianity--Archival resources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Nonviolence--History--20th century--United States--Sources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Nuclear warfare--Religious aspects--Christianity--Archival resources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Pacifists--20th century--United States--Archives Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Peace movements--History--20th century--United States--Sources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity--Archival resources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Protest movements--History--20th century--United States--Sources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--History--United States--Sources Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Title
- Guide to Collection on Peace Activism
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- T. Mayse-Lillig 2013; M. MacIntosh Hodgetts 2014; D. Potts 2014, 2015; A. Martinez 2017; J. Lendabarker 2017; D. Potts 2018; J. Ryerson 2019; D. Potts 2019
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the DePaul Special Collections and Archives Repository
John T. Richardson Library
2350 N. Kenmore Ave.
Room 314
Chicago Illinois 60614
773-325-7864
spca@depaul.libanswers.com
