Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Peace and Freedom Center of Pittsburgh Records Creator
Peace and Freedom Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Collection Number AIS.1969.06 Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Date 1967-1969 Abstract The Peace and Freedom Center was a Pittsburgh based anti-war group in the 1960s and 1970s. It was originally located in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, until its offices moved to the Bloomfield neighborhood. The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, posters, results from opinion polls and information concerning different events associated with the group. Language
English
. Author Jaime Hamel Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Acquisition Information
Gift of Walter Tillow on April 24, 1969.
Previous Citation
Peace and Freedom Center of Pittsburgh Records, 1967-1969, AIS.1969.06, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Peace and Freedom Center of Pittsburgh Records, 1967-1969, AIS.1969.06, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
No copyright restrictions.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jaime Hamel on October 4, 2004.
History
The Peace and Freedom Center of Pittsburgh was an educational and social action organization dedicated to the elimination of war, poverty, exploitation and the inhumanity of man. It promoted the active participation of people through the formation of a movement to build a society in which people have meaningful control over the political, social and economic institutions, which shape their lives.
The center was originally located in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, 1968-1969. It moved to the Bloomfield section of Pittsburgh in 1969. As of the last records, 1970, that is where the Center remained.
The Center took an active roll in the community, hosting events, taking opinion polls and participating in rallies and protests. The Center was aligned with similar groups around the nation. The Peace and Freedom Center also published a newsletter four times a year from 1966 through 1970.
Scope and Content Notes This collection reflects the activities of the Peace and Freedom Center of Pittsburgh as well as the activities of other groups who were associated with their cause.
The collection consists of six boxes containing meeting minutes, posters, polling information, newsletters and correspondence with other groups in the United States, as well as information on events in which the Center participated.
The collection has been divided into the following series. Series I contains administrative records, personnel files, news releases, correspondence as well as publications from the Peace and Freedom Center. Series II holds opinion polls produced by the center. Series III has information on meetings and conferences. Series IV has information on various organizations connected with the Peace and Freedom Center. Series V contains information, in the form of speeches, publications and correspondence, generated by various people. Series VI contains information on draft and anti-draft movements, the Vietnam War, human rights and poverty. Series VII contains newsletters published by various organizations that were in accordance with issues that the Peace and Freedom Center valued.
Subjects Corporate Names Peace and Freedom Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Genres Newsletters Correspondence Posters Minutes (Administrative records) Public opinion polls Other Subjects Social advocacy -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Societies, etc. Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States -- Societies, etc. Human rights workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Human rights advocacy -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Societies, etc. Peace movements -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Societies, etc. Social action Associations Container List Series I. Administration Records, Publications, and Personnel Scope and Content Notes This series contains administrative records, lease information, news releases,
publications produced by the organization, and information about the field secretary and office manager.
Organization , undated Containers box 1 , folder 1 Memorandum , undated Containers box 1 , folder 2 Lease and lease notices , undated Containers box 1 , folder 3 News releases , undated Containers box 1 , folder 4 Pittsburgh Peace and Freedom News Vol. 1 #1 - Vol. 4 #2 , July 1966 - March 1970 Containers box 1 , folder 5 Correspondence , 1967-1969 Containers box 1 , folder 6 Field secretary Tillow, Walter. Correspondence , 1967-1968 Containers box 1 , folder 7 Office manager Jones, Ruth M. Correspondence and memoranda , 1967-1969 Containers box 1 , folder 8 Series II. Opinion Polls Scope and Content Notes This series includes information collected as the result of opinion polls from 1967.
Vietnam War, East Liberty, individual interviews , Summer 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 9 Assignment sheets , 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 10 Vietnam War, poll information , Summer 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 11 Vietnam War, Garfield, individual interviews , Summer 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 12 Vietnam War, Hazelwood, individual interviews , Summer 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 13 Hazelwood, data by street , 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 14 Hazelwood, data by street , 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 15 Vietnam War, Hazelwood, summary of poll , Summer 1967 Containers box 1 , folder 16 Series III. Meetings, Conferences Scope and Content Notes The information in this series deals with meetings and conferences the Center either had interest in or was a participant.
Crisis of Conscience Conference, Pittsburgh, Pa. , October 11-13, 1968 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Democratic Party National Convention, Coalition protest at Chicago convention , 1968 Containers box 2 , folder 2 Container Summary
Operation Freedom Board minutes , September 9, 1967 Containers box 2 , folder 3 Workshop - independent political groups , 1968 Containers box 2 , folder 4 Resolutions, memorials in regards to Vietnam War , undated Containers box 2 , folder 5 Series IV. Organizations Scope and Content Notes This series contains information on organizations which were either involved with or were of interest to the Peace and Freedom Center. The files are arranged alphabetically.
Americans for Democratic Action, Pittsburgh, Pa. Containers box 2 , folder 6 Chicago Area Draft Resisters (Cadre) Containers box 2 , folder 7 Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam Containers box 2 , folder 8 Committee for the Presidio 27 Containers box 2 , folder 9 Committee to Free Morton Sobell Containers box 2 , folder 10 Communist Party U.S.A. Containers box 2 , folder 11 Detroit Women for Peace Containers box 2 , folder 12 Dow Action Committee Containers box 2 , folder 13 Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Philadelphia, Pa. Containers box 2 , folder 14 Fort Hood Three Defense Committee Containers box 2 , folder 15 Independent Student Unions, Erie Chapter Containers box 2 , folder 16 International Union of Students Containers box 2 , folder 17 Labor Leadership Assembly for Peace Containers box 2 , folder 18 Lawyers Committee on American policy towards Vietnam Containers box 2 , folder 19 Montreal Council to aid War Resisters Containers box 2 , folder 20 National Committee to Abolish the House Committee on un-American Activities Containers box 2 , folder 21 National Conference for New Politics Containers box 2 , folder 22 National Mobilization committee to End the War in Vietnam (CEWV) Containers box 2 , folder 23 Negotiation Now! Philadelphia, Pa. Containers box 2 , folder 24 New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (CEWV) Containers box 2 , folder 25 New University Conference, Chicago Containers box 2 , folder 26 New University Conference, Pittsburgh Containers box 2 , folder 27 Philadelphia Resistance Containers box 2 , folder 28 Pittsburgh Ad Hoc committee on Vietnam Containers box 2 , folder 29 Pittsburgh Area Students for Peace Containers box 2 , folder 30 Pittsburgh Black Draft Counseling Center Containers box 2 , folder 31 Pittsburgh Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy Containers box 2 , folder 32 Pittsburgh Committee on Southern Africa Containers box 2 , folder 33 Pittsburgh Committee to End the War in Vietnam (EWV) Containers box 2 , folder 34 Pittsburgh Resistance Containers box 2 , folder 35 Pittsburgh Veterans for Peace, 1971 Containers box 2 , folder 36 Resist, Cambridge, Massachusetts, correspondence , 1971 Containers box 2 , folder 37 The Resistance, N.Y., correspondence , from April 1968 Containers box 2 , folder 38 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLS) , April 1969 Containers box 3 , folder 1 Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF) Containers box 3 , folder 2 Spring Mobilization Committee, Pittsburgh, Pa. Containers box 3 , folder 3 Student Mobilization Committee, New York, N.Y. Containers box 3 , folder 4 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Containers box 3 , folder 8 Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Containers box 3 , folder 6 SDS, University of Pittsburgh Containers box 3 , folder 7 Tieng Noi Cua Phat Tu Viet Nam Hai Ngoai - Voice of the Vietnam Buddhists Students for Peace, University of Pittsburgh Containers box 3 , folder 8 Union of Vietnamese Students in France , April 1967 Containers box 3 , folder 9 United Farm Workers , 1969 Containers box 3 , folder 10 United Oakland Ministry, Pittsburgh, Pa. (posters) Containers box 3 , folder 11 Vietnam Moratorium Committee Containers box 3 , folder 12 Vietnam Summer Containers box 3 , folder 13 Vietnam Summer Containers box 3 , folder 14 W.E.B. DuBoi Clubs, N.Y. Containers box 3 , folder 15 W.E.B. DuBois Clubs, Pittsburgh Containers box 3 , folder 16 Western Pennsylvania Academic Council on Problems of War and Peace Containers box 3 , folder 17 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Containers box 3 , folder 18 Women Strike for Peace, Philadelphia, Pa. Containers box 3 , folder 19 Youth International Movements (YIPPIE) Containers box 3 , folder 20 Mailing List of Organizations Opposing the War in Vietnam Containers box 3 , folder 21 Series V. People Scope and Content Notes The files in this series contain information, in the form of speeches, publications and correspondence, generated by the people listed below.
Atlee, John Containers box 4 , folder 1 Brown, H. Raps Containers box 4 , folder 2 Gregory, Dick Containers box 4 , folder 3 Newton, Henry P. Containers box 4 , folder 4 Peck, Sidney Containers box 4 , folder 5 Rodd, Thomas Containers box 4 , folder 6 Spock, Dr. Benjamin , October 22, 1967 Containers box 4 , folder 7 Series VI. Literature, Sources and Posters Scope and Content Notes In this series there is information on draft and anti-draft movements, the Vietnam War, human rights and poverty.
Literature. Draft/Anti-Draft , 1967-1970 Containers box 4 , folder 8 Literature. Vietnam War, negro Containers box 4 , folder 9 Literature. Vietnam War, religious groups Containers box 4 , folder 10 Literature. Vietnam War, detailed "Hawk" Containers box 4 , folder 11 Literature. Brochures and Literature on the Draft and Vietnam War (Pittsburgh groups) Containers box 4 , folder 12 Literature. Vietnam War, general Containers box 4 , folder 13 Literature. Resistance Containers box 4 , folder 14 Literature. Resistance Containers box 4 , folder 15 Literature. Resistance support Containers box 4 , folder 16 Literature. Human rights, poverty, free university, politics, etc. Containers box 4 , folder 17 Sources for material (anti-war/anti-draft) Containers box 5 , folder 1 Posters Containers box 5 , folder 2 Series VII. Publications Scope and Content Notes This series contains newsletters published by various organizations that were in accordance with issues that the Peace and Freedom Center valued.
Miscellaneous publications Vietnam ROTC , undated Containers box 5 , folder 3 AIM the Bulletin of the American Independence Movement (published by IPAC) , August-December 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 4 American Exile in Britain , undated Containers box 5 , folder 5 American Exile in Canada , undated Containers box 5 , folder 6 Amnesty Action , undated Containers box 5 , folder 7 Another Mother for Peace , undated Containers box 5 , folder 8 Chicago Action Community , undated Containers box 5 , folder 9 CIPA newsletter (Citizens for Independent Action) , undated Containers box 5 , folder 10 Catholic Radical , February 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 11 Conscience Guide Newsletter , April 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 12 Detroit Women for Peace , January 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 13 The Free You, Free University , April 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 14 Freedom and Peace Free Press , March 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 15 Houston Committee to End the War in Vietnam News (HCEWV) , March 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 16 Insurgent W.E.B DuBois Clubs of America , Summer 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 17 Iowa Peace Bulletin , February-July 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 18 Labor News and Views , December 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 19 Left Out News (Citizens for Independent Political Action) , July 1967-August 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 20 Libert (Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties) , June 1963-Fall 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 21 Long Island United for Peace Reporter , August 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 22 MDS Newsletter (New Orleans Movement for a Democratic Society) , December 1967-January 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 23 Massachusetts PAX News (Political Action for Peace) , October -December 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 24 Milwaukee 14 Newsletter , January-March 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 25 Milwaukee Organizer , July 1967, October 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 26 Minnesota Vietnam News , September 1967, October 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 27 The Minority of One , January 1966-September 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 28 Mississippi Newsletter , October 1967-November 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 29 Mobilizer to End the War in Vietnam , September 1967, August 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 30 The Movement, San Francisco , February 1968-February 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 31 National Convention for New Politics News , September 1967, August 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 32 National Mobilization Direct Action Project Direct Action News , September 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 1 Negotiation Now: Bulletin , August 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 2 The New England Free Press , undated Containers box 6 , folder 3 New Mobilizer , September 5, 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 4 New Patriot (Ithaca, N.Y.) , December 1967-July 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 5 Ohio Peace Action News , January 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 6 Paper Tiger, Boston, Mass. , undated Containers box 6 , folder 7 Paris Digest , April 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 8 The Partisan , Fall 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 9 PAX Chicago Peace Council News Bulleting , December 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 10 Peace Center Newsletter, Harrisburg Area Peace Center , October 1967-June 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 11 Pennsylvania Activist , February 1966, June 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 12 People for Human Rights Newsletter , undated Containers box 6 , folder 13 Philadelphia Anti-Draft Union Newsletter , January 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 14 Radicals in the Professions , November 1967-May 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 15 Raritan Peace News , October 1967-February 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 16 Resist! , December 1967, April 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 17 The Resister , February 22, 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 18 Reveille , June 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Rochester Peace Newsletter , September 1967-October 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 20 SCEF News (Southern Conference Education Fund) , June 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 21 SDRU Newsletter (Swarthmore Draft Resistance Union) , August 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 22 SSRS Newsletter (Society for Social Responsibility in Science) , October -November 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 23 South Vietnam In Struggle , March 1, 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 24 The Southern Patriot , August 1967-March 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 25 Spur Newsletter W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America, inventory sheet , November 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 26 Student Mobilizer , July 1967-January 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 27 Student Mobilization committee (SMC), National Action Bulletin , October 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 28 Socialist Worker Campaigner , January 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 29 Talk Out. (Mantua-Powelton Vietnam Project) , June 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 30 Tri-Continental Information Center Bulletin , November 1967-January 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 31 UT Peaceletter (University of Texas Committee to End the War in Vietnam) , undated Containers box 6 , folder 32 Vietnam Commencement Newsletter , March 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 33 Vietnam Petitioner (Newsletter of the Boston, Cambridge, Harvard, Radcliff and MIT Committees to End the War in Vietnam) , April 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 35 Vietnam Summer, Indianapolis Project News , July 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 36 Vietnam Summer News , June-August 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 37 Vietnam War, What For? , January-February 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 38 Vocations for Social Change , March, April 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 39 Voice of the Women's Liberation Movement , February 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 40 We Won't Go (Newsletter of the Philadelphia Anti-Draft Union) , November 1967 Containers box 6 , folder 41 Women Strike for Peace, memo , August 1967-February 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 42 Women Strike for Peace, newsletter , June 1968 Containers box 6 , folder 43 Wyoming Valley Committee of Concern for Vietnam , April 1969 Containers box 6 , folder 44 