Tag: Peace Collection
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Dr. Wendy Chmielewski Awarded 2023 Anna K. Nelson Award for Archival Excellence
We would like to congratulate our colleague, the former Curator of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Dr. Wendy Chmielewski, for receiving the 2023 Anna K. Nelson Award for Archival Excellence from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). Dr. Nelson, a historian and expert on archival preservation and open public access to presidential and…
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Historic Golden Rule Anti-Nuclear Vessel Comes to Philadelphia and Swarthmore College
In 1958, an intrepid crew of (mainly) Quakers attempted to sail the small ship the “Golden Rule” to the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific, to try to “get in the way” of massive nuclear tests the United States was planning there. They were arrested in Honolulu, but they left a lasting legacy connecting peace…
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How the 1971 Burglary of the Media, PA, FBI Office Changed History: A Conversation with Keith Forsyth, Bonnie Raines, and Betty Medsger
Peace and Conflict Studies is co-sponsoring this awesome event tomorrow! “How the 1971 Burglary of the Media, PA, FBI Office Changed History” Round table discussion with: Keith Forsyth, antiwar activist and burglar, auto worker, optical engineer and jazz guitarist; Bonnie Raines, anti-war activist and burglar, civil rights activist and advocate for the needs of children;…
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Exhibit: The War to End All Wars: Devastation, Resistance, and Relief in World War I
Exhibit: The War to End All Wars: Devastation, Resistance, and Relief in World War I Atrium, McCabe Library November 5 – December 1, 2018 Open to the public November 11, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. To commemorate this event the Swarthmore College Libraries is sponsoring an exhibition of…
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Looking Back at the Great War with Mystery Writers
Looking Back at the Great War: A Talk by Mystery Writers Charles and Caroline Todd Thursday, November 8th at 4:30 p.m. McCabe Library atrium We wish to extend an invitation to you, and your network, to attend a talk by writers Caroline Todd and Charles Todd. This mother and son team have written over 30…
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Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary Launch Event
Our friends in the Swarthmore College Library and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility invite you to join them on Sunday, Nov. 19th from 1:00-4:00 at the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to learn more about Swarthmore College’s Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary project. At the event, you can meet the book artists…
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Queer Anthologies: Selections from Swarthmore’s Special Collections
From our friends in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection and Libraries Queer Anthologies: Selections from Swarthmore’s Special Collections The exhibit will be on display November 17 to December 22, 2015 in the McCabe Library lobby. Pride Month and QSA will sponsor an exhibit reception at 4:30pm on November 17, 2015. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of…
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Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, to speak at Swarthmore College
“Women in Peace and Conflict: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” A panel discussion with Jody Williams (1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative), and Wendy E. Chmielewski, George R. Cooley Curator, Swarthmore College Peace Collection Moderated by Marjorie Murphy, James C. Hormel Professor in Social Justice Date: September 28, 2015 Place: …
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Celebrating 100 years of the Fellowship of Reconciliation
This year the Fellowship of Reconciliation is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The FOR is the largest, oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, working for peace, justice and nonviolence since 1915. The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is mounting an exhibit to honor this remarkable century of activism for peace, social…
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Celebrating 100 Years of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 1915-2015
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is sponsoring three exhibits this summer. The first opens this week. Celebrating 100 Years of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 1915-2015 Exhibit: McCabe Library Atrium, June 10, 2015 through June 30, 2015 Opening Event: June 11, 2015, McCabe Library Atrium, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with reception…