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Peace movements

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Counter-cultural ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1011
Abstract

This artificially assembled collection consists of ephemera associated with various alternative lifestyle and counter-cultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s that were concerned with world peace, environmentalism, experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs, vegetarianism, and communal living.

Dates: 1960 - 1981

Elisabeth Gilman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0235
Abstract

Elisabeth Gilman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, December 25, 1867. She was the younger daughter of Daniel Coit and Mary (Ketcham) Gilman. Her father was a college professor and the first president of The Johns Hopkins University. The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, diaries, newspaper clippings, printed material, memorabilia, and photographs.

Dates: 1872-1949

Johns Hopkins University Vietnam War ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0825
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University Vietnam War ephemera collection, 1960 to 1970, is an artificially assembled collection with manuscript material chosen by the curators of Special Collections. The collection contains posters, leaflets, handbills, and curricula materials created during the Vietnam War. Please see the series descriptions for biographical or historical information regarding specific items.

Dates: 1960-1970

Peace and Freedom Party button, circa 1968

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31151034383483], item: 8
Scope and Contents

This button from around 1968 features the Peace and Freedom Party logo with dove and chains around the organization name. The logo is in neon green against a darker green background.

Dates: circa 1968

Peace sign stickers and buttons, circa 1960s

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents These folder and artifact tray compartments contain peace movement ephemera from the 1960s.The folder contents include four peace stickers. Three stickers show a peace sign with the text "peace" underneath it. The fourth sticker shows a modified US flag with a peace sign where the stars would normally be.The peace buttons in the artifact tray are described as follows:1. A blue and white peace button (box 2, item 9) 2. A red and white peace button (box 2,...
Dates: circa 1960s

Philip Berrigan article

 Collection — Box BW-13: [Barcode: 31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0246
Abstract

Collection consists of one article from "The Johns Hopkins News Letter" describing a speech given by peace activist, Philip Berrigan, on the Hopkins campus, February 8, 1973.

Dates: 1973 February 8

"The Pentagon Is Rising" buttons, 1967 October 21

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31151034383483], item: 5-6
Scope and Contents These pins were created for the October 21, 1967 anti-Vietnam War protest at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.The pins are as follows:1. A pin from the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam which features an orange sky with a floating black pentagon shape over black grass. Beneath the grass is the text "The Pentagon is Rising October 21." (Box 2, item 5) 2. A black and white pin from the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee which shows a black...
Dates: 1967 October 21

Women Strike for Peace press photo and button, 1967 - 1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a press photo of a February 1967 anti-Vietnam War protest at the Pentagon in Washington, DC by the Women Strike for Peace organization, as well as a button produced by the group which reads, "Women strike for Peace: Bring all our men home now!" The back of the press photo includes a newspaper clipping from the Kansas City Times dated February 16, 1967 showing the same picture.

Dates: 1967 - 1968