Robert P.J. Cooney, Jr. papers on the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence M2198

Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
July 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu

Note

This is a listing rather than a full finding aid.


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr. papers on the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence
source: Cooney, Robert
Identifier/Call Number: M2198
Physical Description: 10 Linear Feet (18 manuscript boxes, 1 os flat box, 1 card box)
Date (inclusive): 1965-1987
Language of Material: English.

Biographical / Historical

Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr. is an author, editor, and graphic designer. He joined the staff at the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence in Palo Alto in the mid-1970s. The Institute was founded by Joan Baez and Ira Sandperl in the mid-1960s in Carmel Valley, California. It later moved to Palo Alto and continued there until 1976.

Content Description

Materials consist of correspondence, photos, letters, papers, notes, mailing lists, printed material, books, CDs, a thumb drive, and other material from Robert Cooney's time working as a staff member at the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence. Topics include the Institute's "Power to the People" campaign, the Agape Foundation, draft resistance, and more.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr. papers on the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence (M2198). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase; 2016. Accession MSS 2017-027.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials have been minimally processed but are open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Digital material is closed until processed.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Cooney, Robert

box 1, folder 1

The Land, Los Altos HIlls commune, 1973: thumbnails of negatives

box 1, folder 2

Black and white prints 1973-1974

box 1, folder 3

Thumbnails of negatives

box 1, folder 4-5

Negatives

box 1, folder 6

ISNV special, unique, background

box 1, folder 7

General: descriptions, outreach, pleas

box 1, folder 8

Letters to ISNV

box 1, folder 9

Correspondence - Jim Sullivan, workcamp participant

box 1, folder 10-11

Institute for the Study of Nonviolence journal 1972-1974

box 2, folder 1

Personal and political notes from 70's and 80's

box 2, folder 2

Correspondence - Carmel

box 2, folder 3

Photographs and negatives - Carmel and Palo Alto

box 2, folder 4

Institute for the Study of Nonviolence Journal, Carmel 1966-1969

box 2, folder 5

Cassette tapes, 1973 session

box 2, folder 6

Record: The Wounded Night, Donny and Judy, The Rose Redwoods

box 2, folder 7

Joan Baez: background and articles

box 2, folder 8

Ira Sandperl

box 2, folder 9

Roy Kepler - essays

box 2, folder 10

David Harris: background and articles

box 3, folder 1

Will Kirkland - correspondence

box 3, folder 2

Randy Kehler - tax affinity and Traprock Peace Center 1972

box 3, folder 3

Schedules, posters 1972

box 3, folder 4

Talks, workshops 1972

box 3, folder 5

Special events 1972

box 3, folder 6

Alameda action and others 1972

box 3, folder 7

WTR, continental walk 1972

box 3, folder 8

Actions, boycott of Bank of America 1972

box 3, folder 9

Collection - dupe 1972

box 3, folder 10-11

Pamphlets and literature 1972

box 3, folder 12

Literature lists 1972

box 3, folder 13

Bibliographies 1970's 1972

box 4, folder 1

Poetry 1972

box 4, folder 2

Arab-Istraeli study kit; study kit for nonviolent action

box 4, folder 3

Study kit for nonviolent revolution 1972

Box 4, Folder 4

Readings on feminism and nonviolence

box 4, folder 5

Bibliographies

box 4, folder 6

Literature, artwork

box 4, folder 7

Original layout boards: journal and Frog in the wall

box 4, folder 8

Letterhead

box 4, folder 9

Institute schedules

box 4, folder 10

Library on nonviolence

box 4, folder 11

Fundraising leads

box 5, folder 1

Institute mailing list on labels 1974

box 5, folder 2

Articles

box 5, folder 3

Larry Casalino, former staff - articles 1988

box 5, folder 4

ISNV related papers 1970's

box 5, folder 5

Influential articles

box 5, folder 6

Julius Lester - articles

box 5, folder 7

Final years 1875-1976

box 5, folder 8

Minutes and notes 1975

box 5, folder 9

Mailing list November 1975

box 6, folder 1

Closing minutes, letters and statements 1975-1976

box 6, folder 2

Institute related miscellaneous groups

box 6, folder 3

Movement organizatons mailing list

box 6, folder 4

Amnesty International 1970's-1980's

box 6, folder 5

Vietnamese Buddhists early 70's and Paris delegation, Thich Nhat Hanh

box 6, folder 6

Briarpatch Cooperative Auto Shop

box 6, folder 7

HIghlander Center and Appalachia

box 6, folder 8

ISNV related - UFW

box 6, folder 9

F.O.R. and Fellowship magazine 1960-1970

box 6, folder 10

Economics and alternatives

box 7, folder 1

Intermediate technology

box 7, folder 2

Land trusts

box 7, folder 3

Mountian West Land Trust

box 7, folder 4

Media

box 7, folder 5

Pacific Studies Center "Insight", 1970's

box 7, folder 6

Simple Living, AFSC, 1970's

box 7, folder 7

The land

box 7, folder 8

WIN magazine

box 7, folder 9

People's Union, constellation project, San Diego

box 7, folder 10

People's Union, UP Press, Air war vote

box 7, folder 11

Frog in the well (to sort)

box 7, folder 12

Frog in the well literature distributor

box 7, folder 13

Frog in the well

box 7, folder 14

Frog in the well literature lists

box 7, folder 15

Frog in the well correspondence, votes, letters

box 7, folder 16

Frog in the well papers

box 7, folder 17

Frog in the well literature

box 7, folder 18

Play - Eric Bentley, expletive deleted, WIN, June 6, 1974

box 8, folder 1

Dupes (Frog and ISNV)

box 8, folder 2

After Frog and ISNV - straight talk

box 8, folder 3

Agape Foundation by-laws, statement of purpose, stem fund papers

box 8, folder 4

David Agape Foundation and Stem Memorial Fund

box 8, folder 5

Agape Foundation logo, art and negatives

box 8, folder 6

Agape Foundation brochure, boards and invitations

box 8, folder 7

Agape Foundation early papers and projects

box 8, folder 8

Agape Foundation 1970's

box 8, folder 9

Agape Foundation 1980's

box 8, folder 10

Agape Foundation 1990-1991

box 8, folder 11

Agape Foundation 1992

box 9, folder 1

Agape Foundation retreat and minutes 1993

box 9, folder 2

Agape Foundation 1995-2000

box 9, folder 3

Agape Foundation 2002-2003

box 9, folder 4

Agape Foundation 2004

box 9, folder 5

Agape Foundation annual reports (full set) 1970-2003

box 9, folder 6

Agape Foundation annual reports (second full set) 1970-2003

box 10, folder 1

Agape Foundation 2005-2009

box 10, folder 2

Agape Foundation 40th anniversay 2009-2010

box 10, folder 3

Power of the People opening

box 10, folder 4

Power of the People notes and leads

box 10, folder 5

Power of the People special

box 10, folder 6

Power of the People publications

box 10, folder 7

Power of the People promo

box 10, folder 8

Power of the People project files

box 10, folder 9

Power of the People endorsements - signed cards and letters

box 10, folder 10-11

Power of the People proposal

box 10, folder 12

Power of the People posters

box 10, folder 13

Power of the People notes and leads

box 10, folder 14

Power of the People fundraising

box 11, folder 1

Power of the People fundraising partners and past cards

box 11, folder 2

Power of the People concert 1975

box 11, folder 3

Power of the People list of contributed material and correspondence

box 11, folder 4

Power of the People response letters 1977 activists

box 11, folder 5

Power of the People research and correspondence

box 11, folder 6

Power of the People correspondence

box 11, folder 7

Power of the People primary correspondence

box 11, folder 8

Power of the People correspondence and autographs 1970's

box 11, folder 9

Helen Michalowski 1990's

box 11, folder 10

Bob Fitch - correspondence

box 11, folder 11

Dwight Macdonald - correspondence

box 11, folder 12

Barbara Deming - correspondence

box 11, folder 13

Cesar Chavez - correspondence

box 11, folder 14

S. Brian Wilson - correspondence

box 11, folder 15

Dorothy Day - correspondence

box 11, folder 16

Robert Bly - correspondence

box 11, folder 17

Marjorie Swann - CNVA (Committee for nonviolent action)

box 11, folder 18

Bob Swann - correspondence

box 11, folder 19

Dan Spelce, Santa Cruz activist - correspondence

box 11, folder 20

Brad Lyttle - correspondence

box 12, folder 1

Ann Davidon - correspondence

box 12, folder 2

Larry Gara (historian) - correspondence

box 12, folder 3

Jim Forest - correspondence

box 12, folder 4

Igal Roodenko - correspondence

box 12, folder 5

Jim Peck - correspondence

box 12, folder 6

Marty Jezer, Power of the People co-author - correspondence

box 12, folder 7

Henry Bass - correspondence

box 12, folder 8

Henry Geiger, Manas magazine - correspondence

box 12, folder 9

John Howard Griffin - correspondence

box 12, folder 10

Brad Lyttle - correspondence and critique

box 12, folder 11

Power of the People contacts - card files 1975-1977

box 12, folder 12

Information about photos and photographers

box 12, folder 13

Photo sources and permissions

box 12, folder 14-15

Power of the People reviews

box 13, folder 1

Research and photo responses

box 13, folder 2

Power of the People research, Swathmore College Peace Collection and others

box 13, folder 3

Photo research and captions

box 13, folder 4

Power of the People text, layout, and mockups

box 13, folder 5

Power of the People foreword

box 13, folder 6

Power of the People revisions

box 13, folder 7

Power of the People old text

box 13, folder 8

Power of the People update notes

box 13, folder 9

Power of the People cover reprint

box 13, folder 10

Power of the People covers and reviews

box 13, folder 11

Power of the People layout boards

box 13, folder 12

Power of the People financial records

box 13, folder 13

Power of the People check record and receipts 1978-1995

box 13, folder 14

Power of the People finances

box 14, folder 1

Power of the People evaluation, Helen

box 14, folder 2-4

Power of the People review

box 14, folder 5

Peace Press promotion

box 14, folder 6

Peace Press sales and royalties

box 14, folder 7

New Society Publishers reprint sales and promotion 1980's - 1990's

box 14, folder 8

Peace Press

box 14, folder 9

New Society Publishers

box 15, folder 1

New Society Press correspondence and promotion

box 15, folder 2

Power of the People 1998 survey for reprint, Don Will

box 15, folder 3-4

Projects and courses resulting from Power of the People

box 15, folder 5

Action Archives master

box 15, folder 6

Action Archives 1990-1997

box 15, folder 7

Chief Seattle's speech

box 15, folder 8

Power of the People first printing 1977

box 16

Power of the People, book, 4 editions

box 17, folder 1

My draft cards, selective service correspondence, order to report, 1972-

box 17, folder 2

Correspondence - Ken Christopherson, S. F. courts employee, responce to 1972 letter

box 17, folder 3

Trial notes and documents

box 17, folder 4

Trial opening statement, testimony, closing 1972

box 17, folder 5

Drft trial letters of support

box 17, folder 6

My probabation 1972-1976

box 17, folder 7

Article on my trial, Christopher Jones 1972

box 17, folder 8

Conscientious objection, draft information, notes

box 17, folder 9

Draft resistance

box 17, folder 10

Draft resistance articles and papers

box 17, folder 11

Anti draft originals

box 17, folder 12

Draft resistance publications

box 17, folder 13

Draft resistance Together magazine

box 17, folder 14

Draft resistance Plain Wrapper magazine

box 17, folder 15

Amnesty - reference

box 17, folder 16

Military resisters

box 17, folder 17

Tony Williams, CO, SCU friend, Air Force 1974

box 17, folder 18

Paul coopersmith, Ms. of Coll VN and draft memoirs, June 2008

half-box 18, Folder 1

Oversize materials, Amnesty International, People's Union

half-box 18

Scrapbook - draft resistance

oversize-box 19

Large scrapbooks with posters, event promotions and other

oversize-box 19

Judgment of not guilty for refusal to report for induction

card-box 20

The Power of the People desk seal stamp; ink stamp