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Guide to the San Francisco Women for Peace Records, 1943-[on-going]
BANC MSS 89/132 c  
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Description
The San Francisco Women for Peace Records, 1943-[ongoing] contain materials from the San Francisco and East Bay branches of both Women for Peace and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. The collection documents yearly and extended campaigns for numerous issues including nuclear test bans, anti-Vietnam war protests, draft resistance, amnesty, citizen diplomacy, anti-ballistic missile bans, and conflict resolution in the Middle East and South America, as well as supporting progressive political candidates and legislature. The collection presents a panorama of the women's progressive movement in the Bay Area.
Background
The women's peace movement coalesced in the Bay Area around the founding of the San Francisco Women for Peace (WfP) by women from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in 1961. The national "parent" organization of WfP, known as Women Strike for Peace (WSP), was established at the same time. The San Francisco branches of WfP and WILPF have maintained a joint office, the Women's Peace Office ("the WPO") since 1962. The two group's membership and activities often overlapped, and the organizations often joined forces on numerous yearly and extended campaigns.
Extent
19 cartons, 1 oversize folder 23.85 linear feet
Restrictions
Copyright has been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and the copyright.
Availability
Collection is open for research.