Overview of the Dorothy B. Kilian papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Dorothy B. Kilian papers
Date (inclusive): 1963-2004
Collection Number: 2014C39
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11 manuscript boxes
(4.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, notes, newsletters, bulletins, pamphlets, serial issues, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to
peace, disarmament, Soviet-American relations, person to person exchanges between the United States and the Soviet Union,
and religion in the Soviet Union.
Creator:
Kilian, Dorothy B.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dorothy B. Kilian papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Biographical / Historical
American Episcopalian Church lay activist and peace activist.
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection reflect Dorothy Kilian's work and travel with US-Soviet relations and peacekeeping activities
from 1977 to 1988. During this time, Ms. Kilian was based in Pasadena, California, where she participated in peacekeeping
efforts through her church and several local and national peace organizations. The scope of her work includes: youth peacekeeping
education, women in peacekeeping, US-Soviet relations and citizen exchange, Soviet religion and the relationship between faith
and peace, SALT and nuclear arms proliferation, and national security, as well as human rights references.
Kilian attended several conferences and workshops as a speaker and participant, and pamphlets, conference information, and
her notes taken during those meetings are included. The collection also contains Novosti Press publications, newspaper clippings,
handwritten and typed correspondence and notes, Kilian's travel itineraries from 1977-1988, and memorabilia from her travels.
Some of the major organizations Kilian interacted with were: All Saints Peace Committee, National Peace Foundation, Interfaith
Center to Reverse Arms, and Catholic Peace Coalition. She kept a list of major national organizations and foundations as references,
included here, particularly for chapters located in Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Peace
Disarmament
United States -- Relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Relations -- United States
Soviet Union -- Religion
Episcopal Church
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