Center for Peace Studies Records, 1967-1995

Center for Peace Studies Records

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Collection Overview

Title: Center for Peace Studies Records, 1967-1995

Predominant Dates:1984-1995

ID: UA087

Primary Creator: Center for Peace Studies, University of North Dakota (1984-)

Extent: 28.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/00/1995. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Peace, University of North Dakota - Academic Departments

Languages: English

Abstract

Established at UND in 1984

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Center for Peace Studies Records has been divided into 18 series as follows:

Series 1: Working Papers, 1984-1995

Series 2: Peace Education, 1982-1998

Series 3: Peace Action, 1982-1994

Series 4: Nuclear Weapons, 1968-1995

Series 5: Peace Issues

Series 6: Area Studies

Series 7: Race, Class, Gender

Series 8: Human Rights

Series 9: Economic

Series 10: Environment

Series 11: Organizations

Series 12: UND Programs

Series 13: North Dakota Education

Series 14: Martin Luther King

Series 15: Miscellaneous Files

Series 16: Peace Garden

Series 17: Peace Studies Programs

Series 18: General Newspaper Clippings

Collection Historical Note

In December 1981, University of North Dakota President Thomas J. Clifford invited faculty and students to join him in organizing a "symposium for peace." The symposium was a catalyst for serious reflection on issues related to peace and focused attention on "the fate of the earth."

Clifford formally established the Center for Peace Studies in his 1984 Centennial Address. The newly created program fell under the auspices of the President's office. Over the next two years a major in Peace Studies was created to encourage critical study of the history and contemporary literature related to peace, war, and social justice, as well as enhance public education on these critical human concerns. Faculty associated with the Center developed a proposal for a Peace Studies degree program, which was approved by the University in 1986 and the State Board of Higher Education in the Fall of 1988.

In 1988, the Peace Studies Center was established in UND's Canterbury House. In May of that year, the Center for Peace Studies received a $100,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for curriculum development. Additional support received from the Otto Bremer Foundation was instrumental in ensuring the Center's existence and on-going effectiveness.

During the 1991-1992 school year, responsibility for the Center was moved from the President's office to that of the Dean of Arts & Sciences. This move resulted in significant governance changes. In 1995, under President Kendall Baker, all state appropriated funds were eliminated, and the Canterbury House was razed. Despite losing its building, the Peace Studies major continues. Since its inception, the Center has enjoyed widespread faculty support. An average of 35 faculty representing every College at the University participates in the Peace Studies curriculum.

Subject/Index Terms

Peace
University of North Dakota - Academic Departments

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional material was received from Kristin Sorenson in September 1995 and Dr. Jim McKenzie, UND Department of English, on May 20, 2002.

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Method: Donation

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Center for Peace Studies Records. UA 87, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in September 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Working Papers, 1984-1995],
[Series 2: Peace Education, 1982-1998],
[Series 3: Peace Action, 1982-1994],
[Series 4: Nuclear Weapons, 1968-1995],
[Series 5: Peace Issues],
[Series 6: Area Studies],
[Series 7: Race, Class, Gender],
[Series 8: Human Rights],
[Series 9: Economic],
[Series 10: Environment],
[Series 11: Organizations],
[Series 12: UND Programs],
[Series 13: North Dakota Education],
[Series 14: Martin Luther King],
[Series 15: Miscellaneous Files],
[Series 16: Peace Garden],
[Series 17: Peace Studies Programs],
[Series 18: General Newspaper Clippings],
[All]

Series 11: Organizations

This series is large and contains material on domestic and international groups.

Box 13

Folder 12: Access
Folder 13: Adult Abuse Community Service
Folder 14: African National Congress
Folder 15: American Friends Service Committee
Folder 16: AFSC - Peace work
Folder 17: AFSCME
Folder 18: Albert Einstein Institute
Folder 19: Alliance for our Common Future
Folder 20: American Civil Liberties Union
Folder 21: American Peace Test
Folder 22: American Program Bureau
Folder 23: Amnesty, International
Folder 24: Animal Rights
Folder 25: Anniversary Tours, Inc.
Folder 26: Audubon
Folder 27: Baha'i
Folder 28: Bemidji Friends for a Non-Violent World
Folder 29: Beyond War
Folder 30: Bread for the World
Folder 31: Business Executives for National Security Education Fund, Inc.
Folder 32: Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security
Folder 33: Canadian Organizations
Folder 34: Care
Folder 35: Carter Center
Folder 36: CC for Conscientious Objection
Folder 37: Center for Common Security
Folder 38: Center for Defense Information
Folder 39: Center for Economic Conversion
Folder 40: Center for Global Education
Folder 41: Center for Non-Violent Alternatives
Folder 42: Center for Policy Alternatives
Folder 43: Center for Social Concerns
Folder 44: Center for the Study of Democracy - Bulgaria
Folder 45: Center for Victims of Torture
Folder 46: Center for War, Peace, and the News Media
Folder 47: CEPS
Folder 48: Children of War
Folder 49: Christic Institute

Box 14

Folder 1: Christic Institute: Action Alert Newsletter
Folder 2: Church Women United
Folder 3: CISPES
Folder 4: Citizen Alert
Folder 5: Citizen Exchange Council
Folder 6: Clean Water Action
Folder 7: Clergy and Laity Concerned
Folder 8: Colgate University
Folder 9: Comrades
Folder 10: Common Cause
Folder 11: Conflict and Change Center
Folder 12: Coalitions
Folder 13: Common Security Defense and Disarmament
Folder 14: Concerned Citizens Against Prejudice
Folder 15: Conferences and Lectures
Folder 16: Conflict Resolution Center
Folder 17: Co-op America
Folder 18: Copred
Folder 19: Copred Conferences
Folder 20: Copred Meeting, Atlanta-1993
Folder 21: Copred Mini-Directory
Folder 22: CROP
Folder 23: Cross-Border Conferences - 1986
Folder 24: Defense Economic Adjustment Program
Folder 25: Environmental Groups
Folder 26: Educator's Groups
Folder 27: F/M Peaceworkers
Folder 28: Fellowship of Reconciliation
Folder 29: Festival for Peace
Folder 30: Five Continent Initiative
Folder 31: Fourth Freedom Forum
Folder 32: Geelan, Agnes
Folder 33: Getting to Peace
Folder 34: Foundation for Peace
Folder 35: Grand Forks Area Refugee Resettlement Coalition
Folder 36: GFAFB
Folder 37: Global Exchange
Folder 38: Global International Security
Folder 39: Green Organizations
Folder 40: GRIP - Peace Research & Info. Group
Folder 41: Ground Zero Project
Folder 42: Ground Zero Minnesota
Folder 43: Habitat for Humanity
Folder 44: Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
Folder 45: Honeywell Project
Folder 46: HONOR - Indigenous people
Folder 47: Human Right Watch
Folder 48: INFACT
Folder 49: Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies
Folder 50: Institute for Human Rights and Responsibilities
Folder 51: Institute for East/West Security Studies
Folder 52: Institute for International Cooperation and Development
Folder 53: Institute for Peace and Security
Folder 54: Institute for World Order
Folder 55: International Peace Garden
Folder 56: International Peace Walk, Inc.
Folder 57: IPRA
Folder 58: Jobs with Peace
Folder 59: MN Jobs with Peace
Folder 60: Klanwatch Project
Folder 61: K & S Speakers Bureau
Folder 62: Lawyers Alliance

Box 15

Folder 1: Marquis Project
Folder 2: Martin Institute
Folder 3: Mayors Task Force
Folder 4: Mayors Committee on Discrimination
Folder 5: Meadowcreek Project
Folder 6: Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute - Peace Law
Folder 7: Middle East Witness
Folder 8: Military Spending Research Services, Inc.
Folder 9: MN. Center for Peace Education
Folder 10: MN. Peace Corps
Folder 11: MN. Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign
Folder 12: MLK Federal Commission
Folder 13: Mobilization for Survival
Folder 14: Moorhead Kennedy Inst.
Folder 15: National Association of Installation Developers
Folder 16: National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament
Folder 17: National Peace Institute Foundation
Folder 18: National Peace Institute Foundation - Midwest Council/Correspondence
Folder 19: NCPCR
Folder 20: NCPCR 1993
Folder 21: Net News
Folder 22: ND Rural Life Poll
Folder 23: NDPC Board of Directors Minutes
Folder 24: NDPC Board of Directors 1993-1994
Folder 25: NDPC General
Folder 26: NDPC Letters
Folder 27: NDPC Newsletter
Folder 28: NGO Committee on Disarmament
Folder 29: NPIF - Documents
Folder 30: NPIF Midwest Conference 1989
Folder 31: Neighbor to Neighbor
Folder 32: Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
Folder 33: Non-Violence International
Folder 34: Non-Violent Alternatives Study Program
Folder 35: North American Conference on Peace Making & Conflict Resolution
Folder 36: North Dakota Centennial
Folder 37: ND Congressional Delegation
Folder 38: ND Consensus Council
Folder 39: ND Humanities Council
Folder 40: ND Organizations - Misc.

Box 16

Folder 1: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Folder 2: Nukewatch
Folder 3: Ohio Peace & Conflict Management Commission
Folder 4: Ohio Peace Ed. Network
Folder 5: OPTIONS
Folder 6: Operation Real Security
Folder 7: Organizations - Misc.
Folder 8: Out Now - Grassroots watch
Folder 9: OXFAM
Folder 10: Peace Academy Campaign
Folder 11: Peace Development Fund
Folder 12: Peacenet
Folder 13: Peace Pole Project
Folder 14: Peace Prize Forum
Folder 15: Peaceworks
Folder 16: PEPP
Folder 17: Peace Studies Ass.
Folder 18: PSA - Documents
Folder 19: PSA Executive Committee
Folder 20: PSA - Finance Committee
Folder 21: Pittsburgh Peace Inst.
Folder 22: Professional Coalition for Nuclear Arms Control
Folder 23: Progressive Coalition
Folder 24: Progressive Student Network
Folder 25: Project Peacemakers
Folder 26: Psychologist for Social Responsibility (PSR)
Folder 27: PEI
Folder 28: PSR - Physicians
Folder 29: Rainbow Coalition
Folder 30: Raoul Wallenberg Committee
Folder 31: Red Cross
Folder 32: Regional Economic Models, Inc.
Folder 33: Rural Coalition
Folder 34: Red River Valley Peace Workers
Folder 35: SANE
Folder 36: SANE/Freeze Reports
Folder 37: St. Louis Arms Freeze Forecast
Folder 38: Sierra Club
Folder 39: Sierra City Project
Folder 40: Skyguard

Box 17

Folder 1: South African Groups
Folder 2: Speaker's Bureau
Folder 3: Royce Carlton Agency
Folder 4: William Morris Agency
Folder 5: Speak Out
Folder 6: SSRI - UND
Folder 7: Stanley Foundation
Folder 8: State Department
Folder 9: Student Action Network
Folder 10: Study Circles Resource Center
Folder 11: Trilateral Commission
Folder 12: UCAM
Folder 13: UCAM - Network News
Folder 14: UCP
Folder 15: UCPNW
Folder 16: UCS (Union Concerned Scientists)
Folder 17: UCS - Statement
Folder 18: UNA - USA
Folder 19: UN Development Program
Folder 20: UNICEF
Folder 21: UNIDIR
Folder 22: Unitarian Universalist
Folder 23: United Mine Workers
Folder 24: United Nations
Folder 25: U.S. Anti-Apartheid Newsletter
Folder 26: U.S. Inst. of Peace
Folder 27: U.S. Peace Council
Folder 28: University Conversion Project
Folder 29: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Folder 30: Veteran's Groups
Folder 31: Vista
Folder 32: WAMM
Folder 33: War Resisters League
Folder 34: Washington Office on Africa
Folder 35: Winnipeg Peace Groups
Folder 36: Witness for Peace
Folder 37: WILPF
Folder 38: Womens Network of the Red River Valley
Folder 39: Women's Organizations
Folder 40: World Order Models Project
Folder 41: World Peace Makers
Folder 42: World Federalists
Folder 43: World Policy Institute
Folder 44: Worldwatch Inst.
Folder 45: Young Communist League
Folder 46: YSA

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