American Veterans for Peace Records
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American Veterans for Peace (AVP) was founded in 1951 to oppose American participation in the Korean War. The AVP opposed militarism and supported improved Soviet relations and a progressive social agenda. The group published Progressive Veteran (later Vet's Voice). The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, internal documents, petitions, public statements, and newsletters created by the AVP and other progressive organizations.
Historical/Biographical Note
American Veterans for Peace (AVP), officially founded in June 1951, was the result of a Communist Party-oriented initiative in the months following the outbreak of the Korean War that inspired the founding of several local Veterans for Peace organizations. The AVP published a monthly newsletter, first titled Progressive Veteran and then renamed Vet's Voice in 1950. While its main purpose was to oppose American participation in the Korean War, AVP also opposed militarism and supported improved relations with the Soviet Union and a progressive social agenda. Norman Wagner and Paul Green served as co-chairs of the New York chapter of AVP.
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Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence, primarily between New York chapter co-chairs Paul Green and Norman Wagner, as well as ephemera, internal documents, and petitions and public statements. It also includes AVP newsletters and the newsletters of other progressive organizations, including foreign veterans' organizations. There are files on two annual AVP events: Elbe River Day, commemorating the meeting of American and Soviet troops in 1945, and AVP's art show (the file includes several photographs). Other materials document the campaign against the 1951 film Desert Fox; the U.S. Post Office's suppression of Vet's Voice; the activities of an allied organization, the American Women for Peace (including copies of two issues of its monthly newsletter, The Peacemaker); and the activities of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Stanley Turkel was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date; American Veterans for Peace Records; TAM 246; Box number; Folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials donated by Stanley Turkel in 2001. The accession numbers associated with this gift are 2001.081, 2002.013, NPA.2002.048, and NPA.2005.037.
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Processing Information
Photographs separated from this collection during processing were established as a separate collection, the American Veterans for Peace Photographs (PHOTOS 123). In 2013, the photograph collection was reincorporated into the American Veterans for Peace Records (TAM 246).