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American Veterans for Peace Records

Call Number

TAM.246

Dates

1945-1957, inclusive
; 1951-1955, bulk

Creator

American Veterans for Peace
Turkel, Stanley (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

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.

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.

Related Archival Materials at the Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

American Veterans Committee: FOIA Files (TAM 213)

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:58:38 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Finding aid is in English

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).

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from AVP Guide.doc

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012