Women for a Peaceful Christmas Records, 1971-1974
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Summary Information
Title: Women for a Peaceful Christmas Records
Inclusive Dates: 1971-1974

Creator:
  • Women for a Peaceful Christmas
Call Number: Mss 861

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Correspondence, newsclippings, press releases, newsletters, pamphlets, flyers, planning materials, scattered financial materials, and memorabilia of a Madison (Wis.)-based organization which encouraged a three-way protest over the Vietnam War, pollution, and Christmas season commercialization by urging economic boycott and purchase or creation of simple, ecological, and non-commercial Christmas gifts. With the slogan, “No More Shopping Days 'til Peace,” the organization's efforts were featured in nationwide media including the Christian Science Monitor and Woman's Day magazine. The group produced bumper stickers, buttons, notecards, and a booklet suggesting alternatives to commercial gift giving. A yearly Peace Festival featuring crafts people and artisans was held in Madison from 1971-1974. Correspondence consists primarily of requests for materials and information. Those requests containing statements of opinion and philosophy regarding the Vietnam War, ecology, Christmas commercialization, and family Christmas celebration practices were retained and form the collection's bulk. There is also some materials of Women Uniting to End the War (Ann Arbor, Michigan) from which the Madison group sprang as well as newsletters and flyers primarily from Vietnam War protest organizations offering similar activities and focus.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00861
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Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by M. Nan Cheney, Madison, Wis., 1996. Accession Number: M96-087


Processing Information

Processed by Gayle Martinson, 1996.


Contents List
Box   1
Folder   1-4
Correspondence, 1971-1974
Box   1
Folder   5
Finance, 1971-1974
Box   1
Folder   6
General [about the organization], 1971-1974
Box   1
Folder   7
Peace Festival, 1971-1974
Box   1
Folder   8
Publicity, 1971-1974
Box   1
Folder   9
Support [Related Activities/Organizations], 1971-1974
Box   1
Folder   10
Women Uniting to End the War (Ann Arbor, Michigan), 1971