The records of the New York chapter of Vets for Peace are a collection formed from materials donated by Tom Garrison, who was active in the early history of the organization, and later files probably generated by Ronald G. Wolin, coordinator of the 27-person steering committee, which were donated by the Library of Social History as part of the records of the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam.
The combined collection consists of one chronologically-arranged sequence of correspondence, flyers, handbills, and clippings. Prior to donation the early material (1965-1966), which was donated by Garrison, was weeded to about one-third its former size. In a letter to the Society's Field Services Division in 1969 Garrison explained that he had omitted all “correspondence with signatures” to protect the writers. In addition, he excluded all purely internal organizational and administrative records.
The later material includes much the same types of documentation except that some correspondence pertaining to the leadership roles of Wolin and Len Gould is included. Of special interest are exchanges with various other veterans' peace organizations around the country and letters from Floyd B. McKissick, David M. Shoup, Arnold C. True, and Dalton Trumbo.
