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Title: American Friends Service Committee. Madison, Wisconsin Area Committee: Records, 1964-1974

Creator: American Friends Service Committee. Madison, Wisconsin Area Committee
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (4 archives boxes), 8 photographs, and 20 negatives
Call Number: Mss 886; PH Mss 886
Abstract: Records of a Madison, Wisconsin organization established in 1966 to organize and promote local draft resistance, draft counseling, and anti-war activity during the Vietnam War era. The records consist of administrative reports and minutes of the Madison and Chicago regional offices, publicity and outreach material, subject files, and papers on local programs. The collection primarily documents the conscientious objection program, but there are also files on community and state relations, youth programs, national and international service organizations, and cooperation with groups such as the Friends of AFSC (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Peaceful Alternatives Through Non-Violent Action (PATNA), an AFSC program initiated by Paul Fleer that later became independent. The conscientious objection files consist of records on some individuals whom AFSC counseled, together with information on the Wisconsin Project and other local draft-counseling efforts.

Summary Information
• ... to organize and promote local draft resistance, draft counseling, and anti-war activity during the Vietnam War era. The records consist of administrative reports and minutes of the Madison and Chicag ...
Biography/History
• ...rly its efforts to promote conscientious objection and organize draft counseling in response to the Vietnam War. John Anderson was the first chair of the Madison Area Committee. Jack Gleason was the f ...
• ...n projects that addressed welfare, prison reform, and local living conditions. Since the end of the Vietnam War, the Madison Area Committee has continued its efforts towards peace and social justice. ...
Scope and Content Note
• ...xtensive and most important part of the collection, offer important insights into opposition to the Vietnam War in Madison. They are especially strong in documenting the committee's draft counseling a ...