Donna Allen Papers, 1960-1987


Summary Information
Title: Donna Allen Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1960-1987

Creator:
  • Allen, Donna
Call Number: M92-226; M95-274; M2000-028

Quantity: 4.9 c.f.

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers of peace and civil liberties activist Donna Allen, who began her activism with Women Strike for Peace (WSP) in the 1950s. The collection documents her involvement with many groups, most notably Women Strike for Peace and National Conference for New Politics, of which she was a member of the executive board. Also reflected in the papers is Allen's heavy involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement, especially with Women Strike for Peace and the Washington Mobilization Committee. Additionally, the collection includes the anti-Vietnam War files of fellow activist Margaret Russell (Women Strike for Peace).

Language: English

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Arrangement of the Materials

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 3 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by Donna Allen, Washington, D.C. Accession Number: M92-226, M93-070, M95-274, M2000-028


Contents List
M92-226
Part 1 (M92-226): Original Collection, 1960-1987
Physical Description: 3.4 c.f. (9 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: The collection, which mainly covers the period 1964 to 1968, includes print and near-print material, correspondence, notes, memoranda, position papers, speeches, statements, meeting minutes, and reports. There are also files on the National Committee against Repressive Legislation (NCARL) internship program (Allen was NCARL's D.C. representative for nine years beginning in 1964) and on her experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). She was called before HUAC in 1964 with DagMarch Wilson (also of Women Strike for Peace) and National Guardian editor Russell Nixon for their work to obtain a visitor’s visa for Japanese peace activist Kaoru Yasui.
Series: Personal Files
Box   1
Folder   1
Autobiography
Box   1
Folder   2
Correspondence, 1964-1968
Writings and speeches
Box   1
Folder   3
Economy and disarmament
Box   1
Folder   4
Mass media
Box   1
Folder   5
Miscellaneous
Box   1
Folder   6
Speaking trips, 1965-1967
Box   1
Folder   7
Triple Challenge
Series: Activity Files
Box   1
Folder   8
Assembly of Unrepresented People, 1965
Box   1
Folder   9
Association of Feminist Consultants, 1970
Box   1
Folder   10
Civil rights movement, 1963-1968
Defenders of Three against House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Box   1
Folder   11
Background - Kaoru Yasui visit
Box   1
Folder   12
Miscellaneous, 1964-1965
Box   2
Folder   1
Jeannette Rankin brigade, 1967-1968
National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (National Committee Against HUAC)
Box   2
Folder   2
Frank Wilkinson v. FBI, 1988
Box   2
Folder   3
HUAC/House Internal Security Committee (HISC) reports, by Chris Buchanan, 1969
Box   2
Folder   4-5
Interns, 1971-1973, undated
Box   2
Folder   6
Miscellaneous, 1965-1987, undated
National Conference for New Politics
Box   3
Folder   1
Chicago New Politics Convention on 1968 and Beyond, 1967-1968, undated
Box   3
Folder   2
Constitution, by-laws
Box   3
Folder   3
Executive Board meetings, 1966-1967
Box   3
Folder   4
Memoranda and reports, 1966-1968, undated
Box   3
Folder   5
Steering Committee, 1966, undated
Box   3
Folder   6
Miscellaneous, 1965-1967, undated
Box   3
Folder   7
Publicity, 1966-1967, undated
Box   3
Folder   8
Suit against Internal Security Subcommittee, 1967
Box   3
Folder   9
Political campaign, 1967-1968
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Box   3
Folder   10
Disarmament, 1962-1967
Box   3
Folder   11
Membership lists, 1962-1967
Box   3
Folder   12
Vietnam, 1963-1964
Women Strike for Peace
Box   4
Folder   1
HUAC hearing, 1962-1963, undated
Box   4
Folder   2
Multi-lateral force, 1964
Box   4
Folder   3
Radiation Committee, 1961-1963, undated
Box   4
Folder   4
Vietnam, 1964-1965, undated
Series: Subject Files
General politics
Box   5
Folder   1
Elections, 1966-1967
Box   5
Folder   2
People's Party and District of Columbia statehood, 1971-1972
Box   5
Folder   3
W.H. Meyer, 1960
HUAC/HISC
Box   5
Folder   4
Hearings, miscellaneous, 1962-1967
Box   5
Folder   5
Investigations on New Mobe, National Peace Actions Coalition, and People's Coalition for Peace and Justice
Box   5
Folder   6-7
Miscellaneous, 1961-1981, undated
Box   5
Folder   8
Operation Abolition, 1961-1962, undated
Box   5
Folder   9
Students for a Democratic Society - hearings, 1969
Miscellaneous files
Box   6
Folder   1
American Civil Liberties Union
Box   6
Folder   2
Anti-Communism, 1963-1968
Box   6
Folder   3
Boycotts/media workshop, 1967
Box   6
Folder   4
Russell Nixon, 1964
Nuclear threat
Box   6
Folder   5
Fallout shelters, 1961-1962, undated
Box   6
Folder   6
Nuclear disarmament
Box   6
Folder   7
Test ban, 1962-1963
Vietnam War/anti-war activities
Anti-draft movement
Box   6
Folder   8
Fort Hood Three Defense Committee, 1966-1967
Box   6
Folder   9
Miscellaneous, 1965-1967
Box   7
Folder   1
Miscellaneous, 1968-1969, undated
Box   7
Folder   2
Background information
Box   7
Folder   3
National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, 1965
Box   7
Folder   4
National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, October 21-22, 1967
Box   7
Folder   5
November 8 Mobilization Committee, 1966
Box   7
Folder   6
Spring mobilization to end the war in Vietnam
Box   7
Folder   7
Vietnam summer, 1967
Series: Papers of Margaret Russell
Box   8
Folder   1
Background information
Box   8
Folder   2
British Vietnam Committee, 1964-1965
Box   8
Folder   3
Congressional records, 1964-1965
Box   8
Folder   4
National teach-in on Vietnam War, May 15, 1965
Washington Area Committee on Vietnam
Box   8
Folder   5
Correspondence
Box   8
Folder   6
International
Box   8
Folder   7
Minutes, 1964-1965, undated
Box   8
Folder   8
Miscellaneous
Women Strike for Peace
Box   8
Folder   9
Embassy visit, February 12, 1965
Box   8
Folder   10
Miscellaneous, 1963-1965
Box   8
Folder   11
Correspondence on Vietnam, 1963-1965, undated
Box   8
Folder   12
Vietnam lobby, 1964
Series: Miscellaneous Files
Donna Allen
Box   9
Folder   1-2
Draft resistance, 1965-1968, undated
Box   9
Folder   3
New York Council to Abolish HUAC, 1961-1965
Box   9
Folder   4
Peace and Freedom Party
Box   9
Folder   5
United States National Student Association
Box   9
Folder   6
Washington Area Committee, 1967
Box   9
Folder   7
Washington mobilization to end the war in Vietnam, May-July 1967
Margaret Russell
Box   9
Folder   8
Vietnam reports from outside the United States, 1965, undated
Box   9
Folder   9
Vietnam materials from Hanoi, 1962-1965
Box   9
Folder   10
Personal correspondence, 1964-1965
Box   9
Folder   11
Vietnam - miscellany, 1964, undated
Box   9
Folder   12
Women Strike for Peace - correspondence with State Department, 1963-1964
Box   9
Folder   13
Capitol demonstrations bill, 1967
Box   9
Folder   14
Pamphlets and brochures, 1963, undated
Box   9
Folder   15
Photographs, including a photograph of a Vietnamese man holding a child
M95-274
Part 2 (M95-274): Additions, 1960-1973
Physical Description: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, clippings, and near-print material, circa 1960-1973, concerning Allen's work with the National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee (later called National Committee Against Repressive Legislation) and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Series: National Committee to Abolish House Un-American Activities Committee
Box   1
Folder   1
Correspondence, mainly 1965-1966
Box   1
Folder   2
Miscellaneous documents, 1960-1967
Box   1
Folder   3
Miscellaneous documents and correspondence, 1966-1973
Box   1
Folder   4
Lawsuit, 1967-1968
Box   1
Folder   5
Various factsheets on House Un-American Activities Committee, circa 1965-1973
Box   1
Folder   6
National Committee against Repressive Legislation - Washington, D.C., 1963-1971
Box   2
Folder   1-3
Nuisance/hate mail
Series: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Box   2
Folder   4-5
Miscellaneous documents, 1962-1967
Box   3
Folder   1-2
Miscellaneous documents, 1961-1966
Box   3
Folder   3
McCarthyism in the peace movement
Box   3
Folder   4
International Days of Protest - Philadelphia and San Francisco, 1965(?)
Series: Other
Box   3
Folder   5
World peace
Box   3
Folder   6
Each One Reach One (peace movement)
Box   3
Folder   7-8
Miscellaneous documents and publications
M2000-028
Part 3 (M2000-028): Additions, 1962-1976
Physical Description: 0.3 c.f. (1 archives box and one oversize folder) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1962-1976, including correspondence, newsletters, articles, and memoranda documenting Allen's work with Women Strike for Peace, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Vietnam Summer, and the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation. Also included are materials on the American Friends Service Committee and their plans to demonstrate in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.