Abstract: Papers of John Schuchardt, a radical anti-nuclear/peace activist, primarily documenting his involvement in the Plowshares movement and other peace actions and groups between the early 1980s and late 1990s. The collection contains information on the various activities and multiple protest actions held by Plowshares and its members and the subsequent court proceedings; the peace movement; Plowshares’ founders, the Berrigans; Schuchardt’s association with S. Brian Willson and the Vietnam War veterans' peace movement; and several actions in Nicaragua and Latin America. There are also some family papers belonging to Rudolf and William Schuchardt (1874-1945).