The records of CDFP consist of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, policy statements, and newsletters, handouts, and other publications. The bulk of the collection relates to the national organization, principally the national office, the steering committee, and the national meeting which voted to disband in December 1976. A small quantity of material pertains to three local chapters.
Of the National Records, the correspondence and notes of the steering committee are perhaps the most notable. This section includes lengthy, detailed letters from the national staff to members of the committee, minutes of meetings, and drafts and final copies of several policy statements. Taken together, they provide excellent coverage of the evolution of the group's goals and strategy from formation to the decision to disband. There are some gaps in the papers, however. No material relates to the change in focus from opposition to U.S. involvement in Asian affairs to building domestic coalitions. In addition, there is little information on two successes in the legislative area: the human rights amendment and the resolution on Angola. There is, however, a substantial folder on the organizing for Citizens' Action '76. The correspondence is supplemented by a nearly complete file of newsletters; a scrapbook of CDFP activities and publications, 1976-1977; and additional leaflets and miscellaneous publications.
Chapter Records, 1975-1977, consists of correspondence, reports, and printed matter issued by the Chicago, Boston, and Cleveland offices which were received in the Washington, D.C., headquarters.
