National Council of American-Soviet Friendship Records
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The National Council of American-Soviet Friendship succeeded the National Council on Soviet Relations, founded in 1941. The NCSR grew out of the more overtly radical American-Soviet friendship movement of the 1930's, whose organizational center was the Friends of the Soviet Union founded in 1929. The Council, composed largely of professionals who were sympathetic to Socialism, believed that the USSR and the United States should join together in their common fight against fascism. In 1946, the House Un-American Activities Committee began a formal investigation of NCASF, and in 1947, it was indicted for failure to register with the Subversive Activities Control Board. Throughout its operation, the NCASF issued numerous pamphlets and bibliographies about life in the Soviet Union, as well as information on American-Soviet relations. The collection includes the correspondence of the NCASF's principal officers, publications, flyers, scrapbooks,and photographs.
Historical/Biographical Note
The National Council of American-Soviet Friendship succeeded the National Council on Soviet Relations, founded in 1941. The NCSR grew out of the more overtly radical American-Soviet friendship movement of the 1930s, whose organizational center was the Friends of the Soviet Union founded in 1929. The Council, composed largely of professionals who were sympathetic to socialism, believed that the USSR and the United States should join together in their common fight against fascism. In 1942 the Council sponsored a well-attended Congress of American-Soviet Friendship which was effective in recruiting celebrity sponsors, speakers, and supporters such as Franklin Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, Henry Wallace, and William Green. The success of the Congress inspired Dr. Harry Grundfest, Dr. Corliss Lamont, George Marshall, Reverend William Howard Melish, and William Morris Jr. to pioneer a permanent organization the following year.
The NCASF enjoyed widespread success under the chairmanship of Corliss Lamont. Almost immediately, more than 30 local affiliates sprang up across the country, including the very active American-Russian Institute in San Francisco and the Los Angeles Society for Cultural Relations between the US and the USSR. The program of the NCASF emphasized cultural interchange and education as a means of strengthening the bonds of understanding between the American and Soviet people. The Council set up special committees, such as an Architects Committee, a Committee on Education, a Women's Committee, and a Committee on the Arts. These committees sponsored various conferences and exhibits, such as the American-Soviet War Exhibit, shown at the Museum of Science and Industry in 1943 in New York City, and an exhibit of Soviet Architecture and American Housing and Planning. The Council also sponsored an exhibit of paintings by Soviet children at the Museum of Modern Art and an exhibit entitled "Soviet Artists and the War," held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the mid-to-late 1940s, the Council held annual mass rallies in Madison Square Garden.
In 1945, Reverend Richard Morford became the Executive Director of the National Council, and remained in that capacity until 1981. Beginning in 1945, the radical post-war shift in American foreign policy brought the Council under increasing attack. In 1946, the House Un-American Activities Committee began a formal investigation of the National Council, and Lamont and Morford were cited for contempt of Congress. In 1947, the NCASF was indicted for failure to register with the Subversive Activities Control Board. In 1950, Morford was again charged with contempt of Congress and spent three months in jail. In 1951, the Supreme Court ruled that the Attorney General acted arbitrarily and illegally by placing the Council on the List of Subversive Organizations. Three years later, the Subversive Activities Control Board again declared the Council a "Communist Front", and the Council initiated proceedings against the SACB. During this period, the number of local affiliates shrank to three. In 1989, the Council again had to resume legal defense when the NCASF's executive director, Reverend Alan Thomson, was indicted by the federal government for bringing funds from the Soviet Union into the United States.
The Council has consistently denied accusations that it is a pro-Soviet organization, while claiming to be non-partisan. Some prominent leaders and members, such as Rockwell Kent and Elizabeth Moos, opposed the Council taking political positions in any matter. However, the Council has asserted its political outlook on a number of issues, opposing the 1961 US-sponsored invasion of Cuba and the Vietnam War. The Council also actively supported broader-based US movements for disarmament. With the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, the Board of Directors was bitterly divided, since Richard Morford condemned the action of the Soviet government. The political perspective of the NCASF was a varied mix of left-oriented politics: leaders, associates, and rank and file members held both pacifist and communist viewpoints. Throughout the Council's history, progressive religious leaders and churches have strongly supported the work of the Council. In the 1980s, this base of support expanded with the Council's efforts to broaden the issues of American-Soviet cooperation.
Many of the Council's activities have been educational projects. The Council sponsored numerous conferences and lectures on American-Soviet Relations, such as two held in 1951 entitled "From Bombs and Death to Cooperation and Peace" and "Facts, not Fiction--The Soviet Union Today." The NCASF initiated other programs to counter American anti-Soviet propaganda, such as the 1986 protest of the American film, "Amerika." The NCASF issued numerous pamphlets and bibliographies about life in the Soviet Union, as well as information on American-Soviet relations. Some of the titles are "The Story of American-Soviet Relations," by Harry Ward, "Soviet Education Today and Tomorrow," by Elizabeth Moos, and "Lenin's Humanity," by Howard Parsons. The Council initiated widespread distribution of Soviet films and documentaries to their local affiliates and to schools.
The Council has sponsored a variety of cultural activities, such as a Russian Music and Dance Festival in 1959, the Moscow Art Theater in 1965, and a gospel concert in 1986. The Council organized testimonials for notable people involved in the cause of American-Soviet relations, such as a ninetieth birthday party for Harry Ward in 1963, a celebration in 1965 for Richard Morford's twentieth year as the Council's executive director, and a John Reed Centenary in 1987. These events satisfied the NCASF's program for cultural activities in addition to raising Council funds.
The Council believed that their most important project was to promote cultural exchange at the local level. Since the late 1940s, the Council arranged individual and group tours of students, workers, and professionals to the Soviet Union. Beginning around 1970, the Council arranged several "Goodwill Delegations," in which small groups of Russians would visit one of the NCASF's local affiliates. The Council sponsored American teenagers at Artek, a Soviet summer camp on the Black Sea, as well as American college students studying at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.
Part of the Council's program of cultural exchange was centered on the NCASF-sponsored Campaign for a Peoples' Peace Treaty, a broad-based attempt to involve communities, churches, and schools in the cause of American-Soviet friendship and disarmament. The Campaign, which lasted from 1985 until 1989, initiated a "People's Appeal for Peace." This peace petition, circulated in the Soviet Union and the United States, was intended for presentation to Ronald Reagan and Mikail Gorbachev; the Peoples' Peace Treaty ended unsuccessfully in 1987, when Reagan refused to accept the petition. The Campaign for a Peoples' Peace Treaty also initiated a project to "pair" American cities with Soviet cities of similar population and other characteristics. The Council only had mild success with this endeavor, while other organizations, such as Sister Cities International, paired many major US cities with Soviet cities.
The success and prominence of the NCASF vacillated throughout its history, often depending on the larger international political climate. The Council never returned to its significance during and immediately following World War II, but has occasionally been revived by the growing peace and disarmament movement. Throughout the late 1960s the Council's support dwindled, its base of support remaining with the Old Left. The Council lost much of it's Jewish support in the New York metropolitan area as a result of the Soviet pro-Palestinian position in the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict.
Sequence of NCASF office holders: Chairmen
Corliss Lamont: 1943-1947Reverend William Howard Melish: 1947-1951John Kingsbury: 1949-1956Rockwell Kent: 1957-1971Reverend William Howard Melish: 1971-1978Ewart Guinier: 1979-1984John Cherveny: 1985-1987John Randolph: 1988-1991
Executive Directors
Edwin Smith: 1944-1945Reverend Richard Morford: 1946-1981Reverend Alan Thomson: 1981-1991Roy Kaufman: 1991
Arrangement
Organized into four series: I. Administration; II. Activities; III. Scrapbooks; IV. Photographs and Graphic Material.
Folders are generally arranged chronologically within each series.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship span the years 1919-1990, with the bulk of materials ranging from 1943-1988. The collection consists mainly of correspondence, chiefly that of Richard Morford, minutes, and materials generated by the organization's activities, such as invitations, flyers, transcripts from speeches, records of planning meetings, and conference reports. The collection also includes materials pertaining to the Council's travel programs to the Soviet Union, administrative materials from the Campaign for a People's Peace Treaty (1985-1989), and materials from the NCASF's legal defense against the actions of the Subversive Activities Control Board. The collection provides good documentation of the NCASF's policy process and activities, but provides little documentation of the Council's positions on current events and its relationship with the USSR and the CPUSA.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Alan Thomson, Executive Director for the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, in 1986 and 1991. in 1986 and 1991. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 1986.003, 1986.029, NPA1992.004, NPA.2000.228, NPA 2204.070, and NPA.2005.226.
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Separated Material
Two linear feet of published materials were transferred into the appropriate portions of the Tamiment Library. The following brief runs of various committee publications, spanning the years 1944-1948, were transferred to the serials:
News Bulletin-- Architects Committee: 1944-1945
The American Theatre-- Theater Committee: 1945-1946
Bulletin of the Committee on Education: 1945-1946
Science Bulletin-- Science Committee: 1945-1946
The Soviet Theatre-- Theater Committee: 1946
News Bulletin-- Building Industry Committee: 1946-1947
The Women Report-- Committee of Women: 1948
A 1984 biography of the Minnesota Council's founder, Cliff Herness, To Illuminate the Darkness, was transferred to the general library catalog.
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Processing Information
Photographs were separated from this collection during initial processing and were established as a separate collection, the National Council for American-Soviet Friendship Photographs (PHOTOS 054). In 2013, the photograph collection was reincorporated into the National Council for American-Soviet Friendship Records and Photographs (TAM 134).
The reproductions in Box 17 were separated from this collection during initial processing and were established as a separate collection, EXHIBITS 004. In 2014, this collection was voided and the materials were reincorporated into the National Council for American-Soviet Friendship Records and Photographs (TAM 134).
In May 2024, box 8 was rehoused into three manuscript boxes (boxes 8, 21, and 22).
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Repository
Series I: Administration, 1919-1990, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Series I: Administration (1919-1990), is divided into nine subseries.
Subseries I: Organization and History (1940-1945), contains information about the organizations which preceded the NCASF, the Council's by-laws, and a chronology of its activities.
Subseries II: Biographical Materials Regarding NCASF Associates (1941-1986), provides information on the personal achievements of the Council's most eminent leaders, officers, and supporters. This subseries also contains incomplete biographical information about some of the NCASF rank and file members.
Subseries III: Minutes (1943-1990), contains the minutes of the Executive Council and Board of Directors, which have few gaps. The minutes for the National Board and for Membership Meetings are incomplete, spanning from 1975-1989 and 1945-1961 respectively. This subseries also contains minutes from Regional Meetings in 1977.
Subseries IV: Internal Documents, Public Statements (1947-1989), contains reports, positions papers, and statements designated for press release. It also contains statements, resolutions, proposals, and reports meant for circulation within the NCASF. The materials in this subseries reflect the Council's position on some current events, including several unpopular Soviet actions and policies, and some organizational self-criticism.
Subseries V: Correspondence (1919-1990), is arranged according to position in the organization's hierarchy: Chairmen, Secretary, Executive Directors, then general correspondence. Within each group, the correspondence is arranged chronologically. Most of the correspondence is among Council members and leaders of other progressive organizations, as well as with celebrities who sponsored the work of the NCASF. About half of the correspondence in this series is that of Richard Morford. Some prominent individuals with whom Morford corresponded were Governor Elmer Benson, Jerome Davis, Howard Fast, Shirley Graham DuBois, Alphaeus Hunton, A.J. Muste, Otto Nathan, Scott Nearing, Paul Robeson, Jessica Smith, editor of the New World Review, Anna Louise Strong, Alexander Trachtenberg, Mary Van Kleek, Harry Ward, and Max Weber. The Council's general correspondence contains letters from Senator Claude Pepper, Edward Stettinius, Henry Stimson, and Willard Uphaus. This subseries also contains a complete set of Alan Thomson's Fact Sheets to NCASF members, spanning the years 1981-1990.
Subseries VI: Legal (1945-1989), is divided into two sections. The first section, Charters and Contracts, consists of only two folders, one of which is an agreement of cooperation with the USSR-USA Friendship Society. The second section, Defense of NCASF, contains all documents, petitions, depositions, statements, motions, proposed findings, correspondence with lawyers, and court transcripts pertaining to the actions of the Subversive Activities Control Board against the Council. It also contains documents pertaining to individual indictments of Council officers Morford, Lamont, and Kingsbury. Finally, this section contains material from the Alan Thomson Defense Fund, whose case is currently (1992) pending in court.
Subseries VII: Members and Sponsors, Finances (1943-1988), contains early records of members and sponsors, many of whom joined the NCASF then severed their connections as a result of the SACB case against the Council. This subseries also contains sparse information regarding the Council's financing and fundraising programs.
Subseries VIII: Committees and Local Councils (1943-1988), contains materials generated by the Council's various committees. The committees created the bulk of their documentation in the 1940's.
The second section of this subseries, Local Councils, consists of materials generated by the various local branches of the Council in 25 cities and regions. Particularly active councils, such as those in Chicago and Southern California, have a substantial amount of material documenting their activities, while smaller or less active local councils, such as in Buffalo and Detroit, have little information. The activities of the local councils varied in scope, ranging from the presentation of Soviet films to testimonials honoring Soviet delegations and milestones in American-Soviet relations.
Subseries IX: Publications and Educational Materials (1945-1985), documents the Council's creation and distribution of publications, development of Russian Language Classes, and circulation of Soviet films and documentaries. This subseries also documents Council-sponsored exhibits and contains a film catalog and bibliographies on the USSR. The NCASF designated most of these materials for distribution to local councils, trade unions, and schools.
Subseries I:A: Organization and History (1940-1945)
American Committee for Friendship with the USSR, 1940, inclusive
Congress of American-Soviet Friendship, 1942, inclusive
"Salute to Our Russian Ally"--Congress of American-Soviet Friendship, 1942, inclusive
American Council on Soviet Relations, 1943, inclusive
Revised By-Laws, 1944-1945, inclusive
Committee on Reorganization, 1945, inclusive
"We Proudly Present: The Story of the NCASF", 1953, inclusive
Chronology-NCASF Activities, undated, inclusive
Subseries I:B: Biographical Materials Regarding NCASF Associates (1941-1986)
Kent, Rockwell-Activities, Shows, Speeches (by others), 1941-1970, inclusive
Kent, Rockwell-Newsclippings, 1955-1971, inclusive
Kent, Rockwell-Articles, Speeches, Statements, 1958-1970, inclusive
Kent, Rockwell-Obituary, Eulogies, 1971, inclusive
Kingsbury, John-Statements and Obituary, 1956, inclusive
Lamb, Edward-Biographical Material, 1955-1976, inclusive
Lamont, Corliss-Articles, Speeches, Activities, 1939-1981, inclusive
Lamont, Corliss-Newsclippings, 1941-1975, inclusive
Melish, William Howard-Biographical Material, undated, inclusive
Morford, Richard-Articles, Addresses, 1974-1984, inclusive
Parsons, Howard-Curriculum Vitae, 1967-1986, inclusive
Thomson, Alan--Curriculum Vitae, undated, inclusive
Ward, Harry F., 1945-1973, inclusive
List of Members-Biographical Statements, undated, inclusive
Subseries I:C:: Minutes (1943-1990)
Executive Committee, 1943, inclusive
Executive Committee-Attendance Excuses, 1943, inclusive
Executive Committee-Memos, 1943, inclusive
Executive Committee-Progress Reports, 1943, inclusive
Executive Committee-Membership Lists, 1943, inclusive
Executive Board, 1943, inclusive
Executive Board-Report on Meeting, 1943, inclusive
Steering Committee, 1943, inclusive
Executive Board/Board of Directors, 1944, inclusive
Board Of Directors, 1945, inclusive
Board of Diectors, 1946, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1947, inclusive
Board or Directors, 1948, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1949, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1950, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1951, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1952, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1953, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1954, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1955, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1956, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1957, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1958, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1959-1960, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1964, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1966, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1967, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1968, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1969, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1970, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1971, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1972, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1973, inclusive
Board of Directors, 1974, inclusive
National Board, 1975-1977, inclusive
National Board--Executive Committee, 1977, inclusive
National Board--Executive Committee, 1978, inclusive
National Board, 1978-1979, inclusive
National Board--Executive Committee, 1981-1983, inclusive
National Board, 1981-1989, inclusive
National Board--Executive Committee, 1984-1985, inclusive
National Board--Executive Committee, 1986-1987, inclusive
National Board--Executive Committee, 1989-1990, inclusive
Membership Meeting--Report, 1945, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1946, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1948, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1949, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1950, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1951, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1953, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1954, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1955, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1956, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1957, inclusive
Membership Meeting, 1961, inclusive
Midwest Regional Meeting, 1977, inclusive
Western Regional Conference, 1977, inclusive
Subseries I:D: Internal Documents, Public Statements (1947-1989)
Report on Activities, 1944, inclusive
Statment to San Francisco Conference, 1945, inclusive
Anti-Soviet Radio Broadcast, 1947, inclusive
Statement by Clergy Opposing US Foreign Policy in Greece and Turkey, 1947, inclusive
Statement on Foreign Policy, 1947, inclusive
Statement--A Message to the President, 1947, inclusive
Appeal to Congress Re: German Question, 1948, inclusive
Morford Statement on Vinson Mission, 1948, inclusive
Statement on Stalin Proposals, 1949, inclusive
Statement on Remarks of Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 1950, inclusive
Report--"Seven Years of the NCASF," by Jessica Smith, 1950, inclusive
An Open Letter to the American People -- Re: Bonn Agreement, 1952, inclusive
Report on Fieldtrip--Elizabeth Moos, 1953, inclusive
Statement: Eleventh Anniversary of Stalingrad Victory, 1954, inclusive
Outline, Notes--Hungarian Crisis, 1956, inclusive
Report--"Role and Program of the NCASF", 1958, inclusive
Reports to NCASF Members, 1959, inclusive
Soviet Anti-Semitism, 1961, inclusive
Outline Discussion of NCASF Program, 1963, inclusive
Report on Activities, 1963-1964, inclusive
Statement on Vietnam War, 1965, inclusive
NCASF Prospectus, 1967, inclusive
Council Report, 1968, inclusive
Discussions, Statements--Czechoslovakia, 1968, inclusive
Statement on 25th Anniversary, 1968, inclusive
Program of NCASF, 1968, inclusive
Statement--Call to End the War and Racism, 1970, inclusive
Report of the Commission on Disarmament, 1970, inclusive
Religion in the USSR, 1971-1984, inclusive
Report on Structure and By-Laws, 1977-1978, inclusive
Statement--The Peaceful Settlement of US/USSR Differences, 1978, inclusive
Chicago Convention, 1978-1979, inclusive
Resolution--MX Missile, 1979, inclusive
Proposals and Resolutions--General, 1981-1983, inclusive
Statements--General, 1981-1984, inclusive
Reports--Executive Director, 1989, inclusive
Chronology--American-Soviet Relations, undated, inclusive
Subseries I:E: Correspondence (1919-1990)
Chairmen Correspondence
Corliss Lamont, 1943-1984, inclusive
William Howard Melish, 1947-1958, inclusive
John Kingsbury--Personal Correspondence, 1919-1945, inclusive
John Kingsbury, 1920-1937, inclusive
John Kingsbury, 1938-1955, inclusive
John Kingsbury/A.L. Pollock, 1931-1933, inclusive
John Kingsbury/Florence Powers, 1928-1934, inclusive
John Kingsbury--Asian and Pacific Peace Conference, 1952, inclusive
Rockwell Kent, 1957, inclusive
Rockwell Kent--Press Releases, 1957, inclusive
Rockwell Kent, 1958-1969, inclusive
Rockwell Kent/Jessica Smith, 1954-1959, inclusive
Rockwell Kent/Jessica Smith, 1961-1962, inclusive
Rockwell Kent/Jessica Smith, 1963-1964, inclusive
Rockwell Kent/Jessica Smith, 1965-1966, inclusive
Rockwell Kent/Jessica Smith, 1967-1968, inclusive
Rockwell Kent/Jessica Smith, 1969-1970, inclusive
John Cherveny, 1985, inclusive
Secretary
Henry Pratt Fairchild, 1951, inclusive
Executive Directors
Edwin S. Smith, 1944, inclusive
Memos to Local Leadership, 1946-1947, inclusive
Correspondence and Memos to NCASF Members, 1946-1974, inclusive
Mary Van Kleek, 1949-1950, inclusive
Paul Robeson, 1949-1958, inclusive
Members, 1954-1957, inclusive
Board Members, 1954-1958, inclusive
Jessica Smith, 1954-1958, inclusive
Otto Nathan, 1955, inclusive
Max Weber, 1955, inclusive
Anna Louise Strong, 1955-1957, inclusive
Harry F. Ward, 1955-1957, inclusive
Bert Jahr, 1955-1958, inclusive
John Kingsbury, 1955-1958, inclusive
Bishop Moulton, 1955-1958, inclusive
Elsie Tyndale, 1955-1958, inclusive
Albert Kahn, 1955-1959, inclusive
Scott Nearing, 1955-1959, inclusive
Executive Committee/NY Division, 1955-1960, inclusive
William Spofford, 1955-1960, inclusive
Rockwell Kent, 1955-1965, inclusive
Shirley DuBois, 1956, inclusive
Henry Pratt Fairchild, 1956, inclusive
Howard Fast, 1956, inclusive
Alexander Trachtenberg, 1956, inclusive
Governor Elmer Benson, 1956-1957, inclusive
A.J. Muste, 1956-1957, inclusive
Alphaeus Hunton, 1956-1958, inclusive
Tamara Mamedov, 1956-1958, inclusive
Mary Dreier, 1956-1959, inclusive
Jerome Davis, 1957-1958, inclusive
Regional Memos, 1973-1974, inclusive
John Baker, 1975-1977, inclusive
Gennady Fedosov, USSR/USA Society, 1975-1980, inclusive
Memos to Societies, 1976-1984, inclusive
Morford Memorial, 1986, inclusive
Correspondence A-D, 1955-1970, inclusive
Correspondence E-H, 1955-1960, inclusive
Correspondence I-L, 1950-1976, inclusive
Correspondence M-P, 1954-1960, inclusive
Correspondence Q-T, 1950-1960, inclusive
Correspondence U-Z, 1955-1960, inclusive
Alan Thomson Correspondence
Memos to Executive Committee, 1981, inclusive
Memos to Executive Committee, 1982-1983, inclusive
Memos to Executive Committee, 1984-1985, inclusive
Memos to Executive Committee, 1986-1987, inclusive
Memos to Executive Committee, 1988-1989, inclusive
Memos to Societies, 1981, inclusive
Memos to Societies, 1982-1983, inclusive
Memos to Societies, 1984-1985, inclusive
Memos to Societies, 1986-1988, inclusive
Memos to Societies, 1989-1990, inclusive
Fact Sheets, 1981-1984, inclusive
Fact Sheets, 1985-1990, inclusive
General Correspondence, 1981-1990, inclusive
"Partisans of Vilna", Aviva Kempner, 1983-1986, inclusive
USSR, 1985-1989, inclusive
William Mandel, 1985-1986, inclusive
Philip Zwerling, 1989, inclusive
General Correspondence
Henry L. Stimson, 1944-1945, inclusive
Claude Pepper, 1945, inclusive
Reconciliation Trips, 1945, inclusive
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., 1945, inclusive
Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace, 1949, inclusive
Progressive Party, 1949, inclusive
World Congress of Defenders of Peace--Paris, 1949, inclusive
"Washington and You", 1949-1950, inclusive
Society for German-Soviet Friendship, 1950, inclusive
American-Russian Institute, 1950-1980, inclusive
California Labor School (Holland Roberts), 1951-1956, inclusive
Committee on the Maintenance of American Freedom, 1953, inclusive
New World Review, 1953-1976, inclusive
Council on African Affairs (Alphaeus Hunton), 1954-1955, inclusive
The Nation, 1954-1957, inclusive
World Fellowship, Inc. (Willard Uphaus, Charles Weller), 1954-1958, inclusive
American Labor Party, 1955, inclusive
American Peace Crusade, 1955, inclusive
Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women, 1955, inclusive
Freedom Associates, 1955, inclusive
People's Institute (Claude Williams), 1955-1956, inclusive
Religious Freedom Committee, 1955-1956, inclusive
General Correspondence, 1955-1957, inclusive
American Friends Service Committee, 1955-1958, inclusive
Ted Bayer, 1955-1958, inclusive
Board of World Peace, 1955-1958, inclusive
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, 1955-1958, inclusive
Elizabeth Moos, 1955-1958, inclusive
Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born, 1955-1959, inclusive
Muriel Symington, 1955-1959, inclusive
Friends Committee on National Legislation, 1956-1957, inclusive
USSR Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (Voks), 1956-1958, inclusive
Dwight Eisenhower, 1958, inclusive
Soviet Peace Committee, 1960-1970, inclusive
NCASF Staff, 1961-1967, inclusive
Institute of Soviet-American Relations, 1966-1969, inclusive
Ukranian Friendship Society, 1968-1975, inclusive
Embassy of the USSR, 1973-1978, inclusive
Council on International Educational Exchange, 1974, inclusive
Itineraries: Colleges and Universities, 1974-1978, inclusive
Committee of Youth Organizations, 1974-1979, inclusive
NCASF Exchange Programs: Information Requests, 1980, inclusive
Society Requests for Films, 1980-1982, inclusive
NCASF/Societies, 1981-1989, inclusive
Sister Cities International, 1982-1986, inclusive
NCASF--USSR/USA Societies, 1983-1988, inclusive
Requests for NCASF Information, 1984, inclusive
USA-USSR Church Rleations Committee, 1984-1985, inclusive
Downstate Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, 1985, inclusive
Unsanswered Requests, 1985-1988, inclusive
Requests for Penpals, 1987, inclusive
Proctor Jones, 1987-1989, inclusive
Subseries I:F: Legal (1945-1989)
Charters and Contracts
NCASF Certificate of Incorporation, 1950, inclusive
Agreements of Cooperation with USSR Society, 1978, inclusive
Defense of NCASF
Correspondence, 1945-1962, inclusive
Citizens United to Abolish the Wood-Rankin Committee, 1946, inclusive
Richard Morford Case, 1946-1950, inclusive
Corliss Lamont Case, 1946-1954, inclusive
NCASF Public Statements, 1946-1955, inclusive
General Memos, 1946-1952, inclusive
NCASF Indictments, Petition, Notes, 1947-1951, inclusive
Reports, 1947-1956, inclusive
Mundt Bill, 1948, inclusive
Correspondence--Dean of Canterbury Visit, 1948-1954, inclusive
NCASF Suit Against Attorney General, 1948-1954, inclusive
SACB v. NCASF--Motions, 1949, inclusive
Loyalty Review Board, 1949, inclusive
Appeal to Dismiss Smith Act, 1949-1956, inclusive
Government Statements, Opinions of Justices, 1951, inclusive
John Kingsbury Case, 1951-1955, inclusive
Correspondence--David Rein (Lawyer), 1951-1960, inclusive
SACB Petition, Proposed Findings, Recommendation, 1953, inclusive
SACB v. NCASF, 1953, inclusive
Deposition of Dean of Canterbury, 1954, inclusive
"I Spied on the Reds for the FBI" Article on NCASF, 1954, inclusive
Statements, Comment by NCASF Lawyer, 1954, inclusive
Campaign to Repeal McCarran Act, 1954-1955, inclusive
Bachrach Case/Smith Act, 1955, inclusive
NCASF v. SACB--Legal Brief, Report, 1956-1963, inclusive
Alan Thomson Defense Fund, 1989, inclusive
Subseries I:G: Members and Sponsors, Finances (1943-1988)
Sponsors of NCASF--Letters of Acceptance, 1943-1944, inclusive
Sponsors and Members--Resignations, 1946-1955, inclusive
Contributions from Societies, 1982-1987, inclusive
Finances, 1985-1988, inclusive
Fundraising, 1987, inclusive
Subseries I:H: Committees and Local Councils (1943-1988)
Committees
Architects Committee, 1944-1947, inclusive
Committee on the Arts, 1943-1946, inclusive
Building Industry Committee, 1945-1947, inclusive
Committee to Seek NCASF Chairman, 1956, inclusive
Cultural Committee, 1943-1970, inclusive
Committee on Education, 1944-1964, inclusive
Exhibit Department, 1944-1945, inclusive
Nationalities Committee--Material for Pamphlet, 1943-1969, inclusive
Publicity Department, 1945, inclusive
Committee on Racism, undated, inclusive
Science Committee, undated, inclusive
Speakers Bureau, 1945-1984, inclusive
Travel Committee, 1966-1976, inclusive
Committee of Women, 1943-1965, inclusive
Youth Committee, 1975-1985, inclusive
Youth Committee--Correspondence, 1972-1979, inclusive
Local Councils
General Information on Local Councils, 1943-1988, inclusive
Bay Area--Letter From Morford, 1980, inclusive
Berkeley Council, 1987, inclusive
Boston Council, 1976-1980, inclusive
Buffalo Council, 1980, inclusive
Southern California Council, 1943-1981, inclusive
Chicago Council, 1942-1980, inclusive
Cleveland Council, 1944-1981, inclusive
Conference of Local Councils, 1943, inclusive
Delaware Valley Council (Philadelphia), 1980, inclusive
Detroit Council, 1980, inclusive
Florida Council, 1979-1980, inclusive
Madison Council, 1980-1988, inclusive
Massachusetts Council, 1943-1953, inclusive
Milwaukee Council, 1977-1980, inclusive
Minneapolis Council, 1975-1980, inclusive
New York Association for American-Soviet Friendship--Peace Committee, 1987, inclusive
Metropolitan New York Council, 1976-1977, inclusive
New York City--Neighborhood Committees, 1945-1964, inclusive
Oklahoma City Council, 1979, inclusive
Pittsburgh Council, 1978-1980, inclusive
Portland Council, 1977-1979, inclusive
San Diego Council, 1972-1979, inclusive
Seattle Council, 1972, inclusive
Washington, DC Council, 1976-1979, inclusive
Washington Council, 1974-1980, inclusive
Subseries I:I: Publications and Educational Materials (1945-1985)
NCASF Brochure, 1945, inclusive
Bibliographies--Childrens Books in the USSR 1946, 1946, inclusive
USSR Bibliographies, 1949-1985, inclusive
Recording--Script "The Bridge", 1955, inclusive
Requests for Information, 1955-1960, inclusive
Publications--Correspondence, 1955-1957, inclusive
"USSR in Questions and Answers"--E. Moos, 1957, inclusive
Educational Materials--Photograph Exhibits, 1957-1960, inclusive
Publications List, 1959, inclusive
"The Story of American-Soviet Relations" H. Ward, 1959, inclusive
"Total Disarmament in Four Years", 1959, inclusive
"Soviet Education Today and Tomorrow"-- E.Moos, 1959-1960, inclusive
Educational Materials--Loan Library, 1960, inclusive
Soviet Education Bibliography, 1961-1963, inclusive
Proposals for Exchange Bulletins on the Arts, 1963, inclusive
"Lenin's Humanity" H. Parsons, 1970, inclusive
Russian Language Classes, 1982-1988, inclusive
"Honoring Their Word" D. Rosenberg, 1983-1985, inclusive
Soviet Life, 1984-1986, inclusive
NCASF Film Catalog, 1985, inclusive
Friendship News, 1987, inclusive
Bibliography on the USSR, undated, inclusive
Drawings by Soviet Children, undated, inclusive
Exhibit "Mother and Child Care in the Soviet Union", undated, inclusive
NCASF Library and Research Service, undated, inclusive
Playscript "Caviar to the General", undated, inclusive
Publication "Is American-Soviet Coexistence Possible?", undated, inclusive
Publication "The Hell Bomb and You", undated, inclusive
Publication "Stalingrad!", undated, inclusive
Publications--Memo from Jessica Smith, undated, inclusive
Series II: Activities, Programs, Special Projects, 1943-1990, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Series II: Activities, Programs, and Special Projects (1943-1990), is divided into four subseries.
Subseries I: Activities, contains 147 folders, the largest subseries in the collection. The bulk of these activities took place in the 1940's and 1950's, and consist mainly of rallies, conferences, dinners, testimonials, fundraisers, exhibits, and receptions. The types of materials are reports, correspondence, minutes from planning meetings, and speeches. Included in this collection are materials from recurring NCASF events, such as the Annual American-Soviet Friendship Rallies at Madison Square Garden and Red Army Dinners. Early Council activities included tributes to Josef Stalin and Foreign Minister Vishinski. Beginning in the late 1940's and early 1950's, the scale of these events noticeably decreased, reflecting changes in the national political climate and the onset of the Cold War. During this period, the kind of activities gradually changed, from mass political rallies to smaller, cultural events. More recent Council activities include participation in the New York City Board of Education "City as School" program, a 1985 American-Soviet Childrens' Art Exchange, and a 1987 educational program on Chernobyl.
Subseries II: Exchange and Travel Programs, contains material from travel programs and tours initiated by the NCASF. About three-quarters of this subseries consists principally of applications and lists of delegations to the Council's Camp Artek program. This subseries also contains itineraries, tour reports, program applications, and publicity arrangements from a number of other Council-sponsored USSR tours and delegations.
Subseries III: Campaign for a People's Peace Treaty/People's Appeal for Peace (1982-1989) documents the administration and activities of this Council-sponsored organization, whose activities failed to culminate with the presentation of peace petitions to Ronald Reagan in 1987. Included in this subseries is information on the Campaign's "pairing project," an attempt to pair US and Soviet cities through correspondence and exchange programs.
Subseries IV: Other Organizations Concerned with American-Soviet Relations (1944-1989), is arranged alphabetically. This series principle contains publications and newsletters, as well as some correspondence, from organizations such as the National Council for Canadian-Soviet Friendship, the American-Soviet Youth Forum, and the Soviet American Sail.
Series III, NCASF Scrapbooks, consists of nine scrapbooks: 1. (NCASF) Committee of Women, 1944-1945; 2. Clippings re NCASF, November, 1944; 3. Rev. Dr. Hewitt Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, clippings re US visit, November-December, 1945; 4. Clippings on Soviet peace activities and statements, April-June, 1946, January-February, 1947; 5. Conference of the Committee of Women of the NCASF, November 16, 1944; 6. Denver, Colorado NCASF, 1943-1944; 7. Untitled, Soviet peace and cultural activities, 1949-1950; 8. Testimonial Album from American Industry to Soviet Industry (n.d., Russian War Relief, New York) 9. Clippings re NCASF activities, October-November, 1942.
Subseries II:A: NCASF Activities (1943-1989)
Second Congress of American-Soviet Friendship, 1943, inclusive
Red Army Dinner, 1943, inclusive
"Open Letter to the American People" Project 1943, 1943, inclusive
American Soviet War Exhibit, 1943, inclusive
Tenth Anniversary of US/USSR Diplomatic Relations, 1943, inclusive
"Women for Victory" Meetings, 1944, inclusive
Red Army Dinner, 1944, inclusive
Conference on Education in the Soviet Union, 1944, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally, 1944, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally, 1944, inclusive
"Salute to the GIs of the United Nations", 1944, inclusive
American-Soviet Building Conference, 1945, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally--Messages (Includes Albert Einstein Letter), 1945, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally--Requests for Messages, 1945, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally--Speeches, 1945, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally --Instructions to Speakers, 1945, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Rally--Meeting Outside New York, 1945, inclusive
Dean of Canterbury Visit, 1945, inclusive
Cultural Conference, 1945, inclusive
Red Army Dinner, 1946, inclusive
"Get Together with Russia" Rally--Correspondence, 1946, inclusive
"Get Together with Russia" Rally--Script, 1946, inclusive
"Get Together with Russia" Rally--Speeches, 1946, inclusive
"Get Together with Russia" Rally--Budget, 1946, inclusive
Childrens Book Week, 1946, inclusive
American-Soviet Friendship Dinner, 1947, inclusive
"US Policy in Germany and World Peace" --Meeting, 1948, inclusive
Conference on Public Affairs, 1948, inclusive
Spring Festival and Bazaar, 1948, inclusive
Rally for Peace, 1948, inclusive
"Roll Call for Peace"--Peace Campaign, 1948, inclusive
Childrens Book Week, 1948, inclusive
Dean of Canterbury Visit, 1948-1949, inclusive
Peace Rally--Madison Square Garden, 1948-1949, inclusive
Washington Conference on Foreign Affairs, 1949, inclusive
Melish Resignation Speech at Testimonial Dinner, 1949, inclusive
NCASF Annual Autumn Dinner, 1949, inclusive
Research and Study Conference on American-Soviet Relations, 1949, inclusive
Vishinski Dinner, 1949, inclusive
Vishinski Dinner--Correspondence, 1949, inclusive
Congress on American-Soviet Relations: Eastern Seaboard Conference, 1949, inclusive
"Outlaw the Atomic Bomb" Rally, 1949, inclusive
Stalin's 70th Birthday Symposium, 1949, inclusive
Congress For Peace, 1950, inclusive
Rally For Peace, 1950, inclusive
World Peace Delegation, 1950, inclusive
"From Bombs and Death to Cooperation and Peace Symposium, 1951, inclusive
Educational Conference of NCASF, 1951, inclusive
"Facts, not Fiction--the Soviet Union Today" 1951 Lecture Series, 1951, inclusive
Stalingrad Victory Luncheon, 1952, inclusive
Symposium on Germany, 1952, inclusive
Rally For Peace--Rockland Palace, NY, 1952, inclusive
Women's Exposition for Peace and Freedom, 1952, inclusive
Stalingrad Meeting, 1953, inclusive
Stalin Memorial Meeting, 1953, inclusive
Tenth Anniversary Exhibit, 1953, inclusive
"USA/USSR Cooperation for Peace", 1953, inclusive
Rally for Peace, 1953, inclusive
Rally for Peace, 1954, inclusive
Meeting on Peaceful Coexistence, 1955, inclusive
Melish/Goshal Forum, 1955, inclusive
Rally for Peace and Friendship, 1955, inclusive
Annual Spring Bazaars, 1955-1959, inclusive
Morford Testimonial, 1956, inclusive
Morford Testimonial--Correspondence, 1956, inclusive
Anna Louise Strong Meeting, 1956, inclusive
Anna Louise Strong Reception, 1956, inclusive
Morford Picnic, 1956, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1956, inclusive
General Yakhontoff Tour, 1957, inclusive
Rockwell Kent Dinner, 1957, inclusive
Peace Campaign, 1957, inclusive
Virginia Epstein Reports on Soviet Union, 1957, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1957, inclusive
Photo Exhibit, 1957, inclusive
Mr and Mrs RW France Reception, 1958, inclusive
Scott Nearing Lecture, 1958, inclusive
Moiseyev Folk Dancers, 1958, inclusive
Kumar Goshal Lecture, 1958, inclusive
Ashkenazy Piano Recital, 1958, inclusive
Beryozka Dancers, 1958, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1958, inclusive
Annual Rallies for Peace and Friendship, 1958-1971, inclusive
Peace Stamps Campaign, 1959, inclusive
Two Concerts, 1959, inclusive
Rockwell Kent Meeting, 1959, inclusive
Bolshoi Ballet, 1959, inclusive
Theodore Bayer Memorial, 1959, inclusive
Russian Music and Dance Festival, 1959, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1959, inclusive
Moscow State Symphony, 1960, inclusive
Welcome home Luncheon for Morfords, 1960, inclusive
Peace Stamps Campaign, 1960, inclusive
Committee to Greet the 15th UN General Assembly, 1960, inclusive
Sviatoslav Richter Concerts, 1960, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1960, inclusive
Forum on Invasion of Cuba, 1961, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1961, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1962, inclusive
NCASF 20th Anniversary Dinner, 1963, inclusive
Harry Ward 90th Birthday Party, 1963, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1963, inclusive
US Tour Guide Arrested in USSR, 1963, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1964, inclusive
Moscow Art Theater, 1965, inclusive
Moiseyev Folk Dancers, 1965, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Brochure, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Testimonial, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Sponsors, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Biographies of Speakers, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Messages, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Thank You Letters 1965, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Committee Minutes 1965, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Publicity, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Morford Correspondence, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--General Correspondence, 1965, inclusive
Morford 20th Anniversary--Other Cities, 1965, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1966, inclusive
Essay Contest, 1967, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1967, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1986, inclusive
American-Soviet Print Show, Moscow, 1969, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1969, inclusive
Societies for Friendship with the Soviet Union, 1969-1970, inclusive
Symposium on Lenin, 1970, inclusive
Reception for Elizabeth Moos, 1970, inclusive
Celebration of the Life of Rockwell Kent, 1971, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1971, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1972, inclusive
Salute to Paul Robeson--75th Birthday, 1973, inclusive
70 and 30 Luncheon, 1973, inclusive
City-as-School Program, 1973, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1974, inclusive
Annual Rally, 1975, inclusive
Dance Programs, 1975-1979, inclusive
Trade Unions--Baker Amendment, 1983-1989, inclusive
12th World Festival of Youth and Students, 1984-1985, inclusive
12th World Festival of Youth and Students--Applications, 1985, inclusive
Childrens' Art Exchange, 1985, inclusive
Gospel Concert, 1985-1986, inclusive
Second US-Soviet Youth Conference, 1985-1986, inclusive
"Amerika" Protest, 1986-1987, inclusive
Third US-Soviet Youth Conference, 1987, inclusive
Chernobyl Fire Chief Address, 1987, inclusive
Penpal Letters--East Sparta Elementary School, East Sparta Ohio, 1987, inclusive
John Reed Centenary, 1987, inclusive
Tribute to John Randolph, 1987-1988, inclusive
Veatch Program--Grant Application, 1987-1988, inclusive
Nani Bregvatze Performances, 1989, inclusive
Theodore Bayer Memorial Fund, undated, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 10/21/75 #4 3-4AM "Against Our Will", 21 October 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 10/21/75 #3 2-3AM "Against Our Will", 21 October 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 10/21/75 #2 1-2AM "Against Our Will", 21 October 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 10/21/75 #1 12-1AM "Against Our Will", 21 October 1975, inclusive
Yolanda Bako/Ch. 2, Eye-On 10/18/75, 18 October 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - Rape Conf. Pt. 4 10/12/75, 12 October 1975, inclusive
M & D Conference - Betty Berry Workshop 1/20/74, 20 January 1974, inclusive
WBAI Conference - Rape Conf. Pt. 1 9/20/75, 20 September 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - Rape Conf. Pt. 2 9/27/75, 27 September 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - Rape Program Pt. 1 4-5PM 3/26/75, 26 March 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - Rape Program Pt. 2 5-6PM 3/26/75, 26 March 1975, inclusive
M & D Conference - Betty Berry Workshop 1/19/74, 19 January 1974, inclusive
Morford Banquet - 1/26/66, 26 January 1966, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 9/20/75 Rape Conf. Pt. 1, 20 September 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 9/27/75 Rape Conf. Pt. 2, 27 September 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 3/26/75 Pt. 1, 26 March 1975, inclusive
WBAI Conference - 3/26/75 Pt. 2, 26 March 1975, inclusive
Subseries II:B: Exchange and Travel Programs (1950-1990)
"Russia with our Own Eyes"--Tour Report, 1950, inclusive
Exchange Programs USA/USSR, 1950-1956, inclusive
Visits to USSR--Individuals, 1955-1971, inclusive
Youth Exchanges and Conferences, 1956-1974, inclusive
Adult Travel Programs to the USSR, 1959-1984, inclusive
USSR Delegation, 1960-1966, inclusive
Student Tours of the USSR, 1961-1978, inclusive
Goodwill Delegation, 1970-1976, inclusive
Goodwill Delegation, 1978-1979, inclusive
Goodwill Delegation--Fort Worth, TX, 1980, inclusive
Goodwill Delegations--Itineraries, 1984-1987, inclusive
Goodwill Delegation--Itinerary, 1988, inclusive
USSR Friendship Tour--African-American Delegation Report, 1971, inclusive
Anniversary Tours, 1972-1982, inclusive
Antioch College Exchange, 1973-1975, inclusive
Sputnik International Youth Tourist Bureau, 1973-1978, inclusive
Intourist Programs, 1974-1978, inclusive
Artek--Orientation Materials, 1974, inclusive
Artek Delegation, 1974, inclusive
Artek--Miscellaneous, 1977-1978, inclusive
Artek--Mailing Lists, 1977-1984, inclusive
Artek--Leaders' Report, 1978, inclusive
Artek--Applications, 1979-1981, inclusive
Artek--Applications, 1982, inclusive
Artek--Delegation, 1982, inclusive
Artek--Forms, 1982-1983, inclusive
Artek--Leadership Applications, 1983, inclusive
Artek--Delegation, 1983, inclusive
Artek--News Releases, 1983, inclusive
Artek--Reunion Tour, 1983, inclusive
Artek--Applications, 1984, inclusive
Artek--Delegation, 1984, inclusive
Artek--Applications and Correspondence, 1985, inclusive
Artek--Applications: Not Accepted, 1985, inclusive
Artek--Correspondence, Notes, 1985-1986, inclusive
Artek--Delegation, 1986, inclusive
Artek--Applications: Not Accepted, 1986, inclusive
Artek--US Exhibit Guest Book, 1986, inclusive
Artek--General Information, 1986, inclusive
Artek--Leadership Applications, 1986, inclusive
Artek--Delegation, 1987, inclusive
Artek--Applications: Not Accepted, 1987, inclusive
Artek--General Information, 1987, inclusive
Artek--Articles, Pamphlets, 1987, inclusive
Artek--Correspondence with Delegates, 1987-1988, inclusive
Artek--Delegation, 1988, inclusive
Artek--Disturbances, 1988, inclusive
Artek--Leadership Applications, 1988, inclusive
Artek--Applications: Not Accepted, 1988, inclusive
Artek--Correspondence, 1988, inclusive
Artek--Documentary Proposal, Orientation, 1988, inclusive
US-USSR Exchange Delegations: Evaluations, 1980-1984, inclusive
Pushkin Institute--Materials, 1981, inclusive
Pushkin Institute--Applications, 1982, inclusive
Pushkin Institute--Applications, 1984-1987, inclusive
Pushkin Institute--Applications, 1987-1988, inclusive
Pushkin Institute--Applications, 1989-1990, inclusive
Friendship Travel--Programs, Itineraries, Correspondence, 1984-1986, inclusive
Friendship Travel--Programs, Itineraries, Correspondence, 1987-1988, inclusive
Soviet Delegate--Article for Pravda, 1985, inclusive
Soviet Southern Tour, 1987, inclusive
Summer Camp Proposal, 1987, inclusive
Volga Peace Cruise, 1988, inclusive
Subseries II:C: Campaign for a Peoples' Peace Treaty/Peoples' Appeal for Peace (CPPT/PAP)
Peoples' Peace Treaty: Sister Cities Program, 1982-1989, inclusive
Correspondence, 1984-1987, inclusive
PAP: Proposals, 1985, inclusive
CPPT: Endorsements, 1985-1987, inclusive
CPPT: Outreach, 1985-1987, inclusive
CPPT: Minutes, 1985-1988, inclusive
Peoples' Summit--April 8, 1986, 1986, inclusive
CPPT: Inauguration, 1986, inclusive
Draft for a Peoples' Peace Treaty, 1986, inclusive
PAP: Requests for Information, 1986-1987, inclusive
PAP: Pairing Requests--Lists, 1986-1987, inclusive
CPPT-PAP: Fundraising, 1986-1987, inclusive
CPPT-PAP: Newsclippings, Publications, 1986-1987, inclusive
Correspondence: Soviet Peace Committee/CPPT, 1986-1989, inclusive
CPPT-PAP: Internal Correspondence, Organizers Manual, 1986-1989, inclusive
PAP: Delegations, 1987, inclusive
Diocese of Dallas: Letters to Soviet Citizens, 1987, inclusive
CPPT/PAP: Letters Accompanying Petitions, 1987, inclusive
CPPT/PAP: Presentation of Petitions, 1987, inclusive
CPPT/PAP: Updates, 1987, inclusive
CPPT/PAP; Requests for Pairing, 1987-1988, inclusive
CPPT/PAP; Pairing Project--General, 1988, inclusive
CPPT/PAP; History, undated, inclusive
CPPT/PAP; Mailing List, undated, inclusive
CPPT/PAP; Miscellaneous, undated, inclusive
Subseries II:D: Other Organizations, Individuals, Concerned with American-Soviet Relations (1944-1989)
Adams, David, undated, inclusive
American Association for the Advancement of of Slavic Studies/Teachers of Russian, 1974-1977, inclusive
American Committee on US-Soviet Relations, 1974, inclusive
American-Russian Institute--Outline for Book, undated, inclusive
American-Soviet Relations--Other Organizations--General, 1984, inclusive
American-Soviet Walk, 1986-1988, inclusive
American-Soviet Youth Forum, 1973-1977, inclusive
Arts, Sciences, and Professions, National Council of, 1948-1955, inclusive
Canadian-Soviet Friendship, National Council of, 1944-1973, inclusive
Christians Associated for Relations with Eastern Europe, 1985-1986, inclusive
Citizen Diplomacy, Inc., 1986, inclusive
Fine Line Productions (J. Woodruff), undated, inclusive
Kids Meeting Kids, 1987, inclusive
Peace Conference Ad Hoc Committee/World Council for Peace, 1965, inclusive
Peace Fleece, 1985-1986, inclusive
Promoting Enduring Peace, 1986, inclusive
Research Program on the USSR, 1955, inclusive
Soviet-American Sail, 1988-1989, inclusive
Soviet Peace Committee, 1984, inclusive
UN Special Session on Disarmament--Meetings, 1988, inclusive
Women for a Meaningful Summit, 1985, inclusive
Women's International Democratic Federation, 1950, inclusive
World Congress Devoted to the International 1986 Year of Peace, Copenhagen, 1986, inclusive
YMCA Program, 1975, inclusive
Youth Revival for Survival, 1986, inclusive
Series III: NCASF Scrapbooks, 1942-1950, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Series III: NCASF Scrapbooks, consists of nine scrapbooks: 1. (NCASF) Committee of Women, 1944-1945; 2. Clippings re NCASF, November, 1944; 3. Rev. Dr. Hewitt Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, clippings re US visit, November-December, 1945; 4. Clippings on Soviet peace activities and statements, April-June, 1946, January-February, 1947; 5. Conference of the Committee of Women of the NCASF, November 16, 1944; 6. Denver, Colorado NCASF, 1943-1944; 7. Untitled, Soviet peace and cultural activities, 1949-1950; 8. Testimonial Album from American Industry to Soviet Industry (n.d., Russian War Relief, New York) 9. Clippings re NCASF activities, October-November, 1942.
Subseries III:A: Numbered Scrapbooks
Oct-Nov 1942, 1942, inclusive
Nov 1942: typed reports, newspaper clippings (including photos clips), 1942, inclusive
1943-1944 Denver, Colorado, 1943-1944, inclusive
16 Nov 1944: Conference of the Committee of Women of the NCASF, 1944, inclusive
Nov 1944 Clippings, 1944, inclusive
Committee of Women - Press Committee. Mid 1944 - Beginning 1945, 1944-1945, inclusive
Rev. Dr. Hewett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, Nov-Dec 1945, 1945, inclusive
Apr, May, Jun 1946; Jan, Feb 1947, 1946-1947, inclusive
Subseries III:B: Un-numbered Scrapbooks
National Director Field Memos, 1948-1949, 1948-1949, inclusive
Testimonial Album from American Industry to Soviet Industry / Sponsored by Russian War Relief, Inc. [1943]., circa 1943, inclusive
Untitled : Clippings, 1949-1950, 1949-1950, inclusive
Series IV: Photographs and Graphic Material, circa 1940-1989, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
Series IV: Photographs and Graphic Material (circa 1940-1989) includes two disassembled scrapbooks from the early 1940s both titled "Pictures and stories of Soviet women in the War," photographs and memorabilia from a 1951 trip to the Soviet Union, and photographs from the Council's events and activities in the 1980s. This series also includes several mounted reproductions of woodcuts and other forms of art by Soviet artists, perhaps for an exhibit produced for or by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship.
