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Title: American Friends Service Committee Archives

Time Span: Africa 1960s-current (archives include older material not related to Africa)

Description: The archives of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) are based in its national headquarters. The archives include letters, reports, statistical information and committee minutes. There is also an extensive collection of photographs, magazine and newspaper clippings, and a small collection of audio tapes - all pertaining to AFSC's work....
Description: The archives of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) are based in its national headquarters. The archives include letters, reports, statistical information and committee minutes. There is also an extensive collection of photographs, magazine and newspaper clippings, and a small collection of audio tapes - all pertaining to AFSC's work. AFSC's Peace Education Division and Southern Africa Program supported African struggles against colonialism and apartheid. The Southern Africa Program had a national coordinator and regional coordinators in many AFSC offices across the United States. NARMIC, a research project of the Peace Education Division, conducted research into U.S. computer and military sales to South Africa. AFSC and NARMIC issued publications and testified before Congress. Bill Sutherland, who lived in Tanzania and was AFSC's Southern Africa representative between 1975 and 1982; he regularly had U.S. speaking tours. The archive may include material related to Edgar "Ted" Lockwood and Carole Collins who served as AFSC's Southern Africa International Affairs Representative based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The archive includes material related to 1) AFSC's Peace Education Division (including NARMIC) 2) the Southern Africa Program 3) Bill Sutherland 4) AFSC's work in Nigeria during the Biafran-Nigerian Civil War in the 1960s 5) assistance to victims of drought in Africa in the 1970s. The archives may include some material from AFSC's offices across the United States relating to its work on Africa.
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Housed at: American Friends Service Committee

Location: 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 , United States

Catalog/Finding Aid: https://www.afsc.org/project/archives

Restrictions: Individuals who are not affiliated with the Service Committee must fill out an application and submit a writing sample in order to gain access to the files. Contact in advance.

Phone: (215) 241-7044

Reference Email: archives@afsc.org

Related Website: https://www.afsc.org/project/archives

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Title: Elizabeth Ussher Groff collection of Portland Anti-Apartheid material

Time Span: about 1981-1987

Description: Includes material of the American Friends Service Committee (Portland, Oregon office) and Portlanders Organized for Southern Africa Freedom. Elizabeth Ussher Groff was involved with both those organization. Archives deposited by Elizabeth Ussher Groff.

Housed at: Michigan State University Libraries, Special Collections

Location: 100 Library, East Lansing, MI 48824 , United States

Catalog/Finding Aid: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat09242a&AN=msuc.b121782244&site=eds-live&authtype=ip,guest&custid=s8364774&groupid=main&profile=eds

Phone: 517-353-8700

Related Website: https://lib.msu.edu/murray-hong-spc

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