Lansing Area Peace Council papers, 1950-1996 bulk 1965-1975.

The majority of the material in this collection is comprised of anti-war movements and local peace actions from the Lansing Area Peace Council, dating from 1950 to 1996. There are also folders containing information and resources for topics such as, Student Movement at MSU, 1964-1968, Mobilization, April 15, 1967, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, and the World Council of Churches. The materials include newspaper and newspaper clippings, newsletters, signed petitions, pamphlets, news releases, flyers, and personal letters. Throughout the folders there are numerous newspaper article clippings from the Michigan State News and The State Journal for which preservation copies were made.

The Lansing Area Peace Council was founded in January of 1970 in response to the rising militarism in the United States. The Peace Council consisted of many groups and individuals in the Lansing Area all working for peace and social justice through research, study, and non-violent direct action. Their primary goal was to help end the war in Southeast Asia and reorder priorities at home to create a just, humane society. The Peace Council focused on four leading issues including draft repeal, tax resistance, military-industrial complex, and ending the Viet Nam War. Its annual activities involved publishing a monthly newsletter, circulating anti-war literature and films, and coordinating anti-war actions. When the war came to an end, the Lansing Area Peace Council sent out a final newsletter in March of 1973 stating that the council had closed its doors.