International Committee of Conscience on Vietnam, New Zealand Branch records.
Scope and Contents
Records of the committee from 1968 to 1978. Includes minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, copies of newsletters and miscellaneous publications
Dates
- 1968 - 1978
Creator
- Brown, Ella (Person)
- International Committee of Conscience on Vietnam. New Zealand Branch (Organization)
- Christian Pacifist Society of New Zealand (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted.
Biographical / Historical
International Committee of Conscience on Vietnam (ICCV) was started in the United States in 1965 after a protest of clergymen from a variety of faiths: Catholic, Protestant, Jewish. In the US its parent body was the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, a religious pacifist organisation, but in New Zealand the ICCV developed from the Christian Pacifist Society which in turn had ties with the IFOR. Miss Ella Brown acted as New Zealand Liaison for the ICCV and when a Committee was formed in 1968, she acted as secretary and remained the mainstay of the organisation until its dissolution. The organisation worked closely with the United Buddhist Church.
After the withdrawal of US troops and the eventual takeover by the PRG, ICCV worked for the release of Political prisoners and sponsorship of orphans. ICCV was dissolved in 1976 after loss of contact with sources within Vietnam.
Extent
1 metres (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the secretary, Miss Ella Brown, 1978.
General
NRAM A840.
Source
- Title
- Inventory of the records of the International Committee of Conscience on Vietnam, 1968-1978.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Macfarlan
- Date
- 1980
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz