Connecticut Countdown Records

Collection

Identifier: 1995-0014

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection contains the correspondence, financial and administrative records, publications, and news releases of Connecticut Countdown.

Dates

1961-1988

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

History

Connecticut Countdown was a non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 1983 to create a forum for a balanced discussion of the issues involved in preventing nuclear war. Connecticut Countdown evolved from discussions begun in the fall of 1983 among a small group of Hartford area citizens concerned about the risk of nuclear war. These discussions were initiated by members of the local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. The stimulus for their interest was a national meeting of Physicians for Social Responsibility attended by two members of the Hartford Chapter at which Target Seattle, an earlier public forum on preventing nuclear war in Seattle, Washington, was discussed. The organized group, which met in Hartford, decided to try to develop the necessary support to undertake an effort similar to Target Seattle.

Connecticut Countdown was established on the premise that effective national policy on nuclear issues depended on the support of an informed citizenry. As such, Connecticut Countdown aimed to give people an understanding of the probable causes and consequences of nuclear war, and some of the major strategies proposed for preventing it; to help people to decide for themselves how nuclear war can be prevented, and what they as individuals can do to make a difference; and to encourage groups and organizations to continue the dialogue and education on the prevention of nuclear war after Connecticut Countdown has formally ended its activities.

Extent

6.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Connecticut Countdown was a non-profit organization established in 1983 to create a forum for public discussion of issues involved in preventing nuclear war. Connecticut Countdown evolved from discussions begun in the fall of 1983 among a small group of Hartford area citizens concerned about the risk of nuclear war. These discussions were initiated by members of the local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. The stimulus for their interest was a national meeting of Physicians for Social Responsibility attended by two members of the Hartford Chapter. The collection contains the administrative records of the organization, correspondence, publications, and news releases.

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Related Material

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Separated Material

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:

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Subjects

Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Contracts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fliers (printed matter) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Histories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Interviews Subject Source: Fast
Newsletters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Newspapers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Press releases Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Speeches (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
minutes (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus