Chicago Area Draft Resisters records
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Chicago Area Draft Resisters records
- Dates
- 1967-1975
- Creator
- Chicago Area Draft Resisters
- Creator
- Chicago Gay Alliance
- Size
- 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Content
Newsletters, newspaper clippings, publications, fliers, correspondence, testimonials, and other records of the Chicago Area Draft Resisters (CADRE), which opposed the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, especially the U.S. selective services system that drafted men to serve in the armed forces during the war. Materials relate to CADRE's anti-war rallies, publications, legal counseling for draft resisters and conscientious objectors, and efforts to educate high school and college students about draft issues. Some printed materials are reissues of materials produced by other anti-war organizations. Also included in the collection is one folder (in box 1) related to the Chicago Gay Alliance (CGA), including the CGA constitution and fliers.
Conditions for Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.
Preferred Citation
A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.
Acquisition Information
1974.0053.Indexed Terms
- Chicago Area Draft Resisters
- Chicago Gay Alliance
- Conscientious objectors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Demonstrations -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Draft resisters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Gay rights -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Peace movements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Clippings
- Constitutions
- Correspondence
- Leaflets (printed works)
- Newsletters
- Testimonials
Varying Form of Title
CADRE records