Guide to the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Records

The collection contains administrative records, audiovisual materials, correspondence, minutes, photographic materials (including negatives and photograph albums), printed items and publications (including drafts), reports, subject files, and other programmatic records created by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program (PPP) and its staff as they worked to find ways for the denomination to respond to Christ's call to be peacemakers. Additionally, there are records of the Presbyterian United Nations Office (PUNO) and the files of Reverend Donald J. Wilson, chiefly documenting his work in peacemaking and international affairs (before the creation of the PPP).

The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Files series, circa 1969-2014, contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the PPP and its staff, including Richard L. Killmer, Debby D. Vial, James O. Watkins, and Richard G. Watts. Materials document the work, operations, and activities of the PPP and include: files of correspondence, drafts, final/published copies, and other working documents pertaining to the creation of a variety of PPP publications and educational resources (filed by the title of the publication; including digital images of a peacemaking quilt used in "Just Peacemaking Study Guide" retrieved from a DVD-RW); conference files of correspondence, packets, photographs (including digital images from the 2000 conference), planning documents, posters, programs (including digital versions of 2002 conference programs retrieved from a CD-R), publications, and other materials pertaining to the annual PPP conferences; files pertaining to peacemaking issues and overtures at general assemblies; grant files, including materials pertaining to the Burnam Estate; files of correspondence, itineration schedules, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the Peace Associates and International Peacemakers Program; minutes and meeting files of the Peacemaking Advisory Committee (PAC); files of packets, publications, and educational resources of the Peacemaking Offering (including digital files retrieved from 2006 and 2007 Peacemaking Offering resource DVD-RWs); files documenting the PPP's travel-study seminars; and subject files pertaining to a variety of entities and topics. There are also photograph albums that document PPP conferences, travel-study seminars, and other events in the PPP's timeline.

The Presbyterian United Nations Office Files series, circa 1948-2004, contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the Presbyterian United Nations Office (PUNO) and its staff. Of note are subject files on children's issues / children's rights and women's issues / women's rights, including materials pertaining to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China (1995). There are also files pertaining to PUNO's seminars and seminar series.

The Donald J. Wilson Files series, circa 1954-1979, contains materials created, collected, and maintained by Reverend Donald J. Wilson throughout his tenure in the Program Agency in Ministries of Health, Education, and Social Justice (Unit II). Files predate the creation of the PPP but document Wilson's work in peacemaking and international affairs. Materials are chiefly subject files pertaining to a variety of entities and topics, including China, Korea, Vietnam, arms control, race, and racism.

The Audiovisual Materials series, circa 1982-2009, includes audiocassettes, compacts discs, media kits (audiocassettes with corresponding 35mm filmstrips), and videotapes, chiefly of PPP conferences and PPP educational resources.