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Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on March 14, 2017. English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Walter P. Reuther Library 5401 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 URL: http://reuther.wayne.edu Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 History ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Scope and Content ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 5 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 6 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Series I ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Series II ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Series III .................................................................................................................................................... 18 - Page 2 - Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 Summary Information Repository: Walter P. Reuther Library Creator: Simons, Ruthven Title: Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers ID: UP001998 Date [inclusive]: 1963-2012 Date [bulk]: bulk Physical Description: 21.5 Linear Feet (17 SB, 7 MB) Physical Location: 4S-D-10(2-4), 3W-SW (cabinet), 3W-Z Language of the English Material: Language of the Material entirely in English. Material: Abstract: Ruthven (Rudy) Simons is an activist for human rights. He was a vice president of the Cranbrook Peace Foundation, a board member of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, a founder of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and a member of delegations to Iraq, Iran, Haiti, China, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Israel, and Palestine. As a result of his passion for human rights, he was a recipient of the Center Peacemaker Award from the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and of the Founder's Award from the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights. Simons has rallied for causes such as South African apartheid, ending U.S. intervention in Central America, Haiti, Iraq, and Iran, women's rights, and civil rights. Moreover, he has participated in numerous demonstrations for peace with organizations including Witness for Peace, Michigan Interfaith Committee for Central American Human Rights, Michigan Committee for a Democratic Haiti, the Gray Panthers, the Poverty and Social Reform Institute, Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace, and the U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association. Because of his wide breadth of interests, this collection spans a sizeable portion of Detroit peace and civil rights protests between the mid-1960s to 2012. The Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers consists of newspaper articles, correspondence, rally information, and flyers from protests and events. There are also administrative documents and correspondence from numerous peace and civil rights community organizations, as well as notes and travel details from Simons' delegation trips. Finally, this collection contains photographs - Page 3- Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 from events including the Selma March and the Detroit Walk to Freedom, in addition to demonstrations and human rights-centered events. Citation Style "Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers, Box [#], Folder [#], Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University" ^ Return to Table of Contents History Ruthven (Rudy) Simons is an activist for human rights. He was a vice president of the Cranbrook Peace Foundation, a board member of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, a founder of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and a member of delegations to Iraq, Iran, Haiti, China, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Israel, and Palestine. As a result of his passion for human rights, he was a recipient of the Center Peacemaker Award from the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University, and of the Founder's Award from the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights. Simons has rallied for causes such as South African apartheid, ending U.S. intervention in Central America, Haiti, Iraq, and Iran, women's rights, and civil rights. Moreover, he has participated in numerous demonstrations for peace with organizations including Witness for Peace, Michigan Interfaith Committee for Central American Human Rights, Michigan Committee for a Democratic Haiti, the Gray Panthers, the Poverty and Social Reform Institute, Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace, and the U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association. Because of his wide breadth of interests, this collection spans a sizeable portion of Detroit peace and civil rights protests between the mid-1960s to 2012. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Content The Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers consists of newspaper articles, correspondence, rally information, and flyers from protests and events. There are also administrative documents and correspondence from numerous peace and civil rights community organizations, as well as notes and travel details from Simons' delegation trips. Finally, this collection contains photographs from events including the Selma March and the Detroit Walk to Freedom, in addition to demonstrations and human rights-centered events. - Page 4- Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 Important Subjects: Anti-apartheid activists Antinuclear movement Civil rights demonstrations -- Michigan Haiti – History – American intervention, 1994-1995 Peace movements U.S. Army School of the Americas Vietnam War, 1961-1975 – Protest movements – United States War in Iraq Important Names: Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace Cranbrook Peace Foundation Detroit (Mich.) Gumbleton, Thomas J. Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Michigan Interfaith Committee for Central American Human Rights Poverty and Social Reform Institute Simons, Rudy U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association Series Description: Series 1: Community Organizations, 1965-2007 Series 2: Trips and Events, 1975-2008 Series 3: Audiovisual Materials, 1963-2012 ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement Arranged in 3 series – Series 1 (Boxes 1-9), Series 2 (Boxes 9-12) and Series 3 (Boxes 13-21). Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement Walter P. Reuther Library 5401 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48202 URL: http://reuther.wayne.edu Acquisition Ruthven (Rudy) Simons donated his papers and photographs to the Reuther between 2001 and 2014. Processing History Processed and finding aid written by Meghan McGowan on March 3, 2015. - Page 5- Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 Access Collection is open for research. Use Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library "Rules for Use of Archival Materials." Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Materials Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam Records, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Detroit Branch Records, Detroit Coalition to End the War Now! Records, Al Fishman Records, Chris and Marti Alston Papers, Organization in Solidarity with Central America Records, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Records Transfers Boxes 18-21 containing DVDs, slides, and negatives (there are detailed inventories of most of the negatives) were transferred to the Reuther's Audiovisual Department. ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings • Anti-apartheid movements • Antinuclear movement • Detroit (Mich.) • Peace movements • Poverty • Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States • Gumbleton, Thomas J. - Page 6- Guide to the Ruthven (Rudy) Simons Papers UP001998 • Michigan Organization for Human Rights • Michigan Interfaith Committee on Central American Human Rights Collection Inventory Series I Title/Description Instances Chicago Lawyers For International Human Rights, Report on Box 1 Folder
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