LEPOCO (Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern) Archives
Scope and Contents of the Collection
LEPOCO, the Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern, is a non-profit citizens group of approximately 1000 members (as of 2015), based in the Lehigh Valley. Founded in 1965 to oppose the war in Vietnam, LEPOCO's concerns have broadened to include a range of problems that endanger peace and the planet. The collection includes memorabilia preserved from numerous events, newsletters, meeting minutes, and publications. Most of the Newspaper clippings are from the Bethlehem Globe-Times but many are unmarked and are unable to be tracked to the source.Box #5 contains materials dealing with the Three Mile Island Incident.
Dates
- Creation: 1962-2024
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions:Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Use Restrictions
Collection is open for research except: Series 1: Folder 8: Lists of LEPOCO supporters (?) (addresses and phones numbers) - Restricted - Access needs to be approved by LEPOCO director Series 1: Folder 9: Restricted: Lehigh Valley Physician’s Open Letter (Name list with phones numbers and addresses)
Copyright Notice
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Biographical / Historical Note
The Lehigh Pocono Committee of Concern was formed in 1965 as an organization who protested the Vietnam War and Selective Service. After the war, LEPOCO would represent the goal of peace anyway it could. They took action during events as large as the Water Gate scandal and as small as the building of a local dam which would destroy natural features of the land. As of 2017, LEPOCO is still active and headquartered in South Bethlehem (Pa.)
Extent
21 Linear Feet (12 cartons + 1 box of slides)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
LEPOCO, the Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern, is a non-profit citizens group of approximately 1000 members (as of 2015), based in the Lehigh Valley. Founded in 1965 to oppose the war in Vietnam, LEPOCO's concerns have broadened to include a range of problems that endanger peace and the planet. The collection includes memorabilia preserved from numerous events, newsletters, meeting minutes, and publications. The documents record not only the activities of LEPOCO but also almost the entire Lehigh Valley’s, including the higher educational institutions such as Lehigh University, Moravian College, high schools, churches, etc. political unrest during the Vietnam War. The collection is an excellent example for how to collect, document and archive of an American metropolitan community's political activism.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection was already arranged chronologically then by subject. 3 trays of slides transferred to slide protector sleeves in an archival flat box.
Acquisition Information
Special Collections was named the repository for the LEPOCO archives in 2010. The collection was transferred and the deed of gift signed by Nancy Tate on June 28, 2010. 2nd installment, June 11, 2020 (Boxes 9, 10, 11, 12) 3rd installment, Newsletters 2020-2024 (Feb-Mar) arrived in the mail April 25, 2024
Subject
- Lehigh University (Organization)
- Lehigh University. Faculty (Organization)
- Life (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
- New York times (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Audiotapes
- Correspondence
- Newspaper clippings
- Notebooks
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Posters
- Scrapbooks
- Videotapes
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Muhlenberg 5 Trial
- Nuclear Energy
- Peace Movements
- Political activists
- Political participation > United States
- Social justice
- Student movements > United States.
- Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster
- United States -- Politics and government
- Veterans
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
- Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ilhan Citak
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Lehigh University Library and Technology Services.
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)
inspc@lehigh.edu