Born in Annandale, Virginia, in 1913, Edwin Williams Lynch, a prominent Northern Virginia real estate businessman, served as Fairfax County delegate to the Virginia General Assembly from 1945 to 1947 and again from 1949 to 1954. For more than 50 years, Lynch participated in the George Mason University community. As a George Mason University Foundation trustee and an ICAR advisory board member and chairman, Lynch supported a framework of programs that have ensured a margin of excellence and distinction for ICAR. In 1987 Lynch endowed the first chair and an annual lecture series, in memory of his parents, Vernon and Minnie. The following year, he helped to establish the doctoral program, the first in the world. In 1996, Lynch and his wife, Helen, created the John W. Burton Endowment, named for one of ICAR's most distinguished professors. Lynch died in 2004.
The collection provides information on the discontent and disillusionment which came to exist among some segments of the American people as a result of American military intervention in Southeast Asia. The collection covers the period of time ranging from 1965 to 1975, with the bulk of the material from the years 1967 to 1971.
The collection consists of a variety of materials relating to the Vietnam War including pamphlets, booklets, correspondence, posters, reprint articles, newspaper clippings, various antiwar publications, and the minutes of meetings of several antiwar groups. These items are arranged by subject heading in alphabetical order, and the material within the individual files is arranged in chronological order. Much of the information contained in the Collection relates to the activities of various groups that were formed to protest the American involvement in Vietnam, groups representing such disparate segments of the population as the clergy and business executives. While this information manages to give us a good view of the antiwar movement in the United States as both a local and a national phenomenon, the collection is particularly valuable for the information it provides on the work of local groups based in and concerned with the Washington D.C. area, including Northern Virginia.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.
Edwin W. Lynch Vietnam War protest collection, Collection #C0080, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Collection donated by Edwin W. Lynch in 1983.
Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed in March 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty.
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Edwin M. Lynch Vietnam War protest collection |
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American for Democratic Action "World"
5/67,
12/71 |
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Americans for Democratic Action
1/72,
2/72 |
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Anti-Draft Activities |
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Anti-War Activities Within the U.S. Armed
Forces, Admirals and Generals opposed to the Conflict
in Vietnam |
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Anti-War Activities Within the U.S. Armed
Forces G.I.'s opposed to the Conflict in
Vietnam |
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Anti-War Activities Within the U.S. Armed
Forces G.I.'s opposed to the Conflict in Vietnam (
The "Presidio 29") |
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Anti-War Activities within the U.S. Armed
Forces Veterans opposed to the Conflict in
Vietnam |
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8 |
Anti-War Movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area Activities of
Religions, Groups |
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9 |
Anti-War Movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area
Demonstrations |
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10 |
Anti-War Movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area
Miscellaneous |
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11 |
Anti-War Movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area Northern Virginia
Coalition to End the Air War |
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Anti-War movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area Northern Virginia
Moratorium Committee |
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Anti-War Movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area Washington Area Peace
Action Coalition |
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Anti-War Movement in the Greater
Washington Metropolitan Area Washington Peace Center
Newsletter |
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Business Executives Move For New National
Priorities (1974-1975) Formerly Business Executives
Move for Vietnam Peace |
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16 |
Business Executives Move For Vietnam Peace
Activities Relating to Political
Elections |
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Business Executives for Vietnam Peace
Efforts to influence the resident and Members of
Congress
10/67 -
3/69 |
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Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Effort to influence the President and Member of
Congress
6/69 -
10/69 |
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19 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Effort to influence the President and Members of
Congress
4/70 -
5/72 |
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20 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Meetings
1967,1968 |
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21 |
Business Executives Move For Vietnam Peace
Meetings
1969 |
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22 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Meetings
1971,1972 |
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23 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Miscellaneous
1067,1972 |
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24 |
Business Executive Move for Vietnam Peace
Miscellaneous (Undated) |
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Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
"news Notes" (1068,1070
1968,1970 |
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Business Executive Move for Vietnam Peace
"news Notes" (1971)
1971 |
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Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
"News Nots" (1972)
1972 |
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Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
"New Notes"
1973 |
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29 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Participation in Demonstrations for Vietnam
Peace |
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30 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
Radio and Television Advertisement |
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31 |
Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
" Reprint Articles" |
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Businessmen Education Fund (1069-1071)
1969-1971 |
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33 |
Businessmen Educational Fund
(undated) |
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Clergy and Laity Concerned (Formerly
Clergy and Lay men Concerned about
Vietnam) |
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Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report" (12/04/72) |
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Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report" (
2/26/73,
3/25/73 |
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Clergy and Laity Concerned " American
Report"
5/21/73 -
6/18/73 |
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5 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
7/2/73 -
7/30/73 |
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6 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
8/13/73 -
9/22/73 |
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7 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
10/15/73 -
10/29/73 |
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8 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
11/121/73 -
12/10/73 |
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Clergy and Laity Concerned " American
Report"
1/21/74 -
3/18/74 |
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10 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
4/15/74 -
4/29/74 |
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11 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
5/13/74 -
6/10/74 |
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12 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
7/8/74 -
7/22/74 |
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13 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned "American
Report"
9/15/74 -
11/26/74 |
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14 |
Clergy and Laity Concerned Washington Area
Chapter |
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15 |
Clergy and Laymen |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
10/70 |
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15 |
Concerned about Vietnam Anti-Ballistic
Missile opposition |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"i
12/70 |
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17 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
11/70 -
12/70 |
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18 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
1/71 -
2/71 |
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19 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" American Report"
3/71 -
7/2/71 |
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20 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
7/9/71 -
10/6/71 |
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3 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
10/15/71 -
11/5/71 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
11/18/71 -
11/25/71 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" American Report
1x/71 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
1/21/72 -
2/4/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" American Report"
2/11/72 -
2/25/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned " American
Report"
3/3/72 -
3/24/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American rEPORT"
3/31/72 -
11/21/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" American Report"
4/28/72 -
5/26/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"American Report"
6/2/72 -
6/23/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" American Report"
6/30/72 -
9/1/72 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
Amnesty for draft resistors |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
Demonstrations for Peace |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
Fact Sheets on War (casualty figures, troop
withdrawal, information, etc..) |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
Honeywell Inc. (Protests against) |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Issues and Actions" (Newsletter of 10/68 - 6/69)
10/68 -
8/69 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Issues and Actions" (newsletters of 11/69 - 6/70)
11/69 -
6/70 |
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17 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"Memoranda and news notes
10/27/67 -
12/9/68 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Memoranda"
1/14/69 -
5/16/69 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"Memoranda"
7/18/69 -
9/9/69 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Memoranda
10/1/69 -
11/21/69 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" memoranda"
1/7/70 -
6/12/70 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
"Miscellaneous"
1967 -
1973 |
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1 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Miscellaneous" (undated) |
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2 |
Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Poster Service"
3/69 -
3/70 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Poster Services"
4/70 -
9/70 |
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Clergy and laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Reprint Articles'
1967 -
1968 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Reprint Articles"
1968 -
1970 |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
" Statements of Position |
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam
Virginia activities |
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Committee of Responsibility to save
War-buried and injured Vietnamese
children |
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Congress of the united States
Congressional Record
4/67 -
5/70 |
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Congress of the United States Individual
Members of Congress |
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Congress of the United States
Miscellaneous |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Business
Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
1967 -
1068 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Business
Executive s Move for Vietnam Peace
1968 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Business
Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
1969 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Business
Executives Move for Vietnam Peace
1970 -
1975 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Clergy and
Laity Concerned |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Clergy and
Laymen Concerned about Vietnam |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Letters to
the editor
1967 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Letters to
the editor
1968 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch
Miscellaneous
1967 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch
Miscellaneous
1958 -
1969 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch
Miscellaneous
1970 -
1974 |
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Rett Dorr
1/67 -
7/67 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Reverend
Everett Dorr
8/67 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Reverend
Dorr
10/67 -
12/68 |
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch Reverend
Everett Dorr
1969
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Correspondence of Edwin Lynch
SANE |
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