Title: Norman Thomas Institute Call Number: Mss-0978 Inclusive Dates: 1985 ongoing Bulk: 6.0 cu. ft. Location: WHW, Sh. CL099-CL100 Historical Note: The Norman Thomas Institute for Peace And Social Studies is a politically leftist organization with close ties to the Socialist Party, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Scope and Content: The collection contains material collected for the institute s Alternative Community Calendar, a Dial-a recorded message service started in December 1984. The organizations represented are left, labor, feminist, environmentalist, and peace movements based mainly in Milwaukee. This collection consists almost entirely of fliers, news releases and promotional material gathered by the institute. Administrative Note: The collection was processed on December 16, 2000 by Stephanie Ferguson. The collection had items added on Oct. 31, 2002 and Dec. 4, 2003. The material was processed by Kevin Abing. Contents Box # Folder # 20/20 Vision 1990-1991, 1996 1 1 A Job is a Right Campaign 1995-1998 1 2 AChoice 1991-1997 1 3 Act Up Milwaukee 1991-1996 1 4 AFL-CIO/Labor 1985-1986, 1991-1999 1 5 AFL-CIO/Labor 1985-1986, 1991-1999 1 6 AFL-CIO/Labor 1985-1986, 1991-1999 1 7 AFL-CIO/Labor 1985-1986, 1991-1999 1 8 AFL-CIO/Labor 1994-1995 1 8A AFL-CIO/Labor 1994-1995 1 8B Africa 1998 1 9 AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc. (ARCW) 1991-1995 1 10 All-Peoples Congress 1986 1 11 Alverno College 1986, 1990-1992 1 12 Amalgamated Transit Union 1990-1992 1 13 American Civil Liberties Union 1991-1999 1 14 Amnesty International 1986, 1990-1997 1 15 Animal Rights Activists 1991-1992 1 16 Apartheid 1985-1986, 1991 1 17 Betty Salamun s Dancecircus 1991-1993 1 18 Campaign for Sustainable Milwaukee, 1995-1998 1 18A
Carroll College 1986, 1990-1994 1 19 Casa Maria Catholic Worker 1986, 1990-1999 1 20 Central America Solidarity Coalition (CASC) 1985-1986, 1990-1993 1 21 Central and South American Support Groups 1985-1986, 1990, 1992, 1996 1 22 Channel 14 1 23 Citizens for a Better Environment 1986, 1990-1996 1 24 City of Milwaukee 1986, 1991 1 25 Clothesline Project 1992 1 26 Coalition for Fairness for U.S. & Mexican Workers 1993 1 27 The Coffee House 1986, 1991-1999 1 28 Community Media Project 1991-1997 2 29 Congress for a Working America 1986, 1991-1993 2 30 Counseling Center of Milwaukee 1992-1997 2 31 Cream City Foundation 1991 2 32 Democracy Unlimited of Southeastern Wisconsin 1997-1998 2 33 Earth Day 1986, 1991-1998 2 34 Ecumenical Refugee Council 1991-1992 2 35 Entertainment/The Arts 1985-1987, 1990, 1993 2 36 Environmental Groups 1993-1994 2 37 ESHAC 1993-1997 2 38 Exxon Mining, 1994-1997 2 38A First Unitarian Church 1991-1997 2 39 Foundation for Global Community (formerly Beyond War) - 1990-1991 2 40 Franciscan Center Cardinal Stritch College 1997-1999 2 41 Free South Africa Coalition 1985-1986 2 42 Friends of Potsdam/Eluxolweni 1991-1992 2 43 Full Moon Productions 1991 2 44 Future Milwaukee 1993 2 45 Great Lakes Film & Video 1990-1992 2 46 Greater Milwaukee United Nations Association 1986, 1990-1996 2 47 Handgun Referendum, 1994-1995 2 47A Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop 1994-1999 2 48 Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop 1994-1999 2 49 Havenswoods Environmental Awareness Center 1991-1994 2 50 Health Care 1991-1993 2 51 Humboldt Yards Coalition 2 52 Hunger Task Force 1991 2 53 Institute of World Affairs University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1990-1998 2 54 Interfaith Conference of Milwaukee 1990-1998 2 55 International Socialist Organization 2 56 Jack & Jill of America, Inc. 1992 2 57 Jobs with Peace 1985-1986, 1990-1997 2 58 Jobs With Peace 1985-1986, 1990-1997 2 59 Ko-Thi Dance Company, Inc. 1990-1991 2 60
Labor Issues 1985-1987, 1990-1992, 1995, 1997 2 61 Labor Notes 1986, 1993, 1997 2 62 Labor-Farm Party 1985, 1992 2 63 Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milwaukee 1990-1991 2 64 Marquette University 1985-1986, 1990-1998 2 65 Metro Milwaukee Lutheran Campus Ministry 1985, 1990-1999 2 66 Middle East Peace Coalition 1990-1991 2 67 Midwest Renewable Energy Fair 1992-1993 2 68 Militant Labor Forum 1985-1987 2 69 Milwaukee 9 to5 1990-1993 2 70 Milwaukee Area Greens 1991-1996 3 71 Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) 1991 3 72 Milwaukee Areas Mass Transit Advocates 1990-1993 3 73 Milwaukee Art Museum 1990-1994 3 74 Milwaukee Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba - 1996-1998 3 75 Milwaukee Friends Meeting 1993, 1996 3 76 Milwaukee Public Library 1986, 1990-1998 3 77 Milwaukee Public Radio 1990-1995 3 78 Milwaukee Public Radio 1990-1995 3 79 Milwaukee Public Radio 1990-1995 3 80 Milwaukee Public Radio 1990-1995 3 81 Milwaukee Public Radio 1990-1995 3 82 Milwaukee Public Radio 1990-1995 3 83 Milwaukee Public Radio 1994 3 83A Milwaukee Public Radio 1994 3 83B Milwaukee Public Radio 1995 3 83C Milwaukee Public Theatre 1993, 1997 3 84 Milwaukee Repertory Theater 1990-1993 3 85 Milwaukee Theatre Festival 1991-1992 3 86 Milwaukee War Tax Resistance 1985-1986, 1991-1998 3 87 Miscellaneous A-P 3 88 Miscellaneous Q-Z 3 89 Naral of Wisconsin 1992-1995 3 90 National Organization for Women 1990-1998 3 91 Native Americans 1992-1993 4 92 Needle s Eye 1991-1993 4 93 Newspaper clippings 1991-1995 4 94 Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (formerly Milwaukee Associates in Urban 4 95 Development) 1985-1986, 1990-1998 Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (formerly Milwaukee ]Associates in Urban 4 96 Development) 1985-1986, 1990-1998 Urban Development/Initiative 1993-1994 4 96A Norman Thomas Institute 1985-1986, 1991 4 97 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1993 4 98
Northwest Side Community Development Corporation 1990-1992 4 99 Oriental Theatre 1991-1993 4 100 Outpost Natural Food Co-op 1985-1986, 1990-1995 4 101 Parents Anonymous 1992 4 102 Partners for Public Education 1998 4 103 Peace Action (formerly Mobilization for Survival) 1985-1986, 1990-1999 4 104 Peace Action (formerly Mobilization for Survival) 1985-1986, 1990-1999 4 105 Peace Action (formerly Mobilization for Survival) 1985-1986, 1990-1999 4 106 Peace Action (formerly Mobilization for Survival) 1985-1986, 1990-1999 4 107 Peace Groups 1985-1987, 1990-1991 4 108 People s Books 1990-1998 4 109 Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. 1990-1995 4 110 Playwrights Studio Theatre 1991-1993 4 111 Pledge of Resistance 1986, 1990-1999 4 112 Plowshare Center (formerly Waukesha Center for Peace and Justice) 1991-1998 4 113 Poland 4 114 Polish National Alliance 1992-1993 5 115 Politics 1986, 1990-1992, 1997-1998 5 116 Progressive Milwaukee 1991-1998 5 117 Project Equality 1990-1992 5 118 Public Enterprise Committee 1947, 1950-1951, 1985, 1990-1999 5 119 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 120 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 121 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 122 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 123 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 124 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 125 Public Television 1986-1987, 1990-1999 5 126 Racine Dominican Retreat Program 1991-1997 5 127 Rethinking Schools 1991 5 128 Retzer Nature Center 1998 5 129 Sister City Task Force 1990-1991 5 130 Social Development Commission 1991-1997 5 131 Socialist Party of Wisconsin 1985-1986, 1990-1998 5 132 State Historical Society of Wisconsin 1990-1999 6 133 Theatre X 1998 6 134 Transportation 1996 6 135 UNICEF 1990-1993 6 136 United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America 1986, 1993-1998 6 137 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1990-1992 6 138 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1990-1996 6 139 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1986, 1990-1999 6 140 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1986, 1990-1999 6 141 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1986, 1990-1999 6 142
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1986, 1990-1999 6 143 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1992-1998 6 144 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 1991-1997 6 145 University of Wisconsin-Waukesha 1991-1992 6 146 U.S.-U.S.S.R. Relations 1985, 1991 6 147 Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. 1991-1997 6 148 Waukesha County Park & Planning Commission 1990-1998 6 149 Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum 1991-1992 6 150 Wisconsin Citizen Action 1995-2003 6 151 Wisconsin Committee on Occupational Safety and Health 1985-1986 6 152 Wisconsin Community Fund 1991-1997 6 153 Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua 1990-1991 6 154 Wisconsin Education Association Council 1995-1997 6 155 Wisconsin Educators for Social Responsibility 1986, 1991-1993 6 156 Wisconsin Fair Trade Campaign 1995-1999 6 157 Wisconsin Labor History Society 1986, 1992-1999 6 158 Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 1991-1998 6 159 Wisconsin Public Radio 6 160 Women s International League for Peace and Freedom -1986, 1990-1992 6 161 Women s Issues 1985, 1991-1993 6 162 Woodland Pattern Book Center 1986, 1990-1999 6 163 World Federalist Association Milwaukee Chapter 1986, 1989-2002 6 164 World Federalist Association-Milwaukee Chapter 6 164A YWCA/YMCA 1991-1995 6 165