Papers of Dr Mary Brennan: Peace Movement

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Reference number	BRE
Date	1980-1996
Level	Collection
Description	The papers of Mary Brennan relate to her work for various peace movements, 1982-1996. They include papers and photographs relating to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Christian CND, CND in the Midlands), international peace demonstrations (for example in Russia), non-violent direct action, the health effects of Chernobyl and nuclear disasters (including the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki), 1990-1993, and minutes and papers of the Committee to stop war in the Persian Gulf (1990-1991).
Extent	17 boxes
Admin history	Dr Mary Brennan was a lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine, University of Birmingham, 1970-1977, and was appointed Chief Medical Planner for the West Midlands Regional Health Authority in 1977. In 1984 she was appointed medical planner for Walsall Health Authority. She retired in 1993. Dr Brennan joined CND in 1980, and became Secretary of the Birmingham branch of the World Disarmament Campaign in 1981. The following year she became a member of the National Council of the Christian CND, and in 1983 was a member of both the West Midlands CND Executive and the National CND Council. In 1984 she sat on the CND National Executive and the CND Projects Committee. From 1985-1987 Dr Brennan was on the Disarmament for Development ('Bread not Bombs') working group of the CND and from 1985 she was also on the CND International Committee (except for 1988). In 1988 she was elected Vice-Chair of CND, with responsibility for international work, until 1992. In 1990 she became secretary of CHERB, a humanitarian fund established in response to the Chernobyl disaster. In the same year she was co-chair of the Committee to Stop War in the Gulf. From 1994-1997 Dr Brennan was also a founding member of the Committee for Democracy and Civil Liberties in Russia, becoming the committee's research officer. These papers were listed by Dr Brennan. A paper copy of her list (to piece level rather than item level as shown on this database) is available in the Centre's searchroom and in the archive - MSS.410/93a.
Appraisal	This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
Arrangement	File list supplied by Dr Brennan.
Access conditions	Some of the papers are closed to research for varying dates up to 2031.
Access status	Open
Related material	The Modern Records Centre also holds records of : the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Labour Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disamarment, the West Midlands Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Marjorie Thompson, Dr. James Hinton and Victor Gollancz. Further CND papers are available at the British Library for Political and Economic Science at the London School of Economics.

Christian CND NVDA - Non-violent direct action Non-violent direct action by CND, Christian CND and Greenham Peace Women Coventry CND International Demo West Midlands CND Staff Disarmament for Development Working Group of CND Disarmament for Development Disarmament for Development International Work - CND International Committee of CND and Indian Peace Movements Indian Peace Movement Peace for a Change Peace for a Change Peace for a Change Peace for a Change Byelorussian Peace Committee International Work - CND International Work - CND International Work - CND Olaf Palme Peace March International Work - CND International Work - CND People to People UK-USSR International Work - CND International Work - CND The Democratic Revolution International Work - CND Co-operation for Survival International Work - CND International Work - CND The Gulf War Peace Activity during the Gulf War International Work - CND International Work - CND Management Committee of CND Management Committee of CND Chinese Visit 1993 Chinese Visit 1993 Militarism and the Environment Ephemera Faxes received by Mary Brennan MCNW - Medical Effect of Nuclear Weapons MCNW - Medical Effect of Nuclear Weapons World Disarmament Campaign Birmingham Branch World Disarmament Campaign Birmingham Branch Stockholm-Vienna Peace March Stockholm-Vienna Peace March Stockholm-Minsk and Moscow-Vienna Peace Marches Stockholm-Minsk and Moscow-Vienna Peace Marches Chernobyl and CHERB [Chernobyl Disaster Fund for Health Care and Ecological Research in Byelorussia] CHERB [Chernobyl Disaster Fund for Health Care and Ecological Research in Byelorussia] CHERB [Chernobyl Disaster Fund for Health Care and Ecological Research in Byelorussia] CHERB [Chernobyl Disaster Fund for Health Care and Ecological Research in Byelorussia] CHERB [Chernobyl Disaster Fund for Health Care and Ecological Research in Byelorussia] and associated events CHERB Treasurers File Chernobyl material; PHARE Chernobyl material Committee for Democracy and Civil Liberties in Russia and the Christian Advisory Network Committee for Democracy and Civil Liberties in Russia and the Christian Advisory Network Committee for Democracy and Civil Liberties in Russia and the Christian Advisory Network Peace Education Presentation Certificate from Byelorussian Peace Committee International Work International Work International Work International Work International Work International Work IPB [International Peace Bureau] Conference NATO Expansion International Conference on European Security and Disarmament, Budapest National Issues National Issues National Issues National Issues National Issues National Issues National Issues July 16th Demonstration Christian CND General correspondence with CND and International Advisory Group Correspondence with the media Correspondence with politicians and political activists Other correspondence General correspondence Correspondence with or for Christian CND and other Christian organisations Christian CND correspondence General correspondence - International work with international organisations General international correspondence NATO expansion correspondence NATO expansion correspondence Correspondence on International Conference on European Security and Disarmament, Budapest Correspondence with Mordechai Vanunu Correspondence about Mordechai Vanunu Correspondence about Mordechai Vanunu Correspondence about archive and museum material International Advisory Group accounts and correspondence International Advisory Group accounts and correspondence International Advisory Group accounts and correspondence International Advisory Group accounts and correspondence Other accounts Statements of accounts Historical accounts of national events Historical accounts of international events Articles and speeches Social Creativity Fire in Winter The Extension of US Hegemony Mary Brennan's deposit lists Additional ephemera