Processed by
Pamela Tranfield
31 March 2003
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
1 document case, 1 photograph, 2 oversize folders. |
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COLLECTION |
1981-1990 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Annabel (Mrs. Grover) Hartman, Indianapolis, 20 August 2002 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ACCESSION |
2002.0699 |
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NOTES: |
Annabel Spangle Hartman was raised in Illinois. She attended Tennessee Wesleyan College before moving to Washington, D.C., in 1944 to become Dean of Girls at the Junior High School Camp of Hamline Methodist Church. In Washington she met and married Grover Hartman, a conscientious objector and graduate student. The Hartmans raised four children: Lowell, Worth, Elden, and Howard. Dr. Grover Hartman was secretary of the Social Services Department of the Church Federation of Indianapolis in the 1950s.
Annabel Hartman has been active in the Indianapolis Council of Church Women, Church Women United, and the Repertory Theatre of the Christian Theological Seminary. She received her Master’s Degree in Education from Ball State University and taught adult basic education in the Indianapolis Public Schools until 1983. After her retirement from teaching she became an officer in Church Women United and served several terms as Vice President for Ecumenical Development.
Annabel Hartman and Jacquie Reed of Church Women United were Indianapolis coordinators for the Ribbon Project, an effort by peace groups, churches, and other organizations in the United States, Canada, and around the world to recognize the need for world peace. The Ribbon was a series of cloth, quilt, or appliqué pieces made by individuals and groups. Each segment of the Ribbon was made of sturdy fabric such as muslin. Messages sewn or painted on the banners depicted aspects of life that would be lost as a result of nuclear war. These included scenes of the earth, families, supermarkets, animals, and flowers. The individual pieces were tied together to form a single unit, or Ribbon. The Ribbon was then tied around the Pentagon in statement signifying that peace was the only alternative to nuclear war. This event took place on 4 August 1985, the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
Justine Merritt of Denver initiated and directed the project. Mary Frances Jaster was the national coordinator.
Sources: Items in the collection.
The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, clippings, and contact lists associated with the Ribbon Project, an effort by peace groups, churches, and other organizations in the United States, Canada, and around the world to recognize the need for world peace.
Organized in three series, the material reflects Indiana residents’ participation in the project, the conception and organization of the event by Justine Merritt and others, and the impact of the project after the 4 August event. Material associated with the national event includes newsletters originating in Denver, Colorado, posters, and instructions concerning how to construct a peace ribbon. Also included is the publication The Ribbon (Asheville N. C.: Lark Books, 1985) which includes color and black-and-white images of segments of the Ribbon.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Letters to Annabel Hartman, 1983-87 |
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Contacts, 1984-85 |
Box 1,Folder 2 |
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Contacts, Music, 1985 |
Box 1,Folder 3 |
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Ribbon List [Mailing List], ca. 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Indiana Peace Celebration, 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Notice re: Church Women United Bus Tour, May 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Press Release, May 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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CONTAINER |
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Gift [Poem by Justine Merritt], 1981 |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Handbook for Peacemakers, 1984 |
Box 1, Folder 9 |
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[Prayers and Meditations], 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 10 |
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How to Construct a Ribbon, 1984 |
Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Service of Dedication to Peace, 3 August 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Clippings, 1984-85 |
Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Clippings, 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Posters, 1984-86 |
Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Clippings, 1984-84 |
OM 0404, Folder 1 |
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The Ribbon: Opening a New Path to Peace |
OM 0404, Folder 1 |
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[Report on Event], 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Posters, 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Newsletters, 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Newsletters, ca. 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Newsletters, 1985-86 |
Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Ribbon Newsletters, Undated |
Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Ribbon Newsletter, 1983-1990 |
Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Ribbon Around the Earth [1990 Newsletter] |
Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Publicity, 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 24 |
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Philbin, Marianne. The Ribbon: A Celebration of Life. Asheville, N. C.: Lark Books, 1985 |
Box 1, Folder 25 |
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The Ribbon, 1986 Calendar |
OM 0404, Folder 2 |
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CONTAINER |
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Ephemera, 1985-86 |
Box 1, Folder 26 |
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Ephemera and Contacts (Folder 1 of 1) |
Box 1, Folder 27 |
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Ephemera and Contacts, 1985 (Folder 2 of 2) |
Box 1, Folder 28 |
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Peace Dove Ornament, ca. 1985 |
Artifacts: 2002.0699 |
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Name Tag [Annabel Hartman], ca. 1985 |
Artifacts: 2002.0699 |
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CONTAINER |
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Lenora Fox, Tricia Flechenstein, Annabel Hartman, Naomi Clay [posing with Peace Ribbon], 10 May 1985 |
Visual Collections: Photographs, Folder 1 |
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