Building on its rich collections related to peacemaking and diplomacy, the Hoover Institution has now obtained audiocassettes of the proceedings of the national Conference on Peace Research, Education and Development (COPRED) held November 7-10, 1984. The conference brought together leading peace activists and political figures to discuss global challenges in security, institution building, conflict management, nuclear nonproliferation, and the role of public diplomacy in easing international tensions and improving international understanding. Held on the eve of the momentous changes that culminated in the collapse of the Soviet Union, these tapes offer a valuable insight into the waning days of the Cold War and attempts to defuse the tensions caused by the potential confrontation of two nuclear superpowers.
The COPRED tapes join other outstanding collections on diplomacy and peace studies at the Hoover Institution, including the records of the Center for Civil Society International, the Francis Macy papers, the Enid Schreibman papers, the records of the Center for Citizen Initiatives, the Global Thinking Project collection, the records of the East West Trade Associates, and those of the Association of Space Explorers, all of which continue the long tradition of collecting on peace initiatives that goes back to Herbert Hoover’s original mission for the Institution that bears his name.
