Rothko Chapel Awards, 1986
Scope and Contents
*Restricted access
Includes:
01. The Rothko Chapel Awards for Commitment to Truth and Freedom Invitation List
02. 1986 Awards Mailers / Brochures
03. Iran - Baha’i’s Proposal
04. Human Rights speeches/addresses of Recipients
05. Human Rights 1986
06. India - Swami Agnivesh Human Right Award 1986
07. Thank You Letters 1986 Human Rights Award
08. Rothko Chapel Awards Mr. Dean Dalton
09. Rothko Chapel Awards Candidate Proposals
10. Correspondence
11. Guatemala - Correspondence, articles, booklets, brochures
12. Press releases
13. Telegrams of detainments: Zwelakhi Sisulu and Ramiro Olivares; Sisulu censorship appeal
14. Media packet - Helen Joseph and Albertina Sisulu
15. Rothko Chapel Awards packet
16. History of the Sanctuary Movement
17. Press releases
18. Press Releases from Carter Center
19. Invitation List Press Luncheon
20. Articles Human Rights
21. The Second Rothko Chapel Awards for Commitment to Truth and Freedom - Program and speeches
22. Correspondence with award recipients
*23. Service contracts
*24. Award money
25. Bronze medal specifications
26. Letters from Dean Dalton and Dominique de Menil to Desmond Tutu
27. La Vicaria (1987 recipient of Carter-Menil Award)
28. Important People Addresses and Telephone #
29. Resource material from Guatemala trip
30. Letter to Ambassador Piedra, American Embassy Guatemala
31. Letter to Guatemala President Elect Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo from Dominique de Menil with translation
32. Correspondence Margie Harris to Dean Dalton
33. Rothko Chapel Awards - Visit to Guatemala January 8-13, 1986, Summary of trip by Dr. Thompson Shannon and Nabila Drooby
34. Helen Joseph and Albertina Sisulu - articles and correspondence including handwritten thank you letter from Helen Joseph 10/25/1986
35. Background Information Recipients Myles Horton, Highlander Center; Insititute of International Education Annual Report 1985 (mention of Desmond Tutu, pg. 21)
36. USSR - Dr. A. Kuryagin
37. US Sanctuary Movement background articles and correspondence
38. Reference list of Candidates for Human Rights Awards, individual biographical information
39. Letter to George G. Schira from Dean Dalton
40. Letter from Jimmy Carter to Dominique de Menil October 14, 1985; Resume of Dr. Thomas Buergenthal
41. Volunteers
42. Logistics
43. Ceremony - Television and radio broadcast
44. Statement and Translation - Letter about donation to Grupo to Apoyo Mutuo, Guatemala; Visit to Guatemala January 8-13, 1986, Summary of trip by Dr. Thompson Shannon and Nabila Drooby; Booklet "Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1959-1984".
45. Photographer Rush Evans Bergman with black and white photograph of woman holding sing with picture of Edgar Fernando Garcia (detained 2/18/1984)
46. Czechoslovakia - Charter 77, including letter from Dominique de Menil regarding award (September 18, 1986); Message of Charter 77 to the Committee for the Rothko Chapel Award (December 6, 1986); Significance of Charter 77 by Vavlav Havel (Translation by A.G. Brain)
47. Myles Horton, Highland Center, Correspondence
48. Summary of Candidates, Correspondence from DdM to Peter Wood July 24, 1986
49. Correspondence related to Awards 1986
50. Media Coverage of various human rights issues
51. Dean Dalton Memo to the Board after Awards
52. Keynote Speaker A Rothko Chapel Bishop Tutu’s Speech
53. Rothko Chapel Awards Draft of Awards programs
54. Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize 1986 - Program
55. Rothko Chapel Awards - Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize, Oscar Romero Award Media Kit
Dates
- Event: 1986
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 16 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Second Rothko Chapel Awards for Commitment to Truth and Freedom, Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize, and First Oscar Romero Award
Repository Details
Part of the Rothko Chapel Archives Repository
