Sister Rosemary Lynch was a Catholic nun, teacher, and social activist who advocated for world peace, disarmament, and an end to the testing and use of nuclear weapons.
The administrative records series (1957-2009) is comprised of NDE files related to the management and organizing of the anti-nuclear organization. Materials include board of directors files, committee notes, funding requests, financial documents, grant proposals, newspaper clippings, scrapbook materials, personnel records, correspondence, and community contact information.
Jerome Alexander Zawada was born on April 28, 1937, in East Chicago, Indiana.
Zawada earned a bachelor of arts degree in College Seminary. He also studied theological studies and Spanish studies. He attended St. Francis College in Burlington, Wisconsin, and Christ the King Seminary in West Chicago, Illinois.
Anna Jennings Welsh, also referred to as Anne Welsh, was born on July 30, 1941, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Anna married Myron Welsh on November 26, 1960, and they had eight children: David, Don, Cami, Darren, Douglas, Anna, Sarah, and Danny.
Welsh attended the University of Nevada, Reno for one year. She received her practical nurse license (LPN).