With a few exceptions, the coverage of this archive begins in the late 1950s and is most useful for the 1960s. There are significant gaps in most series, reflecting the nature of the organisation, and the creation and custody of the archives. The following series are available:
Memoranda and articles of association, 1937 and 1972 [Cwl PN/1]
Annual reports and accounts, 1953-1974 [Cwl PN/2]
Minutes and papers of the Board of Directors, 1958-1988. These records also cover the sister companies of Peace News, including Finsbury Park Typesetters, Housmans Bookshop and Peacemeal Wholefoods. [Cwl PN/3]
Applications for shares, dating from the company restructuring in 1971-1972 [Cwl PN/4]
Minutes and papers of Committees and Working Groups, including Policy, Premises, Publications, Development, Circulation, Promotions, Finance and Planning, 1959-1971 and 1987, with report of Peace News Trustees Working Group, April 1984 [Cwl PN/5/1-7, 11-12]
Minutes, correspondence and papers of the London Peace News Working Group, with mock-ups of proposed newspaper, 1974-1976 [Cwl PN/5/8-10]
Minutes and notes of discussions of staff meetings and meetings of the Peace News Collective, 1963-1964 and 1982-1988 [Cwl PN/6]
Minutes, lists of participants, correspondence, questionnaires and other papers for Peace News conferences, and meetings of readers and supporters, including the Potlatches, 1956-1959, 1970-1971 and 1978-1984 [Cwl PN/7/1-7]
Readership survey responses and questionnaires, 1965-1982 [Cwl PN/7/8-11]
Editorial correspondence files (61), including subseries arranged by name of correspondent, 1954-1972 [Cwl PN/8]
Files relating to pamphlets and books published by Peace News, and publicity, including the 50th anniversary in 1986, 1957-1987 [Cwl PN/9]
Subject files (236) covering organisations, countries, individuals and topics of interest to Peace News, 1948-1987. These contain sources used for news items and articles, as well as representing the network of organisations which Peace News was in contact with, mainly during the 1960s. Key topics covered by the files include nuclear disarmament and nuclear power, non violent direct action, the anti-Vietnam War movement, the black civil rights movement in the United States, and conscientious objection. [Cwl PN/10]
Photographs (223 envelopes) collected from various sources for possible publication in Peace News, 1942-1990. These are arranged into four subseries covering the history of Peace News, individuals, the British peace movement and related groups, and countries. There is also a small set of files containing designs and cartoons. There is extensive coverage of the Anti Apartheid Movement, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Faslane Peace Camp, Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, Molesworth Peace Camp, Torness Alliance, and peace movements in Greece, Italy, the United States and Germany. [Cwl PN/11]