Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Cage 971
Drake, David Ronald
Palouse Peace Journal Records
1989-1993
1.5 Linear feet of shelf space
3 Boxes
Collection contains the full run of the Palouse Peace
Journal, or PPJ, a monthly Moscow / Pullman anti-war publication, 1991-1993. The
collection includes scattered other rare alternative publications, and supporting
materials for the PPJ.
Collection materials are in English
Palouse Peace Journal (PPJ) was a monthly publication in the Pullman-Moscow area,
coedited by David Ronald Drake and Paul McGeady. The publication ran from Feb. 1991
to March 1993, amassing 15 issues, including one unnumbered special report. At its
peak, circulation of the publication was over 1000. The editors started writing
during the Gulf War, as they were frustrated with the lack of diverse coverage.
“People need as much information as possible before making judgments on complicated
issues,” Drake stated in the Evergreen in 1992. PPJ prided itself on providing
perspectives that were not discussed in the mainstream media. Issues tackled in the
PPJ included war/peace, environmentalism, conservation, sexuality, and civil rights.
Support for the publication came from local businesses of the Palouse, some being
regular columnists. Brused Books, Pterodactyl Tape and Disc, Twice Sold Tales,
Moscow Food Co-Op, and many others were regular advertisers. Katherine Sprague,
owner of Safari Pearl, was a regular columnist under the pseudonym “Cranky Dyke”.
The publication could be found at these aforementioned businesses as well. Students,
professors, and members of the general Palouse community rallied behind PPJ; it was
a publication that embraced perspectives that were considered deviant for the time.
The collection contains original copies of the PPJ issues, along with draft articles,
graphics, and publications and documentation that the editors used to make their
arguments. Copies of other hard-to-find publications, such as The Student Insurgent,
from Eugene, OR, are also included. There is a heavy focus on environmental issues
within supporting materials. One folder chronicles the imprisonment of WSU graduate
student Rik Scarce, while another provides updates to the then proposed Idaho
National Engineering Lab production reactor.
The collection consists of three series. Series 1 contains PPJ issues 1-14, along
with published and unpublished articles, and other materials involved in production
of the journals. Article drafts that could be identified were filed with their
respective issue. All others were placed in an unidentified articles folder,
respecting the editor’s original arrangement. Supporting materials are foldered
alphabetically by material types. Series 2 consists of issues folders, some with
materials closely tied to specific articles, and some more general. These are sorted
alphabetically by topic. Box 3 contains other relatively rare publications, most
regional, that relate to the topics discussed in PPJ; these are filed alphabetically
by title.
The collection consists of three series, mostly sorted in chronological or alphabetical order within each.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Palouse Peace Journal Records, 1989-1993 (Cage 971)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
David Drake donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries on
May 30th, 2024, where it was processed without an accession number.
Steinar Goheen processed this collection in October - November 2024.
Extra copies of PPJ issues were discarded during processing, along with and issues of commonly available publications.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Drake, David Ronald -- Archives
Peace movements -- Northwest, Pacific
Antinuclear movement -- Northwest, Pacific
Environmental protection -- Northwest, Pacific
Social action
Civic Activism
Washington (State)
Idaho
Series 1: Individual issues and publication
materials.
1991-1993
1
1
PPJ issue 1.
1991 February
1
2
PPJ issue 2.
1991 March
1
3
PPJ issue 3.
1991 April
1
4
PPJ issue 4.
1991 May
1
5
PPJ issue 5.
1991 June
1
6
PPJ issue 6.
1991 August
1
7
PPJ issue 7.
1991 September
1
8
PPJ issue 8.
1991 October
1
9
PPJ issue 9.
1991 November
1
10
PPJ issue 10.
1991 December
1
11
PPJ issue 11.
1992 January
1
12
PPJ issue 12.
1992 April
1
13
PPJ special edition: Rodney
King.
1992 May 03
1
14
PPJ issue 13 (incomplete).
1992 June
1
15
PPJ issue 14.
1993 March
1
16
Articles, unpublished.
1991-1993
1
17
Correspondence.
1991-1993
1
18
Graphics, advertising.
1991-1993
1
19
Graphics, published.
1991-1993
1
20
Graphics, unpublished.
1991-1993
2
21
Miscellaneous notebooks: Includes meeting
notes and draft sketches.
1991-1993
2
22
Receipts.
1991-1993
Series 2: Issues.
1989-1993
2
23
Civil Rights: Includes essays from Paul
McGeady Sr. regarding censorship of pornography.
1991
2
24
Drug pamphlets and flyers: Includes local
pamphlets.
1989-1990
2
25
Environment: Includes Pullman-Moscow
Groundwater Management Program information.
1990-1993
2
26
Gender and Sexuality: Includes the “Andrew
is Dead Story” and the Delta Tau Delta Russian Ball Zine.
1991
2
27
Gulf War flyers and notes.
1991
2
28
Idaho National Engineering Lab: Includes
information on proposed production reactor and the Environmental Defense
Institute.
1991-1992
2
29
Mardi Gras parade, Moscow. 25
photographs.
1991
2
30
Rik Scarce.
1993
2
31
Sawtooth Green Party.
1991-1992
2
32
Snake River Salmon: Includes endangered
species petitions.
1991
2
33
Unifine correspondence.
1991
Series 3: Other journals.
1990-1993
3
34
Carpe Diem. Ketchum, ID. 1
issue.
1991 Fall
3
35
A Citizen's Guide to the US Forest
Service. Earth First!. Missoula, MT. 1 issue.
1992
3
36
The Guardian: Independent Radical
Newsweekly. New York, NY. 4 issues.
1991 March - April
3
37
INEL News. Environmental Defense Institute
newsletter. Moscow, ID. 6 issues.
1991 June - 1992 April
3
38
Inner Voice. Association of Forest Service
Employees for Environmental Ethics. Eugene, OR. 2 issues.
1991 Fall - Winter
3
39
INWGPA. Viola, ID. 1 issue.
1992 May
3
40
The Key. GALA. Pullman, WA. 3
issues.
1991 June - December
3
41
Martin Institute for Peace Studies and
Conflict Resolution. University of Idaho. Moscow, ID. 1
issue.
1991 July
3
42
The Missoula Paper. Missoula, MT. 4
issues.
1990 January - April
3
43
Palouse - Clearwater Environmental News.
Moscow, ID. 2 issues.
1991 Spring - Summer
3
44
The Palouse Runoff. 1 issue.
Undated
3
45
Read This. Citizens Against Chewable Air.
Moscow, ID. 1 issue.
1992 December
3
46
Seminal Compost. Pullman, WA. 1
issue.
1991 February
3
47
Socratic. Pullman, WA. 1
issue.
1993 February
3
48
The Southern Willamette Alliance. Eugene,
OR. 2 issues.
1991 February - March
3
49
Stonewall News. Spokane, WA. 2
issues.
1992 April - June
3
50
The Student Insurgent. Eugene, OR. 2
issues.
1990 October - November
3
51
Transitions. Inland Empire Public Lands
Council. Spokane, WA. 2 issues.
1990 December - 1991 February
3
52
War Watch. Out Now. Salinas, CA. 1
issue.
1991
3
53
Washington State Citizen. SANE/FREEZE.
Seattle, WA. 1 issue.
1991 Spring
3
54
Promotional T-shirt.
1991-1993