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Peg Morton, a Quaker activist, is a long-time resident of the Eugene area, and activist in the cause of Latin American solidary, war tax resistance, and the Eugene interfaith movement. Margaret "Peg" Morton was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 31, 1930. In 1946, Peg traveled with her Aunt Helen to Geneva, Switzerland. Here, and in London, she witnessed the damage caused by World War II, something to which she attributes her peace activism later in life. Upon her return from Europe, Ms. Morton attended Oberlin College, graduating in 1953. She became involved in the Pledge of Resistance in the mid-1980's, a peace movement organized against the U.S. war in Central America. Ms. Morton has campaigned against the School of the Americas, and is tax resistance activist. Her collection is evidence of her activist work in Guatemala, Columbia, and Cuba, among other countries.
The collection is comprised of records documenting Ms. Morton's work as a peace and tax resistance activist, both in the United States and Latin America, and is comprised of writings and journals, published material (newsletters, news clippings, etc.) photographs, and slides.