Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section

Dorothy H. Hutchinson Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-125

Abstract Dorothy Hewitt Hutchinson (l905-l984) began to gain influence in the peace movement when her pamphlet A Call to Peace Now was printed by the Friends in l943. That summer, Hutchinson and a small group of people started the Peace Now Movement, using her pamphlet to rally support for the principle of a negotiated settlement rather than unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. This group included George W. Hartmann, a psychology professor at Columbia, and John Collett. Hutchinson also worked...

Dates: 1942-1980

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Helen Kusman Collected Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Kusman, Helen

Overview

Helen Kusman was active in the peace movement from the 1950s through the 1980s, and worked on many issues. She served as the chairman of the New York Metropolitan Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), from 1970 to 1974. From 1973 to 1979 she served as Vice-President of the National Executive Board, representing the Northeast Region of the WILPF.

Dates: 1972-1982

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Milada Marsalka Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-217

Abstract

Milada Marsalka was a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section, active with the New Haven, Connecticut Branch. Marsalka worked for American-Soviet friendship and conversion of economy from military to civilian production. She was born in Czechoslovakia and later moved to the United States. Marsalka died in 1999 or 2000.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1965-1998

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

National Council for Prevention of War Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-023

Abstract

The National Council for Prevention of War (NCPW) was directed by J. Frederick Libby for many years; it lobbied Congress and created educational peace material, among other activities and campaigns.

Dates: 1921-1975

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Mildred Scott Olmsted Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-082

Abstract Mildred Scott Olmsted, peace activist and suffragist, was born in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in 1890. In 1922, Olmsted became Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). From 1934 onward she assumed national positions with the organization. In 1946, Olmsted became National Administrative Secretary and held that position (until her retirement in 1966. She remained active as Executive Director Emerita of WILPF and also served...

Dates: 1881-1990; Majority of material found within 1907-1990

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Mercedes M. Randall Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-110

Overview

Mercedes M. Randall was an early, and lifelong, member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She held many positions of responsibility in the organization, including chairmanship of the National Education Committee, and presidency of the Manhattan Branch. Randall was the first biographer of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Emily Greene Balch.

Dates: 1914-1977

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Dorothy Medders Robinson Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-127

Overview

Dorothy Medders Robinson was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section, from 1941 to 1946. She also served as the delegate to the WILPF International Congress in Luxembourg in 1946. Robinson was a chair of the Jane Addams Peace Association and the Jane Addams Hall of Fame Committee.

Dates: 1946-1978

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, United States Section : [microform] / editor, Eleanor M. Barr

Collection — Othertype Reels 130.1-130.97

Identifier: SCPC-Reels-130.1-130.97

Dates: 1919-1959

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection