League of Nations
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
League of Nations Union Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-League of Nations Union
Overview
The League of Nations Union was formed on October 13, 1918 by the joining of the League of Nations Society with the Free Nations Society. The League of Nations Society began in 1916 with the purpose of examining the forms of international organization that would be possible at the end of WWI. It lobbied for an agreement among countries that would serve as a basis for permanent peace by providing for settlement of disputes, mutual defense, and the observance of international treaties. The...
Dates:
1915-1945
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Union of Democratic Control Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-Union of Democratic Control
Overview
The Union of Democratic Control was founded in 1914 in London, England by an alliance of radical Liberal Party and Independent Labour Party members to protest Britain's decision to enter World War I. It became a well-respected and internationally known research organization, publishing many pamphlets about British national and colonial affairs. It was disbanded in 1966.
Dates:
1915-1966
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
