League of Nations
Organization
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
National Committee on the Churches and the Moral Aims of the War Collected Records
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-National Committee on the Churches-Moral Aims of the War
Dates:
1917-1918
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Inazo Nitobe Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-107
Abstract
Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933) was a Japanese Quaker diplomat, agriculturist, and educator who sought to act as an emissary of understanding between Japan and Western nations. He was born in Morioka, Japan, in the waning days of feudal Japan and became a Christian during his studies in Sapporo. He was further educated at Tokyo University and in 1884 became one of the first Japanese students to study in the United States. He joined the Society of Friends in 1886, and in 1891, he married Mary...
Dates:
1890-1991
Rassemblement Universel pour la Paix [International Peace Campaign] Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Switzerland-Rassemblement universel pour la paix
Scope and Contents
This collection includes files about the World Peace Congress (also called the International Peace Congress and the Brussels Congress) held in Brussels in September 1936, the 1938 Preparatory Peasant Peace Conference, and other conferences. There are also correspondence, administrative files, and files from National Committees of various countries.
Dates:
1936-1942
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Union of Democratic Control Collected Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-Union of Democratic Control
Abstract
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
Woman's Pro-League Council Collected Records
Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Woman's Pro-League Council
Dates:
1922-1923
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
World Peace Foundation Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-055
Abstract
In 1902, Edwin Ginn began publication of an International Library to promote knowledge about peace. In July 1910, he established the International School of Peace which, in December, became the World Peace Foundation. Its purpose was to promote better international relations and world order by preparing and distributing specialized literature, mostly to college and university libraries, and by holding conferences. It was closely allied with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and...
Dates:
1910-1960
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
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