Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948

Jane Addams Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-001

Abstract

A world-famous social reformer; co-founded the first settlement house in America in 1889; championed many causes on behalf of the urban poor, such as protection of immigrants, child labor laws, industrial safety, juvenile courts, and recognition of labor unions; a leading figure in the movement for international peace; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Dates: 1838-; Majority of material found within 1880-1935

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Devere Allen Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-053

Abstract

Author, editor, journalist and lecturer; advocate of internationalist pacifism; influential member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s; genealogist; recorder of Rhode Island history and lore; named Harold Devere Allen.

Dates: 1809-1978; Majority of material found within 1910-1955

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Katherine Devereux Blake Collected Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Blake, Katherine Devereux

Abstract

Katherine Devereux Blake was a suffragist and peace activist through the first half of the twentieth century. She was a member of the Ford Peace Expedition in 1915-1916, served on the national board of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and its international executive board, and was the chief speaker for the Disarmament Caravan, which toured 9,000 miles in 1931.

Dates: 1911-1950

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Julien D. Cornell Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-010

Abstract

Julien Cornell (1910-1994) practiced law in New York City, with a special interest in civil liberties. During World War II, he handled many cases for conscientious objectors, as well as advising many other COs about their various problems with the legal system. He was considered an expert on legal issues regarding conscientious objection and Civilian Public Service, and was consulted by many lawyers throughout the country for his opinions.

Dates: 1940-1947

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Lella Secor Florence Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-126

Abstract

Lella Secor Florence became a pacifist while serving as a journalist on the Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) and then participated in several peace organizations focused on keeping the United States out of World War I. She was active in the British section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and in the birth control movement there and wrote Birth Control on Trial.

Dates: 1915-1936

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Anna Melissa Graves Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-015

Abstract

Anna Melissa Graves was a writer, teacher, world traveler, and internationalist. From the 1920s to the 1940s Graves traveled through Africa, Central and South America, China, Europe, and the Middle East. She taught school in many of these places and maintained a voluminous correspondence with the teachers, acquaintances, and former students she met on her travels.

Dates: 1919-1953

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Henry Ford Peace Expedition Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-018

Abstract On December 4, 1915, Henry Ford and over one hundred delegates and reporters left Hoboken, New Jersey, aboard the steamship Oscar II bound for Norway, and an itinerary of peace meetings in nonbelligerant Europe. The purpose of the Henry Ford Peace Expedition was the establishment of a conference of neutral nations which would seek to implement peace proposals through continuous mediation. Although Ford left the expedition at Christiana (Oslo) for health reasons, the delegation visited...

Dates: 1915-1916

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Hannah Clothier Hull Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-016

Abstract Hannah Clothier Hull (1872-1958), was one of the founders of the Woman's Peace Party and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She served as a national officer of the WILPF for nearly forty years. Hull was also active in other social reform movements. A member of a well-to-do Quaker family, Hannah Clothier graduated from Swarthmore College in 1891. She first worked at a Philadelphia settlement house and then entered the graduate program in social work at Bryn Mawr College....

Dates: 1889-1958

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Lola Maverick Lloyd Collected Papers

Collection — Othertype CDG-A

Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Lloyd, Lola Maverick

Scope and Contents

Collection includes printed correspondence, flyers, notices, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, conference notes, and newspaper reprints. Includes information about Rosika Schwimmer and the Ford Peace Expedition.

Dates: 1915-1944

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

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Jane Addams Papers

Devere Allen Papers

Katherine Devereux Blake Collected Papers

Julien D. Cornell Papers

Lella Secor Florence Papers

Anna Melissa Graves Papers

Henry Ford Peace Expedition Records

Hannah Clothier Hull Papers

Lola Maverick Lloyd Collected Papers

National Council for Prevention of War Records

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