Love, Alfred H. (Alfred Harry), 1830-1913

Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-054

Abstract

This collection documents the annual conference (1895-1916) held at Mohonk Mountain House, Ulster County, New York; conference for 1917 was planned but not held; at their height, the conferences attracted 300 leaders of government, business, religion, the press, and education; the purpose of the conferences was to create and direct public sentiment in favor of international arbitration, arbitration treaties, and an international court.

Dates: 1895-1937; Majority of material found within 1895-1918

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Belva Ann Lockwood Papers

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-098

Overview Belva Ann McNall Lockwood (1830-1917), was the first woman attorney to practice before the Supreme Court. She personally lobbied members of Congress to pass a special act admitting women to the bar of the Court, and first practiced before the Court in 1879. Lockwood ran for the U.S. presidency in 1884 and 1888, being the first woman to have a complete, national campaign for that office. From the 1870s onward Lockwood was active with the radical peace group, the Universal Peace Union,...

Dates: 1878-1917, 1984, 1986, 1992

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Pennsylvania Peace Society Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-031

Overview

Organizations with the name Pennsylvania Peace Society existed as early as 1822. The records in this collection date from the late 19th century and into the first years of the 20th century. Material about earlier versions of the PPS maybe found in the records of the American Peace Society (DG 003); and in the records of the Universal Peace Union (DG 038).

Dates: 1866-1928; Majority of material found within 1893-1928

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Universal Peace Union Records

Collection

Identifier: SCPC-DG-038

Overview

The most colorful and important peace organization to rise from the the Civil War was the Universal Peace Union (UPU). This militant band grew out of reaction against compromising tactics which the American Peace Society adopted during the Civil War.

Dates: 1846-1938; Majority of material found within 1867-1923; Majority of material found within 1938

Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Love, Alfred H. (Alfred Harry), 1830-1913

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration Records

Belva Ann Lockwood Papers

Pennsylvania Peace Society Records

Universal Peace Union Records

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