Morris-Libby papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the correspondence of Frederick Libby and Ellison Morris, regarding war crimes trials, as well as a number of photographs, including a photograph of Arch St.
Dates
- Creation: 1826, 1950, undated
Creator
- Libby, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1874-1970 (Correspondent, Person)
- Morris, Ellison (Correspondent, Person)
- Frank, Libby (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Frederick J. Libby (1874-1970) was a pacifist, writer, speaker, and fundraiser. He was born in Richmond, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1894 with a bachelor of the arts. He was a graduate of Andover Theological Seminary, earning a bachelor of divinity in 1902. Libby, a Congregational minister, joined the Society of Friends in 1921. Fred Libby performed relief work with the American Friends Service Committee (ASFC) and American Red Cross in France, 1918-1920, and became an AFSC official, 1920-1921. His most enduring contribution to the peace movement was as a founder and executive secretary of National Council for Prevention of War, 1921-1970. Fred Libby helped organize the Keep America Out of War Congress, 1938. He was the author of War on War (1922) and a history of the National Council for the Prevention of War (NCPW), To End War: The Story of the National Council for the Prevention of War (1969).
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (3 folders)
Language
English
Overview
This collection is comprised of the correspondence of Frederick Libby and Ellison Morris, regarding war crimes trials, as well as a number of photographs, including a photograph of Arch St.
Acquisition
The Morris-Libby papers were donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in February, 1986 by Anna S. Morris.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.
- Title
- Morris-Libby papers, 1826, 1950, undated
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- March, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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