New Commonwealth Collected Records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, memos, statements, form letters, lists of members in the U.S. and Canada, and speeches and manuscripts about the International Police Force.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1938
Creator
- New Commonwealth (Organization). American Section (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access Note
All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.
Conditions Governing Use
None
Biographical Note
American section of the British organization New Commonwealth; organized June 1, 1937; objectives were to establish an International Tribunal and an International Police Force; general secretary was J.M. Colton Hand; activities in the U.S. appear to have ceased after 1938.
Extent
2.8 linear ft. (2.8 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- New Commonwealth (Organization). American Section (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
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