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Peace -- Study and teaching -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

American School Citizenship League Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-American School Citizenship League
Overview Founded in 1908 by Fannie Fern Andrews, the American School Peace League was intended to promote peace by introducing principles of international justice and fraternity into the curricula of U.S. schools. The League distributed circulars, leaflets and booklets for classroom use, including poetry, endorsements for peace from statesmen and military leaders, accounts of peace activity, information regarding other peoples and cultures, and a series of programs designed to further the message of...
Dates: 1908-1930

Fannie Fern Andrews Collected Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Andrews, Fannie Fern
Overview

Fannie Fern Phillips Andrews founded the American School Peace League (which changed its name to the American School Citizenship League in 1919). She was also a founding member of the Woman's Peace Party, and was one of the delegates to the International Committee of the International Congress of Women at The Hague in 1915. She was appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as a delegate to international conferences on education in 1934 and 1936.

Dates: 1906-1940; 1997

Association for Peace Education Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Association for Peace Education

Henry Joel Cadbury Papers

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Identifier: SCPC-DG-081
Abstract

Henry J. Cadbury (1883-1974) was a distinguished Biblical scholar, teacher, and a member of the Society of Friends. Cadbury was one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee. He served as its chairman from both 1928 to 1934 and again from 1944 to 1960. Cadbury supervised famine relief both in the United States and in Europe.

Dates: 1917-1974

Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Carrie Chapman Catt Memorial Fund

Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Center for Peace and Conflict Studies

Center for War/Peace Studies Collected Records

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Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Center for War/Peace Studies
Overview

The Center was organized in 1966 by the New York Friends Group to carry out community and adult education on world affairs and U.S foreign policy issues. The Center's name was changed to Center for Global Perspectives in 1976, but a subsequent reorganization restored the original name.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1966-2005

Charles Chatfield Papers

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Identifier: SCPC-DG-224
Abstract Charles E. Chatfield was professor of history at Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio), from 1961-1999. Chatfield was an authority on peace history and international affairs, and has written or edited numerous books and articles on peace and antiwar movements, including Peace/MIR a collaborative effort between U.S. and Soviet academics. Chatfield taught courses at Wittenberg that focused on historical methodology and on U.S. progressive, urban and diplomatic history. He also directed the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1958-2006

Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and Development [COPRED] Records

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Identifier: SCPC-DG-123
Abstract Was founded in 1970 "to foster research and education in the areas of peace and conflict resolution" as a nonprofit educational organization with both institutional and individual members; goal was to facilitate communication among those engaged in peace studies, peace education, and policy research; provided publications, resources, and consulting services, and sponsors conferences and workshops; in 2002, merged with the Peace Studies Association to form the Peace and Justice Studies...
Dates: 1970-2001

Libby Frank and Morton Frank Papers

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Identifier: SCPC-DG-247
Abstract

The papers of a married couple, both of whom have worked for peace and justice organizations throughout the second half of the twentieth century and into the first decades of the twenty-first century. Libby Frank served as the executive director of the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom from 1981-1986.

Dates: 1966-2012