Committee for World Development and World Disarmament
Established in 1950 as a non-political, non-partisan, educational organization for the purposes of stimulating discussion and providing a forum for information about world disarmament and world economic development, serving as a clearinghouse for exchange of information and ideas about development and disarmanent; initiated by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom as a project of the Jane Addams Peace Association; headquartered in New York, N.Y.; ceased operations in 1970.
From the description of Committee for World Development and World Disarmament records, 1950-1970. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 39969302
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Committee for World Development and World Disarmament. Letters, 1954, to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Kirchwey, Freda, 1893-1976. Papers, 1871-1972 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Kirchwey, Freda. Papers, 1871-1972 (inclusive), 1937-1971 (bulk) [microform]. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Committee for World Development and World Disarmament. Committee for World Development and World Disarmament records, 1950-1970. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Louis B. Sohn Papers, 1936-1979 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Baker, Adelaide N. | person |
| associatedWith | Chalmers, Ruth. | person |
| associatedWith | FREDA KIRCHWEY, 1893-1976 | person |
| correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | Jane Addams Peace Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kirchwey, Freda. | person |
| correspondedWith | Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pomerance, Josephine Wertheim, 1910-1980. | person |
| associatedWith | Shamleffer, Doris. | person |
| associatedWith | Simon, Emily Parker. | person |
| correspondedWith | Sohn, Louis B. | person |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. U.S. Section. | corporateBody |
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| Disarmament |
| Economic development |
| Nuclear disarmament |
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