League to Enforce Peace (U.S.)

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The League's program, adopted upon its organization in June 1915, was to support the United States as it joined the League of Nations at the end of the first World War. The League was criticized by pacifist organizations for its apparent advocacy of the use of force to enforce peace. Former President William Howard Taft was the League's President.

From the description of Collection, 1915-1921. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28329383

League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) [LEP] was founded in New York City in 1914 by wealthy citizens alarmed at the outbreak of WWI. Its purpose was to work in the U.S. to establish an international organization to ensure world peace. The League's secretary was William H. Short; it's president, former U.S. President William Howard Taft. The League did not associate itself with pacifist opposition to WWI. With the establishment of the League of Nations,the LEP took upon itself organizing political and grassroot support for the association of the U.S. with the League of Nations. The LEP was moribund after the elections of 1920 and ceased to exist in 1923.

From the description of League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) additional records, 1917-1923 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612221697

From the description of Records, ca. 1912-1921. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612674127

From the guide to the League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) additional records, 1917-1923., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943,. Abbott Lawrence Lowell peace papers, ca. 1913-1933. Houghton Library
referencedIn Vance Criswell McCormick papers, 1907-1946 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Walter L. Fisher papers, 1871-1963, (bulk 1909-1920) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Oscar S. Straus Papers, 1856-1955, (bulk 1856-1923) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Walsh, Thomas James, 1859-1933. Thomas James Walsh and John Edward Erickson papers, 1910-1934. Library of Congress
referencedIn Philipp, Emanuel Lorenz, 1861-1925. Papers, 1887-1933. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn McCormick, Vance Criswell, 1872-1946. Vance Criswell McCormick papers, 1907-1946 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.). Records, ca. 1912-1921. Houghton Library
referencedIn Whitehead, John M., 1852-1924. Papers, 1898-1925. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Henry Morgenthau Papers, 1795-1941, (bulk 1870-1941) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Chase Kimball papers, 1906-1971 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Trautwine family. Trautwine family papers, 1834-1947. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Walter L. Fisher papers, 1871-1963, (bulk 1909-1920) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.). [Miscellaneous pamphlets]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943. Papers of Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1889-1958 (inclusive), 1889-1943 (bulk). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931. Augustus Everett Willson papers, 1865-1921. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn McCormick, Harold Fowler, 1872-1941. Harold Fowler McCormick papers, 1892-1947. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Richardson, Grace,. Grace Richardson collection, 1919. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Carey, Charles Henry. Charles Henry Carey papers, 1896-1940. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Herriott, David, b. 1863. Papers, 1920-1923. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Bay City (Mich.). Bay City (Mich.) records, 1898-1933. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Papers of Anna Howard Shaw in the Mary Earhart Dillon Collection, 1863-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Webster, Ellen A., 1863-1965. Papers, 1887-1922 (inclusive), 1909-1919 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. Henry van Dyke family papers, 1694-1963 (bulk 1840-1950s). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Trautwine family papers, 1834-1947. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.). [Miscellaneous pamphlets]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943. Papers of Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1889-1958 (inclusive), 1889-1943 (bulk). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Webster, Ellen A., 1863-1965. Papers, 1887-1922 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Minnesota Peace Society. Minnesota Peace Society records, 1913-1922. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Beal, Junius E. (Junius Emery), 1860-1942. Junius Emery Beal papers, 1869-1946. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Charles Henry Carey Papers, 1896-1940 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Theodore Marburg Papers, 1859-1940, (bulk 1893-1940) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.). League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) additional records, 1917-1923 and undated. Houghton Library
creatorOf Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association records, 1894-1923 [microform]. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn William H. Taft Papers, 1784-1973, (bulk 1880-1930) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) additional records, 1917-1923. Houghton Library
referencedIn Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923. Knute Nelson papers, 1861-1924 (bulk 1916-1923). Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Papers of Abbott Lawrence Lowell, ca. 1877-1943 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1915. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Irwin, J. C. Papers : relating to the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1915-1921. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947. Papers, 1891-1947. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Knute Nelson papers., 1861-1924. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn McCormick, Vance Criswell, 1872-1946. Vance Criswell McCormick papers, 1907-1946 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.). Collection, 1915-1921. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Filene, E. A. (Edward Albert), 1860-1937. Edward A. Filene papers, 1888-1937 (bulk 1907-1937). Credit Union National Association
referencedIn Thomas James Walsh and John Edward Erickson Papers, 1910-1934 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association. Records, 1894-1923 Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf League to Enforce Peace (U.S.). [Miscellaneous pamphlets] Yale University Library
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correspondedWith Alber, Louis J. person
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correspondedWith Bickett, T. W. (Thomas Walter), 1869-1921 person
correspondedWith Blanchard, Paul. person
correspondedWith Boyd, W. R. (William Robert), 1864-1950 person
correspondedWith Bridgman, Howard Allen, 1860-1929 person
correspondedWith Burkholder, J. B. person
correspondedWith Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956 person
associatedWith Carey, Charles Henry person
associatedWith Carey, Charles Henry. person
associatedWith Carrie Chapman Catt. person
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associatedWith Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947. person
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correspondedWith Davies, David Davies, Baron, 1880-1944 person
correspondedWith Drinker, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1850-1937 person
associatedWith Erickson, John Edward, 1863-1946 person
correspondedWith Fairchild, Milton. person
associatedWith Filene, E. A. (Edward Albert), 1860-1937. person
associatedWith Fisher, Walter L. (Walter Lowrie), 1862-1935. person
correspondedWith Forbes, D. Malcolm, Mrs. person
correspondedWith Frank, Glenn, 1887-1940 person
correspondedWith Frost, Edward W., 1859- person
correspondedWith Frothingham, Theodore L. person
associatedWith George Woodward Wickersham person
correspondedWith Gordon, Percy M. person
correspondedWith Handlin, Frances M. person
correspondedWith Haskins, Henry Stanley, 1875- person
correspondedWith Hemenway, Harriett L. person
correspondedWith Herbert Sherman Houston. person
associatedWith Herriott, David, b. 1863. person
correspondedWith House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938 person
correspondedWith Houston, Herbert Sherman, 1865- person
associatedWith Irwin, J. C. person
correspondedWith I. T. Jones person
associatedWith Kimball, Chase, 1902- person
correspondedWith King, Delcevare. person
associatedWith League of Nations. corporateBody
associatedWith League to Enforce Peace. corporateBody
associatedWith League to Enforce Peace. Executive Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Liberty Loan Committee. corporateBody
correspondedWith Liebold, Louis. person
correspondedWith Little, Charles E. (Charles Edgar), 1865-1945 person
associatedWith Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943. person
correspondedWith MacFarland, Charles S. person
correspondedWith M., A. E. person
correspondedWith Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company. corporateBody
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correspondedWith Mason, Guy. person
correspondedWith Masters, George. person
associatedWith McCormick, Harold Fowler, 1872-1941. person
associatedWith McCormick, Vance Criswell, 1872-1946. person
correspondedWith McLeod, B. F. person
correspondedWith Meredith, E. person
correspondedWith Mezes, Sidney Edward, 1863-1931 person
associatedWith Minnesota Peace Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association. corporateBody
correspondedWith Moore, Jane Newell. person
correspondedWith Morgan, B. S., Miss. person
associatedWith Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946. person
associatedWith Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923. person
associatedWith New York Peace Society. corporateBody
correspondedWith Percy M. Gordon person
associatedWith Philipp, Emanuel Lorenz, 1861-1925. person
correspondedWith Polk, Frank L. (Frank Lyon), 1871-1943 person
associatedWith Richardson, Grace, person
correspondedWith Rickey, H. N. person
associatedWith Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919. person
associatedWith Short, Wiliam H. 1868-1935. person
associatedWith Short, William H. 1868-1935, person
correspondedWith Slocum person
correspondedWith Smith, Bolton. person
correspondedWith Smith, Irwin. person
associatedWith Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926. person
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
correspondedWith Sweetser, Arthur, 1888-1968 person
associatedWith Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. person
correspondedWith Th?. person
correspondedWith Theodore L. Frothingham person
correspondedWith Thistlethwaite, Mark. person
correspondedWith Thomas Jones Meek person
associatedWith Trautwine family. family
associatedWith Trautwine family. family
correspondedWith United States. Post Office Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. person
correspondedWith Wadhams, William Henderson, 1873- person
associatedWith Walsh, Thomas James, 1859-1933. person
associatedWith Webster, Ellen A., 1863-1965. person
associatedWith Whitehead, John M., 1852-1924. person
correspondedWith Whitin?. person
correspondedWith Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936 person
correspondedWith Willcox, William G. person
correspondedWith Williams, Talcott, 1849-1928 person
associatedWith Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931. person
correspondedWith Wishart, Alfred Wesley, 1865-1935 person
correspondedWith W. M. Garden person
correspondedWith Woodruff, Clinton Rogers, 1868-1948 person
correspondedWith W. R.. (William Robert) Boyd person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
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Peace
Peace movements
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
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Active 1869

Active 1946

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