Archives of Peace News (1936 - to date) 1937-1990
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Peace News
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War Resisters' International
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Founded in 1921 as Paco; in 1923, name changed to War Resisters' International; acts as a coordinating body for pacifist individuals and organizations throughout the world. From the description of Records, 1921- (bulk) 1923-1949, 1960-1976. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28415185 Founded in 1921 as Paco; 1923 name changed to War Resisters' International. From the description of Collected records, 1923-1984. (Swarthmore College, Peace ...
Housmans Bookshop
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Brock, Hugh Heron., 1914-1985
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Hugh Brock was born on 15 May 1914 and trained as a printer at the London School of Printing. In 1940 the small printing firm which he ran with his brother Ashley took on the production of the pacifist journal Peace News. Other printers refused to handle it because of the risk of prosecution under the Defence Regulations and a trade ban on its distribution meant that the peace movement had to rely on its own distribution network. Founded in 1936, Peace News was the official paper of...
Peace Pledge Union
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The Peace Pledge Union was founded in 1934, initially as a male-only organisation. Women joined from 1936. Members pledged to renounce war. The Peace Pledge Union has also provided for the victims of war such as Basque child refugees from the Spanish Civil War. From the guide to the Second World War Pacifist Publications, c1937-c1940, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...
News, Peace
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The origins of Peace News lie in a pacifist study group which met in Wood Green, London, on the initiative of Humphrey Moore. The group financed the publication of the first issue of Peace News as a means of spreading the pacifist cause. It appeared on 6 June 1936 and soon became the official newspaper of the Peace Pledge Union (formed in 1934 by Dick Sheppard). Humphrey Moore took on the role of editor and a limited company was set up in 1937. Peace News reached a peak circulation ...
