World Citizens Association. Central Committee. Records 1939-1953

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

Toll, Henry W. (Henry Wolcott), 1887-

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State senator and attorney. Born November 1887. Active in opposing the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado. Taught at the University of Chicago. Served on the National Commission on Uniform State Laws, Denver Welfare Board, DPL Foundation. Founded Graland School in 1927. Died October 1975. From the description of Henry W. Toll oral history [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39160430 The Powell Society was incorporated in 1969 (the 100th anniver...

Blaine, Anita McCormick

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Kellogg, Paul Underwood, 1879-1958

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Kellogg, editor of the Survey, 1909-1952, and an active social reformer, corresponded with major figures in business, politcs, and welfare, discussing developments in peace movements, New Deal programs, civil liberties, the development of professional social work, and programs to assist dependent members of society. From the guide to the Paul U. Kellogg papers, 1891-1952, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives [swha]) Kellogg, editor of the Surve...

Wright, Quincy, 1890-1970

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Quincy Wright, 1890-1970, was professor of international law at the University of Chicago. From the description of Papers,f1926-1952. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122377031 Political scientist. A.B., Lombard College, 1912; A.M, University of Illinois, 1913; Ph. D, 1915. Assistant and instructor in international law, Harvard University, 1916-1919. Assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1919-1921; associate professor, 1921-1922; pro...

Bonnet, Henri, 1888-1978

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French League of Nations official. From the description of The United Nations : typescript, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553883 ...

World Citizens Association

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The World Citizens Association was founded in Chicago in 1939 under the patronage of Anita McCormick Blaine. The Association worked for world community awareness and toward promoting the practice of solving problems from an international point of view. From the description of Records, 1939-1953. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247997 The World Citizens Association was an outgrowth of S. de Maderiaga's attempts at founding an American divis...

International organization-Societies, etc.

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Cassels, Edwin Henry, 1874-

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Aydelotte, Frank, 1880-1956

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Frank Aydelotte, seventh President of Swarthmore College, was born on October 18, 1880 in Sullivan, Indiana; he was the first president of the College who was not a Quaker. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Indiana in 1900, and three years later received an M.A. from Harvard. He became a Rhodes Scholar and studied at Oxford University from 1905-1907. He then taught at University of Indiana from 1908-1915. Afterward he taught English Literature at M.I.T. where he worked until he ...

Clough, Edwin M.

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Embree, Edwin R. (Edwin Rogers), 1883-1950

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Foundation executive and author. From the description of Edwin R. Embree collection, [undated]. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70971646 Edwin Embree was secretary (1917-1924), director of the Division of Stusies (1924-1927), and vice-president (1927) of The Rockefeller Foundation, president of the Rosenwald Fund (1927-1948), and president of the Liberian Foundation. From the description of Papers, 1925-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122628995 ...

Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949), physician and educator, served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1929 to 1933. From the description of Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582818 American educator; United States secretary of the interior, 1929-1933; president, Stanford University, 1916-1943. From the description of Ray Lyman Wilbur papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867219 ...