Letter, 1932.

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Letter, 1932.

Letter, November 5, 1932, from Matthew Woll, acting president of the National Civic Federation, to a number of college professors, opposing recognition of the Soviet government of Russia by the United States and opposing a petition for recognition sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation.

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Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)

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The Fellowship of Reconciliation was established in December of 1914, during a meeting at Cambridge, England. Its members believed that Christians were forbidden to wage war, and that instead they should work positively to establish a new world order of peace and justice. The F.O.R. had its office in London. It produced and distributed literature, including its monthly magazine Reconciliation; worked with youth; fostered groups of members throughout the country; and supported the work of the Int...

Woll, Matthew, 1880-1956

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In 1906 he was elected President of the Photo-Engravers Union til 1929 when he became Vice President, which he held til his death in 1956. In 1919 he was elected eighth Vice President of the A.F.L.. In 1955 he became the first Vice President of A.F.L. and C.I.O. From the description of Matthew Woll, Papers, 1914-1956. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64063382 ...

National Civic Federation

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1 - National Civic Federation Records. Civic Federation of Chicago, boxes 155-168. 2 - Regulation of Industrial Corporations Department, box 241, folders 5 and 6; box 242, folders 1-6; and box 246, folders 5-10. 3 - . Trade Agreements Department, box 255, folder 4, enclosures to form letter dated May 11, 1906, from [Jeremiah Jenks]. Jenks was a political economist, a student of the combinations movement (he was the chairman of the NCF sub-committee that drafted a bill to amend the S...