[Peace pamphlets. Part 1]. 1867-1950.

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...

Brethren Service Committee

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War Resisters League

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The War Resisters League (WRL) was established in 1923 through the initiative of Jessie Wallace Hughan. It began as an organization for men and women willing to sign a pledge refusing to support war of any kind. During World War II, it lent both moral and legal support to conscientious objectors, especially absolute pacifists who refused to participate even in civilian alternative service, often for reasons other than religious beliefs. In 1968, the WRL merged with the Committee for Nonviolent A...

Tryon, James L. (James Libby), 1864-1958

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James Tryon was an assistant Secretary of the American Peace Society and later Secretary of the Massachusetts Peace Society. His main interest in the cause of peace was to popularize the Hague Conference movement for international arbitration within the legal profession. In 1912 he toured Europe and produced a diary of his travels called The Peace Movement in Europe. From the description of Collection, 1912-1916. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 29402720 ...

Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston), 1811-1893

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American author, clergyman and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Portsmouth, N.H., to Madame [Blaze] de Bury, 1856 Oct. 1-1860 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851342 Peabody graduated from Harvard in 1826, taught Christian morals and served as preacher and Overseer at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Andrew Preston Peabody, 1839-1890 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972834 Clergyman...

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) ...

American friends service committee

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Quaker organization formed to promote peace and reconciliation through its social service and relief programs. From the description of American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988 (bulk 1933-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983753 The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was organized in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A ...

Muste, A. J. (Abraham John), 1885-1967

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Clergyman, pacifist. From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham John Muste : oral history, 1954. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309741542 From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham John Muste : oral history, 1965. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122681124 A.J. Muste (1885-1967). Muste's involvement as a labor organizer began in 1919. When he led strikes in the textile mills of Lawrenc...

American Peace Society.

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Formed in 1828 in New York City; headquarters later moved to Hartford, Boston, and Washington, D.C. From the description of Certification, 1871 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70963148 The American Peace Society was the first nationally based secular peace organization in the United States. It was formed in 1828 from the merging of several state and local peace societies of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; the oldest, the New York Peace Society, dat...

Youth Committee Against War

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Commission to study the organization of peace

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The founding of this organization was sponsored by the American Association of University Women, the American Union for Concerted Peace Efforts, the Church Peace Union, the League of Nations Association and the World Citizens Association. It studied the fundamental bases of lasting peace from political, economic, and social angles. The Commission became a research affiliate of the American Assoiciation for the United Nations after its founding in 1945. From the description of Collect...

Mennonite Central Committee

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The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was formed when representatives of various Mennonite conferences met July 27-28, 1920, in Elkhart (Indiana), and pledged to aid suffering people, including Mennonites, in Russia and Ukraine. Since then thousands have served with MCC worldwide on relief, peace and development projects. From the description of Mennonite Central Committee collected records, 1940- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 502160809 Joint re...

National Council Against Conscription (U.S.)

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