Peace papers, 1915-1917.

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Peace papers, 1915-1917.

Comprise correspondence, papers, and photos relating to his activities as a member of the Ford Peace Expedition, 1915, as the personal representative of Henry Ford and business manager for the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation, 1916, including financial records; and papers relating to his work with the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, 1917, and the Playground and Recreation Association of America, 1917. Also include Mrs. Lilian (Silk) Holt's papers as women's suffrage. worker and philanthropist, chiefly concerning the Woman's Peace Party, 1915-16.

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University of Michigan

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Forbes, Rose Dabney, 1864-1947

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Holt, Lilian (Silk), 1869-1949.

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Henry Ford Peace Expedition 1915-1916

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED The purpose of the Henry Ford Peace Expedition was to call a conference of delegates from non-combatant countries during World War I. In the winter of 1915-1916, the Ford Peace Expedition carried a delegation of Americans to Norway, Sweden, and Holland to meet with fellow European pacifists. Henry Ford hosted the "Peace Ship," which served as both a vehicle for travel and for collaboration amongst its passengers. BIOGHIST REQUIRED During the months prio...

Jones, Ellis, 1938-

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Aked, Charles F. (Charles Frederic), 1864-1926.

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Holt, Frederick Holford, 1867-1929.

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Detroit businessman. From the description of Peace papers, 1915-1917. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34363764 From the description of Frederick and Lillian Holt Peace Expedition papers, 1915-1917. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 66895318 ...

Broeksmit, Frederika H. (Frederika Henrie͏̈tte), 1875-1945

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War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities (1917)

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Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964

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Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Ben W. Huebsch : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309740245 From the description of B. W. Huebsch papers, 1893-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981210 American publisher. From the description of B. W. Huebsch records, 1909-1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102541 Bi...

Forchhammer, Olaf, 1881-

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Bakker van Bosse, C., 1884-

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Clark, Ada Morse.

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Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961

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Pacifist and worker for social reform, Balch was involved in many humanitarian and civic organizations, including the Boston Women's Trade Union League and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. From the description of Papers, 1915-1947 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007140 Peace leader. President of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section (1928-1933). Received Nobel Peace Prize (1946). ...

Hansson, Johan, 1879-1973

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Buttenheim, Harold S. (Harold Sinley), 1876-

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Woman's Peace Party

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The Woman's Peace Party (WPP) was formed in Jan. 1915 on a platform calling for a conference of neutral nations, limitation of armaments, organized opposition to militarism in the U.S., democratic control of foreign policy, and extension of the franchise to women. In Apr. 1915, the WPP became the American Section of the International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace. Jane Addams served as chairman. WPP became the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in Nov...

Crist, Harris McCabe, 1874-1946.

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Evans, Harry Carroll, 1858-1932.

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Editor and lawyer. Evans edited the Bloomfield (Iowa) Democrat (1883-1890) and the Ottumwa Sun (1890-1895) and was the author of several books and articles. He ran for Congress from Iowa's 7th congressional district (1916 and 1918). In 1896 he began practicing law in Washington, D.C. before moving to Des Moines in 1900. In 1890 he married Susan Weaver, daughter of James B. Weaver. From the description of Birth and growth of insurgency. [1913?] (State Historical Society of Iowa, Libra...

Fels, Mary, 1859-

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Caesar, Irving

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Writer of "Swanee" and other songs. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270935634 Lyricist. From the description of Reminiscences of Irving Caesar : oral history, [195-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122564878 Lyricist and songwriter who served as stenographer and secretary on Henry Ford's Peace Expedition, 1915-1916. ...

Curwan, N. R.

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Bergman, Johan, 1864-1951

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Cocks, Orrin Giddings, 1877-

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Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924

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Maurice Francis Egan (1852-1924) was an American author and diplomat. He published novels and poetry and became a regular contributor to contemporary magazines. He taught English at Notre Dame University and later at Catholic University. President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Egan to the post of minister to Denmark in 1907. From the guide to the Maurice Francis Egan diary, 1914-1915, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Professor of English, Univ...

Hvid, Sylvester

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Bajer, Asfred.

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Barry, John D. (John Daniel), 1866-1942

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American journalist and historian. From the description of Papers, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367396128 ...

Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (1916)

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In 1915, Henry Ford agreed to help the pacifist movement and chartered a ship, Oscar II, to sail to Norway, Denmark and Holland. Its mission was to lobby for peace, promote mediation, gather information, organize meetings, and collect signatures on peace petitions. The Henry Ford Peace Expedition, which grew out of the work of earlier pacifist conferences, helped to form the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation. From the description of Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediati...

Eklund, F. G. S.

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Forchhammer, Henni.

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Braucher, Howard S., 1881-1949.

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Jong van Beek en Donk, B. de (Benjamin), 1881-

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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947

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Industrialist and philanthropist Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863, grew up on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. Mechanically inclined from an early age, he worked in Detroit machine shops as a young man and became an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in 1891. Henry and Clara Jane Bryant, married in 1888, had one child, Edsel, born in 1893. In that same year, Henry tested his first internal combustion engine, and by 1896 completed his first car, the Quadricycle. Ford partnered in ...

Playground and Recreation Association of America

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Gullers, Emil.

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Buelow, Robert.

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