Papers, 1890-1938.

Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981

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Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 – August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He served as executive director of the ACLU until 1950. Many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under his direction, including the Scopes Trial, the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial, and its challenge to the ban on James Joyce's Ulysses. Baldwin was a well-known pacifist and author. Baldwin was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the son of Lucy Cushing (...

Leo, Ernest J.

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Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938

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American pacifist; observer at the Geneva Disarmament Conference. From the description of Sydney Strong newsletters, 1932-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867867 Congregational minister, pacifist, war resistance leader, author, editor, and political activist; full name: Sydney Dix Strong. From the description of Papers, 1890-1938. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42634137 Biographical/Histori...

Allen, Devere, 1891-1955

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Jones, Paul, 1880-1941

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Paul Jones, Episcopal bishop of Utah at the outbreak of World War I, was an active socialist whose opposition to United States participation in the war ultimately cost him his ecclesiastical position in 1918. He died in 1941 after being at least partially vindicated by the Episcopal hierarchy. He was a leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in its early years. From the description of Collection, 1917-1939, 1917-1918. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 284...

Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (1932-1934 : Geneva, Switzerland)

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The Conference was initiated by the League of Nations, partly as a result of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, which had condemned the use of force to resolve disputes. The Conference discussed the question of universal reduction and limitation of all types of armaments. More than 60 governments sent representatives. After long negotiations and many proposals, the conference was dissolved in deadlock. (C.f. World Encyclopedia of Peace, entry for World Disarmament Conference). Although formally calle...

Kimball, Frank,

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Wentworth, Lydia G., 1858-

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B. 1858; author; advocate for pacifism, socialism, and feminism; lived most of her life in Brookline, Massachusetts; d. 1947. From the description of Papers, 1902-1947 1918-1947 (bulk). (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 20661572 ...

Sayre, John Nevin, 1884-1977

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Episcopalian minister, pacifist and internationalist; staff member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, American Section, 1924-1967, served as chair, 1935-1940; worked with the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and served as chair, 1935-1955; served as editor of The World Tomorrow (1922-1924) and Fellowship magazine 1940-1945); a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Committee on Militarism in Education. From the description of Papers, 1885-1982 1922-1967 (bu...

Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918

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Congregational clergyman, author, and lecturer. From the description of Washington Gladden papers, 1884-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435826 From the guide to the Washington Gladden papers, 1884-1894, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American Congregational minister and social reformer, as well as the author of many books and hymns. From the description of Washington Gladden letters to Riverside Press [manuscript], 1899 Oct 2 and 7. (Universi...

Hughan, Jessie Wallace, 1875-1955

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Jessie Wallace Hughan, educator, pacifist and socialist, helped to establish the Anti-Enlistment League (1915), belonged to the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and assisted in the founding of the War Resisters League, for which she worked throughout her life. From the description of Collection, 1905-1955. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28297239 ...

Denton, Mary

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Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964

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American clergyman and reformer. From the description of The voice of God is calling : autograph poem signed, 1930 Nov. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269557327 John Haynes Homes (1879-1964) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised near Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1902 and Harvard Divinity School in 1904. He received honorary doctorates from Benares Hindu University, Rollins College, and Meadville Theological School. He served as...

Greenfield, George H.,

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Annes, A. B.,

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Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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