Collected records, 1889-1974 (bulk 1900-1948).

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Collected records, 1889-1974 (bulk 1900-1948).

Executive secretary's annual reports (1913, 1921-1944), circular letters (1910-1948), scattered financial statements and appeals, releases and resolutions (1909-1954), yearbooks (Annuaire des Associations Internationales, 1910-1931), miscellaneous printed publications (1889-1938), and pamphlets from other organizations, notably World Union of Peace Organizations. Persons represented include Élie Ducommun, Henri La Fontaine, Albert Gobat, and Belva A. Lockwood.

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La Fontaine, Henri, 1854-1943

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Henri La Fontaine (22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913. With his close friend Paul Otlet, he founded the International Federation for Information and Documentation (1895) and the Union of International Associations (1907)....

Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917

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Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an American attorney, politician, educator, and author. She was active in working for women's rights, including women's suffrage. Lockwood overcame many social and personal obstacles related to gender restrictions. After college, she became a teacher and principal, working to equalize pay for women in education. She supported the movement for world peace, and was a proponent of the Temperance movement. Lockwood graduated from la...

Ducommun, Élie, 1833-1906

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International Peace Bureau

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Service secretariat acting as a record office, library, and agenda formulating committee for major world peace congresses; organized in 1891; founded in 1892; offices in Geneva, Switzerland. From the description of Collected records, 1889-[ongoing] 1900-1948 (bulk) (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 19612388 From the description of Collected records, 1889-1974 (bulk 1900-1948). (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 70928679 ...

Gobat, Albert, 1843-1914

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World Union of Peace Organizations

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