Peace Collection, 1825-1984
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Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
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Peace Collection
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Time of Creation of Peace Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection Flyer by the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, n.d. The Peace Collection is comprised largely of published materials documenting the work of women's peace activism from the early nineteenth century to the 1980s. The bulk of the collection dates from 1925 to 1977 and focuses on U.S. and international peace organizations, and individual women leaders in peace movements. Types of material include organizational records, newspaper clippings, articles, periodicals, pamphlets, flyers, biographical articles, writings, correspondence, newsletters, conference materials, minutes, reports, manuals, books, photographs, and videotapes. A substantial portion of the collection documents the activities of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and individual members, circa 1919-1977. Other organizations represented include the National Congress of Women, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Another Mother for Peace, National Committee for the Cause and Cure of War, Order of the Unicorn, Women's Peace Party, World Gathering of Women for Disarmament, American League Against War and Fascism, American Peace Society, and the World Movement for World Federal Government. There are small amounts of material on individual peace activists such as Jane Addams, Emily Greene Balch, Marie Curie, Lucia Ames Mead, and Maude Miner Hadden (Smith class 1901), among others. Photographs, printed material and a videotape document the "Women's Pentagon Action," November 1980. The collection also includes published works on women and peace.
Pacifism--History
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Pacifists--United States--Biography--Sources
Peace movements--History--Sources
Peace--Societies, etc.--History--Sources
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Sources Women and peace--History--Sources
Women--International cooperation--History--Sources
Women's Pentagon Action (November 1980)
World War, 1914-1918--Protest movements
World War, 1939-1945--Protest movements
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
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National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War (U.S.)
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom--History--Sources
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SERIES I. GENERAL
Clippings and articles, 1920-84, n.d.
"All Pink Sisters: The War Department and the Feminist Movement," paper by Joan Jenson, 1978
Anti-pacifist, n.d.
The Owlet, December 6-20, 1921
Peace flag, 1897-98
Pamphlets, 1835, 1888-1977, n.d.
Peacemaker, January and March, 1951
"Propaganda," 1939, n.d.
World government, 1932-48, n.d.
Conference of Women for International Cooperation Year, 1960, 1962
Women, Earth, Feminist Peace Conference, n.d.
Women's peace activities against the Vietnam War
Articles and pamphlets, 1972-73, n.d.
Flyers, notices, posters and writings, 1967-71, n.d.
Canada Conference, April 9-12, 1971
SERIES II. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
Collected biographies and bibliographies (incl. Women Peace-makers, by H. Spaull, and "Women and Peace"), 1924-83
Balch, Emily Greene, 1917-65, n.d.
Hughan, Jessie, 1940
Mead, Lucia Ames, 1905-35, n.d.
Peace Pilgrim (3 video tapes), 1977
Roelofs, Henrietta, 1942
Sutro, Florentine Scholle, 1939, n.d.
Suttner, Bertha von (Tuttle, Florence Guertin), 1918, 1927
Wentworth, Lydia G., 1924, 1945, n.d.
Wynner, Edith, 1944-46, n.d.
Caldicott, Helen, 1978-80, n.d.
SERIES III. ORGANIZATIONS
American League Against War and Fascism, 1935
American Peace Society (Boston), n.d.
Another Mother for Peace
Appeal of Women to the World's Statesmen, 1930
Citizens for Participation in Political Action, 1974
Coalition for a Non-Nuclear World, 1980, n.d.
Committee for World Development and World Disarmament, 1954, n.d.
Crusade for World Government, n.d.
Disarmament Committee of the Women's International Organizations, 1921-40, n.d.
Entente Mondiale Pour la Paix, 1947, n.d.
Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1938, 1953
The Fund for Peace, 1970
Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, 1984, 1989
International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace, 1918
League for Permanent Peace, n.d.
League of Nations, 1920-38, n.d.
National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War
National Council for Reduction of Armaments, 1922, n.d.
National Council for the Prevention of War, 1928-70, n.d.
Order of the Unicorn, 1963-69, n.d.
Peace through Knowledge, n.d.
Voice of Women: New England: Peace Boutique, 1970, n.d.
Women Strike for Peace
Women's Action Committee for Lasting Peace, 1944-50, n.d.
Women's Committee to Oppose Conscription
Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Women's Party for Survival, 1981, n.d.
W.C.T.U.: Peace Department, 1916-17, n.d.
Women's Peace Crusade, 1919-30, n.d.
Women's Peace Party, 1915-19, n.d.
Women's Peace Union of the Western Hemisphere, 1920-21, n.d.
Women's Pentagon Action
World Fellowship, Inc., 1952, n.d.
World Gathering of Women for Disarmament, 1962
World Movement for World Federal Government, 1947, n.d.
World Union of Women for International Concord, 1928
Miscellaneous, 1937-39, 1967-86, n.d.
Brochures, cards, pamphlets, reprints and miscellaneous, 1962-76, n.d.
Newsletters, Aug 1967-85
Bess Myerson: speech and film, 1970
Conference reports, 1925-33
Conference programs, 1937-40
Organization, projects, seminars, etc., 1934-59, n.d.
Round table discussions, study outlines, 1938, 1940, 1941(?)
Memo, 1964-73, n.d.
Mailings, flyers, calendars, minutes, etc. 1962-75, n.d.
Newsletter, 1963-75
Song, recording, 1965, n.d.
Statement of purpose, n.d.
Letters to members, 1943-47, n.d.
Minutes, 1943-46
Pamphlets, 1943, 1951, n.d.
Speech by Mildred Scott Olmsted, 1944, n.d.
Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice (newsletter), 1983, n.d.
Women's Pentagon Action, 1980, n.d.
General
Clippings, 1915-75, n.d.
Constitution: International, 1934, 1953
Anniversaries, 1950, 1955
Fiftieth Anniversary, 1965
National Peace Conference, 1937(?)
Photographs, 1935, 1965, n.d.
Eugenie S. Intemann
Clippings, 1938-55, n.d.
Correspondence
General (A-Z), 1933-75, n.d.
Arnett, Katharine, 1952-69
Baer, Gertrude, 1940-69, n.d.
Balch, Emily Greene, 1942-46, n.d.
Blake, Katherine Devereaux, 1935-50, n.d.
Detzer, Dorothy, n.d.
Gage-Colby, Ruth, 1971-72
Hull, Hannah Clothier, 1943
Olmstead, Mildred Scott, 1937-83, n.d.
Organizations
General, 1932-72, n.d.
WILPF, 1935-75, n.d.
Miscellaneous personal, 1933-70, 1971(?), 1973, n.d.
Copies of letters from Intemann, 1934-76, n.d.
Financial, 1932-74, n.d.
Notes, 1940-67, n.d.
Notes (United Nations), 1966-70, n.d.
Photographs, 1918-65, n.d.
Other organizations, 1940-67
International
International Conference for Permanent Peace: General and clippings, 1919
International Conference of Women on a New Peace, 1922
Conference: Chemical Warfare, 1929
Conference: Problem of Statelessness, 1930
International Congress of Women
General, 1915
Third International Congress, 1921
Fourth International Congress, 1924
Fifth International Congress, 1926
Sixth International Congress, 1934
Ninth International Congress, 1937
Tenth International Congress, 1946
Correspondence, 1937-70, n.d.
International Headquarters Advisory Council, 1940
Executive Committee, 1927-71, n.d.
British Section, 1922-35, n.d.
French Section, 1923-30, n.d.
Netherlands Section, 1938-39
Swedish Section, 1924-46
Inter-American Congress of Women, 1947
Congresses
12th International Congress, 1953
13th International Congress, 1956
14th International Congress, 1959
15th International Congress, 1962
50th Anniversary Congress, 1965
17th International Congress, 1968
18th International Congress, 1971
19th International Congress, 1974
Circular letters, 1938-72
International News, 1947-51
United States Section
History and constitution, 1938, n.d.
Organization, 1954-56, n.d.
National Board, 1932-73, n.d.
National President, 1942-68, n.d.
Executive Director, 1965
Executive Secretary, 1940-45, n.d.
Administrative Secretary, 1948-66
Organization Secretary, 1941, 1945, n.d.
Handbooks, 1938-65, n.d.
Manuals, 1937-68, n.d.
Branch letters, 1929-1970
Organization letters, 1938-49
Washington Newsletter, 1940-69
Annual meeting reports, 1935-59
Annual meeting reports, 1960-69
Annual meeting notices, 1970-71
Biennial meetings, 1973, 1977
Committees
Art for World Friendship, 1954-66, n.d.
Committee on Branches, 1964-69, n.d.
Childhood Education, 1957-66, n.d.
Civil Liberties, 1943-66
Civil Rights, 1958-66
Conscientious Objection, 1943-48, n.d.
National Executive Committee, 1938-66, n.d.
Finance and Membership Committee, 1939-73, n.d.
Human Rights, 1955-65
National Labor Committee, 1944, n.d.
Labor Contracts Committee, 1965-66
Latin American Affairs, 1955, 1966
Legislative Committee, 1946-70, n.d.
Literature 1938-69, n.d.
Membership, 1939-69, n.d.
Nominating, 1943-66, n.d.
Policy, 1947-67, n.d.
Program/Action, 1933-73, n.d.
Public Relations, 1950-59, n.d.
Publicity, 1956-67, n.d.
Race Relations, 1946
National Refugee, 1940-44, n.d.
Religious Contacts, 1942-68, n.d.
Resolutions, 1957, 1959
Scientific Contacts, 1964-66
Work for International, 1947(?), 1955-66
World Development and World Disarmament, 1953-63
World Government and Disarmament, 1949
Miscellaneous, 1941-64, n.d.
Correspondence, 1930-74, n.d.
Publications and printed materials
Lists
undated
State and regional branches and conferences
California, 1938-65
Colorado, 1939(?), 1969
Illinois, 1944
Massachusetts, 1944-64
Michigan, 1939-68
Minnesota, 1938, n.d.
New Jersey, 1938-64
New York, 1930-67, n.d.
New York branches, 1937-64, n.d.
Pennsylvania, 1940-54, n.d.
Washington, 1972
New York Regional Conference, 1967
Northeast Regional Conference, 1970-74, n.d.
Southern Regional Conference, 1966
Manhattan branch
General, 1930-49
Minute book for the board, 1936-40
Metropolitan branch
General, 1950-75, n.d.
Metropolitan Branch News Bulletin, 1957-71
Northampton (Mass.) branch, 1959-70, n.d.
Jane Addams
General, 1944-69, n.d.
Jane Addams Centennial, 1955-61, n.d.
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 1964-67
Jane Addams International Peace Fund, 1942-54
Jane Addams Peace Association, 1964-75
Jane Addams Peace Center, 1940, n.d.
Jane Addams Peace School, 1939-40
Miscellaneous, 1930-75, n.d.
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Photographs and posters (oversize box)
First Action, November 16th and I7th, 1980: Minutes, agendas, publicity, reports, and photocopies of photographs
Second Action, November 16th and 17th, 1981: Proposals, minutes, publicity, reports, and songs
Unity statements, flyers and other printed material, and mailing and contact lists
Prison and civil disobedience: Lists, prison records, printed material, correspondence, statements, poems, and notes
New York City Women's Pentagon Action: Flyers, mailings, articles, correspondence, and materials related to their involvement with Seneca Women's Peace Encampment
"Not in our Name" action, New York City, November 18th and 19th, 1984: Minutes, reports, publicity, and responses to mailing
Print media coverage of the first and second actions
"Women Against the Pentagon," Nov 16-17, 1980: a documentary by Kate Donnelly (20 minute videotape)
Buttons
OVERSIZE MATERIALS
WILPF
Poster: "The Bridge of Peace," n.d.
Canvas banner, n.d.
Intemann, Eugenie: photograph of New York Normal School graduating class and photograph of Association Camp, 1909, 1963
Women's Pentagon Action: posters, 1981, n.d.
BOOKS ON SHELF
Balch, Emily Greene. Approaches to the Great Settlement, 1918
Brittain, Vera. The Rebel Passion, 1964
Bussey, Gertrude and Margaret Tims. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1915-1965; a Record of Fifty Years' Work, 1965
Degen, Marie Louise. The History of the Woman's Peace Party, 1974 (reprint of 1939 ed.)
Hadden, Maude Miner. Quest for Peace: Personal and Political, 1968
Report of the Conference on Cause and Cure of War, Washington, D.C., Jan 18-24, 1925 (2 vols.)