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George Nasmyth and Florence Nasmyth Papers, 1911-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.46 linear ft. (17.5 linear in.)

Abstract:

George W. Nasmyth was educated at Cornell, Berlin, Gottingen, Heidelburg and Zurich. He dedicate his life to the cause of international understanding and peace. In 1919, he attended the Paris Peace Conference, and to organize the first meeting since the outbreak of the war of the World Alliance for Friendship Through the Churches. He died of a typhus infection at the age of 39, on September 20, 1920. Florence Nasmyth was a writer on peace issues.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]