Creator: Mead, Edwin D. (Edwin Doak), 1849-1937 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1855">1855</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1859">1859</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Creator Mead, Edwin D. (Edwin Doak), 1849-1937 Year 1855 to 1859

Extent:: 7.25 linear ft. (18 boxes)
Abstract:: The New York Peace Society was the first peace society in the United States beginning in 1815, and lasting in various incarnations until 1940.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 5 linear ft. (5 linear ft.)
Abstract:: The Massachusetts Peace Society was first formed in 1815, and a new organization reformed in 1911. The records of both groups have been combined here to form one archival collection. The Massachusetts Peace Society (MPS)was the second [third?] such society to form in America on December 28, 1815, organized primarily by Noah Worcester (1758-1837), a Unitarian minister. By 1819 the MPS had over 850 members, with branches established throughout the state and beyond. The MPS merged, into the newly formed American Peace Society in May 1828. A new Massachusetts Peace Society was reorganized on April 27, 1911, with Samuel B. Capen as President and James Tryon as Secretary. It was possibly a branch of the American Peace Society. World War I put an end to the activities of the MPS.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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