Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over People Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988 Year 1980 to 1984

Dorothy Detzer Papers, 1913-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 linear ft. (3 linear feet.)
Abstract:: Dorothy Detzer was a peace activist, writer, and lobbyist. She served as the National Executive Secretary of the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1924-1946.. Detzer influenced a Congressional investigation of the munitions industry, 1934-1936, and later wrote the book Appointment on the Hill, 1948, describing her two decades in Washington, D.C.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

A. Fenner Brockway Collected Papers, 1915-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear inches.)
Abstract:

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Victor Gollancz Publishing Files, 1926-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 100 linear feet (105 containers), 26 digital files, and 0.01 gb
Abstract:: Consists of author and administrative files of Victor Gollancz Publishing company, including correspondence, publication agreements, and ephemera (e.g. clippings, tearsheets, dust jackets). Some records include those associated with the Left Book Club's operations and Joyce Carol Oates' publications, among others.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]