Call Number:

CDG-A.Institute of Pacific Relations

Repository:

Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Extent:

0.83 linear ft. (2 hollinger boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] in the Institute of Pacific Relations Collected Records (CDG-A), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.

Date:

1925-1945, 1948 (inclusive)

Creator:

Institute of Pacific Relations

Abstract:

The foundation of the Institute of Pacific Relations was laid in a proposal by the Pan-Pacific Union shortly after World War One. An international YMCA Conference was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, bringing together representatives from many Pacific countries. In 1924, an outgrowth of the Conference was the permanent organization, the Institute of Pacific Relations, to promote "impartial, frank, and thorough research into vital Pacific questions."

Collected documents comprise primarily printed material such as conference reports, pamphlets, and other publications, including reprints. The majority of files are by and about the American Council, circa 1938-1948. There are also files dedicated to the 1st and 8th conferences in 1925 and 1942 respectively and a small amount of material on the Japanese Council 1933 and the Pacific Council 1938-1939.