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New Commonwealth Collected Records
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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore 19081-1399
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Founded in 1932 in Britain by the philanthropist and former Liberal MP David Davies, an advocate of an international police force, especially an air force, to promote disarmament and keep the world's peace. Winston Churchill was elected as the organization's president. In a speech to the New Commonwealth in May 1937, Churchill said "We are one of the few peace societies that advocates the use of force, if possible overwhelming force, to support public international law."
Includes correspondence, annual reports, leaflets, pamphlets.
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- Swarthmore College Peace Collection