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National Peace Conference (U.S.) 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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The National Peace Conference was formed in 1933 to unify and coordinate the efforts of various U.S. organizations interested in world justice and peace. The main function of the organization was to relate peace organizations to the public and to each other. The NPC member organizations coordinated some programs, activities and joint projects. Dr. Walter Van Kirk was director at the time of founding of the NPC. The main issues covered by the NPC included: neutrality, economics and peace, military training in schools and colleges, freedom of conscience, immigration policy, the League of Nations, and U.S. national defense policies. The organization had international contacts, especially with the National Peace Council in London, and the Rassemblement Universel pur la Paix (International Peace Council), in Geneva, Switzerland. The NPC was active until 1951.
The collection includes organizational meeting minutes, correspondence, statements of policy, annual reports, financial records, releases, serial publications, and literature. The bulk of the correspondence is with local peace groups, 1936-1944. There is additional correspondence with international peace organizations. In addition there are documents relating to various NPC committees and project, such as the Campaign for World Economic Cooperation, 1937-1939.
The collection is organized first by internal administrative records, then correspondence with local U.S. peace organization and group by state. Correspondence with international peace organizations forms the next section of documents. The remaining boxes contain material on NPC projects and literature.
Guide to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, 2nd ed., p. 48.
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Gift of National Peace Conference.
Updated by Anne Yoder, Archivist, July 2015
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Subject
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- Swarthmore College Peace Collection
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research use.
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All or part of this collection is stored off-site. Contact Swarthmore College Peace Collection staff at peacecollection@swarthmore.edu at least two weeks in advance of visit to request boxes.
- Copyright to the National Peace Conference (U.S.) records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Use Restrictions
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None.
Collection Inventory
meeting minutes
financial records
merger with Emergency Peace Campaign
New York Insitute
opening international broadcast
Washington Conference - preliminary arrangements
Washington Conference - miscellaneous
Washington Conference - report of Committee of Experts
local group organization
visual aids, literature
regional speakers
radio program campaign
Information Bulletin
releases
second phase
Staley memo and CWEC revival
Marathon Round Table
World Government Day