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| Title: | League of Nations Association, Midwest Branch. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1936-1942 |
| Size: | 5 linear ft. (10 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The League of Nations Association Records contain materials concerning the educational activities of the association, contests and model League of Nations Council and Assemblies for high school students. The collection also includes materials about coordinated programs with the Chicago Peace Council and the National Peace Conference, as well as the dissemination of literature concerning neutrality legislation. After the outbreak of war in 1941, the association worked chiefly through the World Citizens Association and the Commission to study the Organization of Peace. |
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The League of Nations Association was a national organization with semi-autonomous branches in various parts of the country. The association supported revision of the League Covenant and American membership. It waged an educational campaign to inform Americans of the League's activities and accomplishments and generally tried to foster international cooperation, both politically and economically.
The Mid-West branch, with headquarters in Chicago, included Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska. The correspondence and related documents cover the period 1936-1942, under the directorships of Walter H.C. Laves, 1936-1939, William Diez, 1939-1941, Lucy McCoy, 1941, and John Van de Water, 1941-1942. The principal financial supporter of the Mid-West branch and secretary of the Executive Committee was Mrs. Emmons McCormick Blaine, a prominent Chicago philanthropist.
The League of Nations Association Records contain materials concerning the educational activities of the association, contests and model League of Nations Council and Assemblies for high school students. The collection also includes materials about coordinated programs with the Chicago Peace Council and the National Peace Conference, as well as the dissemination of literature concerning neutrality legislation. After the outbreak of war in 1941, the association worked chiefly through the World Citizens Association and the Commission to study the Organization of Peace.
The collection is comprised of five series: Series I: 1936; Series II: 1937; Series III: 1938; Series IV: 1939-1941; and Series V: 1941-1942.
Series I: 1936 |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | A |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Applications |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Articles |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | B |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Budget and finances |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | C |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | D |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | E |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Eichelberger, Clark M. |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Executive Committee |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | F |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Form letters |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | G |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | H |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Heiser, Dr. Victor G., pamphlet, Millions of Patients |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | I-L |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | M |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Membership |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | N-O |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | P |
| Box 1 Folder 21 | R |
| Box 1 Folder 22 | Radio Speeches |
| Box 1 Folder 23 | S |
| Box 1 Folder 24 | T |
| Box 1 Folder 25 | W-Z |
Series II: 1937 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | A |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | B |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | B |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | C |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Chicago: World Trader pamphlet |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Columbia University Press |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Comment on talks by W. H. C. Laves |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Council of the League of Nations, model |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Council of the League of Nations, model |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Council of the League of Nations, model |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | D |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | E |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | (World) Economic Cooperation Campaign |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | (World) Economic Cooperation Campaign |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | (World) Economic Cooperation Campaign |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | (World) Economic Cooperation Campaign |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Eichelberger, Clark M. |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Eichelberger, Clark M. |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Executive Committee |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | F |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Finances |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | G |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | H |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Haile, Pennington |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Heiser, pamphlet, Millions of Patients |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Hull, Cordell |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | I |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | J |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | K |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | L |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Laves, W. H. C., articles and speeches by |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Laves, W. H. C. |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | M |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Membership |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Membership |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Minnesota branch |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Meyer's Handbook on the League |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | N |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | O |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | P |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Policies and objectives |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | R |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | Regional conference |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | S |
| Box 4 Folder 17 | S |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Signatures to letters, manifestoes and petitions |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Speakers |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Students |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Sweet, Carl |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Arthur Sweetser article |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | T |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | T |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | U |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | V |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | W |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Wisconsin branch |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | Y-Z |
Series III: 1938 |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | A |
| Box 5 Folder 14 | American Youth Congress |
| Box 5 Folder 15 | B |
| Box 5 Folder 16 | C |
| Box 5 Folder 17 | Chicago: World Trader pamphlet |
| Box 5 Folder 18 | Collective Security Statement |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | D |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | E |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | (World) Economic Cooperation Campaign |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Eichelberger, Clark M. |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Executive Committee |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | F |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Finances |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | Form letters |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | G |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | H |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | High school contest |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | I |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | J |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | K |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | Keep America out of War Committee |
| Box 6 Folder 16 | L |
| Box 6 Folder 17 | Laves, W. H. C., articles and statements by |
| Box 6 Folder 18 | Ludlow amendment |
| Box 6 Folder 19 | M |
| Box 6 Folder 20 | Membership |
| Box 6 Folder 21 | Minneapolis' Stake in Foreign Trade pamphlet |
| Box 6 Folder 22 | Model League of Nations Council |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | N |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Neutrality statement and pamphlet |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | O |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | P |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Photographs |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | R |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Radio |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | Reports |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | S |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | St. Louis |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | Speaking engagements, W.H.C. Laves |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | T |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | U-V |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | W |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Wescheke Project |
Series IV: 1939-1941 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | A |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | American Union for Concerted Peace Efforts |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | American Youth Congress |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | B |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | C |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | Contacts |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | D |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | E |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Eichelberger, Clark M. |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Executive Committee |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | F |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | Finances |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | G |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | H |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | Haile, Pennington |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | High School Contest, 1939 |
| Box 8 Folder 17 | High School Contest, 1940 |
| Box 8 Folder 18 | High School Contest, 1941 |
| Box 8 Folder 19 | Hollywood Committee |
| Box 8 Folder 20 | I-K |
| Box 8 Folder 21 | L |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | M |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Membership |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | Milwaukee branch |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | N |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Neutrality Act, Thomas Resolution |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | O |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | P |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | Pageant, "Call to Peace" |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | R |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | S |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | St. Louis branch |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | T |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | U-W |
Series V: 1941-1942 |
| Box 9 Folder 14 | A-B |
| Box 9 Folder 15 | Bibliographies |
| Box 9 Folder 16 | C |
| Box 9 Folder 17 | Commission to Study the Organization of Peace |
| Box 9 Folder 18 | D |
| Box 9 Folder 19 | E |
| Box 9 Folder 20 | Eichelberger, Clark M. |
| Box 9 Folder 21 | F |
| Box 9 Folder 22 | Federal Union, Inc. |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Finances |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Form letters |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | G-H |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | High school contest |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | High school contest, test papers |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | I |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | J |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | K |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | L |