Found 3 collections related to War Resisters League

The Campaign for World Government, founded by Rosika Schwimmer and Lola Maverick Lloyd in December 1937, was among the first organizations to advocate a democratic federal world government. The Campaign was divided between two offices in separate cities, with the international campaign headquartered in New York City and the national campaign in Chicago. This collection consists of the records of the Chicago office, but documents both the Campaign's international and national efforts. Records of the New York office are described separately. less

Author, peace activist, world government advocate and philanthropist, Georgia Lloyd, 1913-1999, was executive secretary of the Campaign for World Government from 1943 until 1990. Her papers consist of correspondence, professional writings and drafts, subject files, financial and real estate materials, miscellaneous personal items, and a small number of photographs. less

The Norman Thomas Family correspondence dates from 1903 to 1974 and consists of eight folders. The collection is mainly focused on Norman and his younger brother Evan. Norman's files contain letters and invitations related to his time as a student at Princeton University. Evan's files contain letters, drafts, and pamphlets related to his activism as a pacifist and conscientious objector, including his time imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth during World War I. less