Description
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Collection contains oral history interviews on audiocassettes
and reel-to-reel tapes, transcripts (full and excerpts), photographs, and supplemental materials and related monographs.
Background
WILPF had its roots in the U. S. Women's Peace party, and was founded in 1915 by 1300 women from neutral and warring nations
who met in the Hague, Netherlands to try to negotiate the end of the war, send envoys from their group to nations at war and
the U.S., and to urge peaceful resolution and 'continuous mediation' to avoid future conflicts. WILPF's second congress met
in Versailles in 1919 where the peace terms were negotiated, and the women's congress made several long-term resolutions for
disarmament, gender equality, and for a world body to negotiate peaceful settlement of conflicts (although WILPF was critical
of the League of Nations). President Wilson used many of their proposals in his 14 Point Peace Plan.
Extent
14 box(es)
242 audiocassettes ; 38 7" open reel tapes; photographs, transcripts; supplemental print materials; related monographs
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Availability
Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.