Register of the Lewis A. Maverick papers
Finding aid prepared by Loralee Sepsey
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Title: Lewis A. Maverick papers
Date (inclusive): 1914-1940
Collection Number: XX245
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Lewis A. Maverick papers consist of correspondence, photographs, essays, reports, memoranda, diaries, newspaper clippings,
and other documents related to the Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915), the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation and
International Committee for Immediate Mediation (1916), and various other peace organizations around the world and in the
United States.
Creator:
Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (Location of meeting: Stockholm, Sweden. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1916.)
Creator:
Maverick, Lewis A.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lewis A. Maverick papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
American pacifist. Member of the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and numerous other pacifist groups. Former Professor of Economics
at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
| 1891 |
Born in Texas to George Madison Maverick and Mary Vance Maverick |
| 1915 |
Joined the Henry Ford Peace Expedition |
| 1946-1959 |
Taught at Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| 1973 |
Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, photographs, essays, reports, memoranda, diaries, newspaper clippings, and other documents related to the
Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915), the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation and International Committee for Immediate
Mediation (1916), and various other peace organizations around the world and in the United States.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Peace
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
Neutrality -- United States
Pacifism
Henry Ford Peace Expedition
box 1, folder 1
Biographical File
1915-1917
Scope and Contents
Personal effects belonging to Lewis A. Maverick. Includes membership cards, pins, business cards (not Maverick's), donation
cards, and other items.
Speeches and Writings
1915-1934
box 1, folder 2
Essays and reports
1915-1934
Scope and Contents
Formal essays and reports written and/or edited by Lewis A. Maverick. Topics include the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and other
issues concerning world peace.
box 1, folder 3
Notes
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes made by Lewis A. Maverick on various subjects concerning his personal and business affairs, including drafts
of essays and statements.
box 1, folder 4
Diary
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Loose-leaf diary entries kept by Lewis A. Maverick over the course of the Henry Ford Peace Expedition.
box 1, folder 5-6
Correspondence
1915-1940
Scope and Contents
Correspondence received and sent by Lewis A. Maverick.
Rosika Schwimmer
1915-1941
box 1, folder 7
Correspondence
1915-1941
Scope and Contents
Correspondence received and sent by Rosika Schwimmer.
box 1, folder 8
Miscellaneous documents
1915-1940
Scope and Contents
Reports, newspaper clippings, flyers, and other documents concerning Rosika Schwimmer, including information on a campaign
to gain Schwimmer the World Peace Prize.
box 1, folder 9
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Other correspondence not received or sent by Lewis A. Maverick or Rosika Schwimmer.
box 1, folder 10
Olaf Forchhammer
1916
Scope and Contents
Olaf Forchhammer,Cophenhagen's city engineer from 1936-1951, was a pacifist and board member of the Danish Peace Society.
Henry Ford Peace Expedition
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Print media concerning theories about peace, Henry Ford Peace Expedition logistics, and other issues relevant to the Expedition,
which was aimed at promoting peace in Europe during World War I and brokering an agreement between the belligerent countries
to put an end to the fighting.
box 2, folder 3
Biographical monographs
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Books on the members of the Expedition.
box 2, folder 4
Biographies and lists
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Biographical information on the members of the Expedition.
box 2, folder 5-6
Bulletins and circulars
1915-1916
box 2, folder 7
Menus, programs, and trip logistics
1915-1916
box 2, folder 8
Photographs
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
One album page of photographs related to the Expedition.
See also: Box 5.
box 2, folder 9
Documents, reports, and essays
1915-1916
box 2, folder 10
Financial records
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Expense reports, calculations, fund request forms, and other material relating to Expedition expenditures.
Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation
1916
box 3, folder 1-2
Peace plans, reports, documents, and speeches
box 3, folder 3
Seventh Scandinavian Student Meeting
1916
box 3, folder 4
Foreign Delegations Reports
1916
box 3, folder 5
People's Council of America
1917-1918
box 3, folder 6
American Union Against Militarism
1917
box 3, folder 7
Emergency Peace Federation
undated
box 3, folder 8
International Peace Movements
circa 1917
box 5
Photographs
circa 1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Five photo albums of photographs, mainly related to the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and its members and events. Also includes
an album containing photo negatives and three separate envelopes containing more negatives and other loose photographs. Notes
made by Lewis A. Maverick can be found inside the albums and envelopes.
See also: Box 2, Folder 8.
Printed Matter
1915-1934
Scope and Contents
Consists of pamphlets, flyers, books, and booklets.
box 2, folder 1-2
Pamphlets, flyers, books, and booklets
1915-1934
Newspapers and clippings
1915-1940
Scope and Contents
Full newspapers, articles, clippings, magazines, and other print publications.
