Inventory of the National Council for Prevention of War. Western Office (San Francisco) records
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Inventory of the National Council for Prevention of War. Western Office (San Francisco) records
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2009
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Elizabeth Konzak. Additions and container list by Awapuhi Dancil.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: National Council for Prevention of War. Western Office (San Francisco) records
Dates: 1921-1943
Collection Number: 43005
Creator: National Council for Prevention of War. Western Office (San Francisco).
Collection Size:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.4 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives .
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Leaflets, pamphlets, press releases, and serial issues, relating to movements for peace, disarmament, preservation of American
neutrality during World War II, and opposition to conscription and military training in educational institutions.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], National Council for Prevention of War. Western Office (San Francisco) records, [Box number], Hoover
Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1943.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the library catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Historical Note
The National Council for Prevention of War (NCPW) was founded by Frederick J. Libby on October 21, 1921, as the National Council
for Limitation of Armaments. Later evolving into the National Council for Prevention of War, the American pacifist organization
had a mission to prevent a trans-Pacific war through progressive world organization, the reduction of armaments by international
agreement, and global education for peace.
The NCPW cooperated with other like-minded organizations, fighting policies that would increase armaments, and circulating
educational resources such as pamphlets, fliers, and newsletters. The original office was in Washington D.C., and the San
Francisco office was the first branch site opening in 1924.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection contains leaflets, pamphlets, press releases, serial issues, plays, and program agendas issued by the National
Council for Prevention of War (NCPW) with the objective to mobilize U.S. citizens and prevent the trans-Pacific war of 1941.
The materials are educational in nature; the leaflets, pamphlets, and correspondence attempt to inform the average citizen
on the relevant politics of war. The NPCW encouraged political participation and active community involvement.
A significant portion of the materials are anti-war songs, plays, and pageants revealing the public nature of this organization.
NCPW educational literature also targeted children and young adults in an effort to create a generation of internationally-minded
citizens. The NPCW was primarily concerned with trans-Pacific issues, but also had a small focus on issues in Mexico.
The personal binder is a scrapbook of NCPW literature. There are bulletins about international education, letters encouraging
political mobilization, and religious anti-war materials. There are maps outlining Congressional districts and lists of members
of the House Representatives.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Disarmament.
Military education--United States.
Draft--United States.
Pacifism.
Peace.
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
United States--Neutrality.
Box/Folder: 1 : 1
Information on National Council for Prevention of War (NCPW),
1935-1939
Box/Folder: 1 : 2
NCPW Correspondence,
1935-1939
Box/Folder: 1 : 3
Peace Propaganda: Bulletins, Newsletters, and other materials,
1926-1943
Box/Folder: 1 : 5
Youth Based Peace Movements and Peace Education,
1924-1932
Box/Folder: 1 : 6
Economic Cost of War,
1930-1938.
Scope and Content Note
Includes cartoon poster on the cost of war
Box/Folder: 1 : 7
Women against War,
1928-1939
Box/Folder: 1 : 8
Revision of Covenant of League of Nations,
1936
Box/Folder: 1 : 9
US-Mexico Literature,
1927
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
Anti-war Educational Resources for American Children,
1934-1936
Box/Folder: 2 : 2
Memorial Day service programs and literature,
1927-1929
Box/Folder: 2 : 3-4
Christmas-themed anti-war propaganda: songs, plays, and other materials,
1929-1940
Box/Folder: 2 : 5
Anti-war plays, songs, and programs,
1921-1935
Box/Folder: 2 : 6
Anti-war plays and programs,
1925-1929.
Scope and Content Note
Includes posters of the Kellogg Peace Pact
Box/Folder: 2 : 7-9
Anti-war plays and programs,
1928-1936
Box/Folder: 3 : 1
Anti-war poems, plays, and programs,
1928
Box/Folder: 3 : 2
Speculations on future warfare,
1921-1929
Box/Folder: 3 : 3
Labor anti-war documents,
1922-1927
Box/Folder: 3 : 4
Labor anti-war Documents,
1912-1939
Box/Folder: 3 : 5
NCPW relevant Congressional records and statements,
1927-1939
Box/Folder: 3 : 6
Anti-compulsory military training literature,
1925-1930
Box/Folder: 3 : 7
Religious anti-war literature,
1924-1939.
Box/Folder: 3 : 8
Keep America Out of War Congress,
1938-1939
Box/Folder: 3 : 9-10, Box/Folder: 4 : 1
NCPW informational literature,
1927-1939
Box/Folder: 4 : 2-3
Scrapbook with NCPW articles and literature,
1929-1935
Box/Folder: 4 : 4
NCPW pamphlets,
circa 1935
