Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Park, Alice, 1861-1961
- Abstract:
- Diaries, correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, leaflets, and peace buttons relating to pacifism and the peace movement, the Ford Peace Ship Expedition, feminism, socialism, the labor movement, prison reform, child labor legislation, civil liberties, and a variety of other reform movements in the United States.
- Extent:
- 33 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 envelopes (14.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Alice Park papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Diaries, correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, leaflets, and peace buttons relating to pacifism and the peace movement, the Ford Peace Ship Expedition, feminism, socialism, the labor movement, prison reform, child labor legislation, civil liberties, and a variety of other reform movements in the United States.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1861 February 2 Born, Boston, Massachusetts1879 Graduated, Rhode Island State Normal School1884 Married Dean W. Park1894 Active in the international feminist movement1898 Active in various peace societies1902-1920 Active leader in the women's suffrage movement1905 Attended Women's Suffrage Convention, Portland, Oregon1909 Author, California Bird and Arbor Day Law1909 Attended Women's Suffrage Convention, Seattle, Washington1913 Author, California law for equal guardianship of parents of minor children1913 Delegate, International Woman's Suffrage Alliance, Budapest, Hungary1913 Delegate, International Peace Congress at The Hague, Netherlands1915 Member, Ford Peace Expedition1917 Attended National Suffrage Convention, Washington, D.C.1924 Attended International Peace Conference, Washington, D.C.1926 Delegate, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Dublin, Ireland1926 Attended International Woman's Suffrage Alliance, Paris, France1926 Attended International Vegetarian Convention, London, England1927 Attended International League for Peace and Freedom, Duisburg, Germany1927 Attended National Peace Convention, York, England1928 Attended Pan-American Congress, Havana, Cuba1961 Died*: See Una R. Winter (ed.). Alice Park of California: Worker for Woman Suffrage and for Children's Rights. Upland, California: Susan B. Anthony Memorial Committee of California, 1948. Hoover Institution Library Call Number: HQ1413 P2W787
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1930, with increments received at later dates.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Peace
Civil rights -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
Neutrality -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
Pacifism
Child labor -- United States
Henry Ford Peace Expedition
Socialism -- United States
Prisons -- United States
Labor unions -- United States
Women's rights -- United States
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box OCM10 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Alice Park papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563