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Youth
LON/BPC/YOU · Series · 1912-1955
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This series contains congress progammes and congress reports, brochures, pamphlets, books and periodicals. The publications range in date from 1912 to 1955, although most of the documents date from the late 1920s and the 1930s. Most documents are written in English or French, some in German and very few in other languages. They deal with international youth organizations, national associations, internatinoal youth meetings, youth services and youth activities.

Sociology and Welfare
LON/BPC/SOC · Series · 1913-1955
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This series is comprised of 66 items arranged in 7 subfiles containing brochures, pamphlets, reprints, books, theses and periodicals. The publications range in date from 1913 to 1955, but most of the documents date from the late 1930s and 1940s. The documents are written in English, French, German and a few in other languages. The series comprises publications of national and international welfare organizations, the work of social foundations and reports of international conferences on social and welfare questions.

LON/BPC/SEC · Series · 1922-1950
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The Sécurité (Military Science) series comprises a total of 121 titles. Brochures, reviews, documents, pamphlets and reprints that were titled in this series refer to 14 countries. This series covers the period from 1922 to 1950 with the majority of texts reltaing to the 1920s and 1930s. Topics of the publications include the Protocol for the Pacific Settlements of International Disputes Non-aggression and Mutual Assistance, and also the final Protocol of the Locarno Conference (1925), the Briand-Kellogg Pact (1928) and the Geneva Protocol (1924). They also include thoughts and opinions of various authors on these questions. Many of these items are rare even though reprints and government documents may possibly be available eslewhere.

Cinema
LON/BPC/RB · Series · 1909-1947
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This series is comprised of 125 titles (including 10 duplicate copies and 40 periodical issues, which are not individually numbered), including pamphlets, reprints, bibliographical typescripts, legal texts, bulletins, review series and brochures. The publications range in date from 1909 to 1947 (with greatest coverage int he 1930s) and are written in seven different languages, some items having several translations. They deal with questions of cinematography, the main topics being film censure, educaitonal films, cinema and children, and technical questions.

Radio
LON/BPC/RAD · Series · 1926-1951
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This series is comprised of 39 titles and contains pamphlets, reprints, bibliograhical transcripts, brochures, exhibit catalogues, theses, books, charts, and congress protocols. The publications range in date from 1926 to 1951 (with greatest coverage in the 1930s) and are written in four different languages. They deal with questions of radio broadcasting, the main topics being educational broadcasting and the relation between radio and international understanding.

Prostitution
LON/BPC/PROS · Series · 1884-1955
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This series is comprised of 322 titles (including 15 duplicate copies, which are not individually numbered) and contains pamphlets, reprints, brochures, leagal texts, bulletins, books, congress publications, theses, newspaper clippings and session protocols. The publications range in date from 1884 to 1955 (with greatest coverage in the 1920s and 1930s) and are written in 11 different langauges, some items having several translations. They deal with questions of prosititution, the main topics being campaigns against the state regulation of prostitution and venereal diseases.

Peace Movements
LON/BPC/PAC · Series · 1917-1946
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This series is comprised of a total of 296 titles (included, but not indvidually numbered: 28 duplicated copies and 2 periodical issues). Brochures, reviews, booklets, documents, maps, pamphlets and reprints that were titled in this series referred to 22 countries. They were written in 12 languages and some have several translations. The period covered in this series ranges between 1917 and 1946, with the majority relating to the 1910s and 1920s. Topics of the publications are peace movements and their worldwide historical development as well as the activities of peace associations and societies. They also include thoughts and opinions of various authors on the question of peace and war and on the concept of the united world and permanent peace which might be accomplished by a universally recognised code of international law or the voluntary establishment of an organization that went beyond the confines of national culture.

Museums
LON/BPC/MUS · Series · 1920-1940
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This series is comprised of 32 items arranged in two subfiles and contains brochures, books and copies. The publications range in date from 1920 to 1940, but most of the documents date from the 1930s. Nearly all of them are written in English. The series includes annual reports of different museums and galleries of several countries and one item on obscene publications.