This series is comprised of 870 titles ranging in dates from 1912-1959 (with the majority of items dated in the 1920s-1940s). The material - brochures, pamphlets, scripts, leaflets, posters, flyers and newspaper clippings - concerns peace societies and peace work in 10 different countries and is written in 8 different languages. Some publications have several translations, including a few items in Esperanto. Duplicate copies are included and individually numbered. Plubcations illustrate the activities of international peace societies such as the Federal Council of Churches in America, National Peace Council, League of Free Nations Association, World Movement for World Federal Government, Society of Friends (Quakers), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and League to Abolish War. This series also has extensive coverage on teh work of the National Council for Prevention of War.
The League of Nations (LON) Archives at the United Nations Library,Geneva, Switzerland houses the Brochure and Pamphlet Collection previously arranged and maintained by the organization. This collection consists of a unique groupe of printed material and documents arranged under series headings such as Droit International, Arbitrage Tribunaux Internationaux, Minorités, Mandats, Droit Public, Droit Privé, Désarmement, Sécurité (Military Science), Mouvement Pacifiste, Associations Pacifistes, Alcoholism - Children, Protection de l'Enfance, Prostitution, Children, Youth, Education, Cinema, Drugs, Sociology and Welfare, Problème de la Femme, Coopération intellectuelle/Paix et Languages, Missions/Problèmes religieux, Eglises et Missions, Musées, Prevention of Crime, Radio, Protection de la Famille, Esclavage, Prévoyance et Assistance sociale, Réfugiés, Association pour la S.d.N, et Associations pour les Nations Unies.
This volume represents the Alcoholism - Children series comprising a total of 159 titles. Brochures, reprints, documents, pamphlets, copies, documents of these series refer to 17 countries. Publications are in 7 languages, 7 have translations and 85 items of the collection are in German. The series cover the period from 1892 to 1979 with the majority of texts relating to the 1920's and 1930's.
Topics of the publications are alcohol abuse and its consequences, the effects of alcoholism on children, and prohibition as experienced in American cities and in India.