Sub-Fonds IPM/WILPF - Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Papers

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IPM/WILPF

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Papers

Date(s)

  • 1915-1978 (Creation)

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114 microfilm reels

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Name of creator

(1919-)

Administrative history

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was officially created in 1919, following the International Women's Congress against World War I in The Hague (1915). Its first president was Jane Addams, who had previously founded the Women's Peace Party in the United States. WILPF work is "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined to study and make known the causes of war and work for a permanent peace". WILPF has had a consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1948 and has Special Consultative Relations with several other UN-related organizations. Two former WILPF leaders have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Jane Addams in 1931 and Emily Greene Balch 1946.

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Conditions governing access

UN Archives Geneva does not own the copyright for the manuscript or printed items included in this microfilm edition. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of such rights for materials in this microfilm edition.
The microfilm edition of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Papers is made available to the scholarly community with the consent and cooperation of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, l, Rue de Varembe, CP 28, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

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      This collection constitutes a segment of the WILPF Archives, which are distributed across multiple institutions, predominantly in the United States and Europe. A detailed inventory of these archives can be found on the WILPF's website: https://www.wilpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WILPF-Archives-2.pdf.

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      Protection period to: 2015-12-31

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      387

      Reference Code

      IPM/WILPF

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          Archivist's note

          Microfilm reels kept in 5 boxes:
          IPM/WILPF/1: Reel #1-22
          IPM/WILPF/2: Reel #23-44
          IPM/WILPF/3: Reel #45-67
          IPM/WILPF/4: Reel #68-89
          IPM/WILPF/5: Reel #90-114

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          Permission: No permission necessary.

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          Physical usability: Without limits

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          Term of protection: UN Restricted (20)

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