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RG 102, League of Nations Association, Connecticut Branch
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2007 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | League of Nations Association (U.S.). Connecticut Branch |
| Title: | League of Nations Association, Connecticut Branch records |
| Dates: | 1923-1944 |
| Quantity: | 2 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The League of Nations Association was formed for the purpose of stimulating American interest in the League and mobilizing support for the entrance of the United States in the League. The Connecticut Branch, with headquarters in New Haven, engaged in various kinds of public education and public relations activities. |
| Identification: | RG102 |
| Accession: | T001480 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The American Association for International Cooperation and the League of Nations Non-Partisan Association merged on January 10, 1923 to become the League of Nations Non-Partisan Association. This name was shortened in 1929 to become the League of nations Association. This organization was set up to promote world peace, educate the public about the League, and mobilize support for U.S. entrance into the League. The Connecticut Branch of the Association first met in New Haven in December 1924. It organized World Court committees, ran a Speakers' Bureau, planned meetings for anniversaries of the League and annual meetings of the Branch, many of which were held on the Yale University campus. It also promoted Model Assemblies, sponsored a competitive exam contest in high schools, worked with the Connecticut Council on International Relations and the National Peace Conference, and distributed publications of these and other organizations, including the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the National Committee for the International Labor Organization. It broadcast radio programs about the League and world conditions on stations in New Haven and Waterbury, mounted a successful campaign to show the national organization's film, Hell and the Way Out, in commercial theaters in Connecticut, ran petition drives, and arranged lecture-series tours.
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Scope and Content
The records include administrative files, petitions, and public relations and educational materials.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Related Material
None.
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Administrative Information
Provenance
The State Library received these records, with the exception of the printed pamphlets, on September 11, 1940, from the branch’s executive director Mrs. Florence L.C. Kitchelt of New Haven.
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Container List
| Records, 1923-1944 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1. Signed petitions, 1933-1934 | |||||||||||
| Completed petitions urging the United States to take steps toward League membership. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by town. | |||||||||||
| Ansonia-New Haven | 1 | ||||||||||
| New London-Woodstock | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2. Card petitions, 1933-1934 | |||||||||||
| Individual cards bearing the same message as the above petitions. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by surname. | |||||||||||
| 3. "Miscellaneous folder", 1933-1940 | |||||||||||
| Contains lists of names of persons working on the petitions (by towns), list of prominent people who signed, and correspondence pertaining to management of the petition campaign. | |||||||||||
| 4. Pamphlets, 1923-1944, 1 folder | |||||||||||
| Printed pamphlets about the Association, the League of Nations, the World Court and related subjects. | |||||||||||