Connecticut Peace Society records
Scope and Content
The collection includes a constitution, contest essays, correspondence, financial records, and publications.
Dates
- 1910-1921
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
The Connecticut Peace Society appears to have been established in 1910, “to foster the spirit of amity and concord among the nations, and to create a public sentiment which will lead to the abandonment of war as a means of settling international disputes.” It functioned as a division of the American Peace Society, holding annual meetings, sponsoring peace essay contests, distributing pamphlets and other printed materials, and expressing its views through the press and by communications with government officials. On April 1, 1921, it ceased independent existence, though the American Peace Society continued.
Extent
1 cubic foot
Abstract
The Connecticut Peace Society appears to have been established in 1910, “to foster the spirit of amity and concord among the nations, and to create a public sentiment which will lead to the abandonment of war as a means of settling international disputes.”
Provenance
These papers came to the State Library in 1921, from Professor Curtis M. Geer, Secretary, and in 1944, from Mrs. Curtis M. Geer.
- Connecticut Peace Society -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Constitutions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Essays Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Leaflets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Peace -- Societies, etc Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Posters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Resolutions (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 125, Connecticut Peace Society
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
