Endowments; Peace--Societies, etc.; Arbitration (International law)--Societies, etc.; New York (N.Y.); New York Peace Society (1906-1940); Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954; Levermore, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1856-1927
Format
correspondence
Genre
Business correspondence
Date
[between 1886 and 1919?]
Physical Description
microfilm, 16 mm, b&w
Note (Reel no.)
Reel 81
Note
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The New York Peace Society was the first peace society to be established in the United States. It has had several different incarnations, as it has merged into other organizations or dissolved and then been re-created... Fourth incarnation (1906–40) T he society was founded anew for the final time in 1906, in the context of the Philippine–American War, the rapid expansion of American influence and military usage abroad and the rise of the Anti-Imperialist League. It was organized by Oscar Straus and Charles Levermore with the support of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. The society was involved in a 'National Arbitration and Peace Conference' in 1907. During the First World War, the society helped to organize the League to Enforce Peace in opposition to American involvement. In 1940, the society merged into the Quaker World Alliance for International Friendship through Religion." [SOURCE: "New York Peace Society." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Peace_Society. Accessed 8 Oct. 2018.]