League of Nations Society in Canada fonds [textual record]
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League of Nations Society in Canada fonds [textual record]
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Finding aid See other records related to finding aid MSS0437 . Some archival records may not be described in Collection search.Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid consists of a list of the files in volumes 1 to 13. MSS0437: (90: Open)
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Record information League of Nations Society in Canada fonds [textual record]
Date:1922-1947.Reference:R2828-0-8-E, MG28-I20Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:99344Date(s):1922-1947.Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:CanadaExtent:1.28 m of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:The fonds consists of the records of the League of Nations Society in Canada, including minutes and proceedings of meetings, 1927-1944; correspondence relating to branch offices, membership drives, and appeals concerning the campaign for international peace, 1922-1942; publicity material comprising press releases, articles, speeches, and correspondence with the prime minister and secretary general, 1928-1941; financial statements, 1944-1945; and records of National Secretary, Robert Boyer Inch, 1931-1947. While the outside dates of the fonds cover the greater part of the society's existence, there are many gaps in the records.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:League of Nations Society in Canada : The League of Nations Society in Canada was founded 1920, with headquarters in Ottawa, to promote international peace and public support for the League of Nations. Its presidents included public figures like Robert Borden, George Foster, Ernest Lapointe, Cairine Wilson, and Henry Marshall Tory. Its national secretaries included Terence W. L. MacDermott, 1934-1935, and Robert Boyer Inch, 1935-1942.
The society worked to promote awareness and understanding of international relations, peace, and the work of the League of Nations. It distributed league publications and its own journal, "Interdependence"; sponsored speaking tours and radio broadcasts; and liaised with League of Nations societies in other countries. It was the first Canadian organization to encourage public interest in and understanding of international affairs. The Second World War created strains in the direction and leadership of the society, and in 1946 it was replaced by the new United Nations Association in Canada.Additional information:Custodial history:The bulk of the papers were received some time before 1959, possibly from Wilson Woodside. Proceedings of meetings and financial papers were received from Miss Constance Wrenshall of Toronto in 1982. In 2014, a file of correspondence of the Ottawa Branch, 1922-1923, was discovered in a container from another fonds at LAC (it is now vol. 12, files 7 to 9). The National Secretary files were received in 2018 from historian Donald Page, who had received them from R. B. Inch for research about 1970 (vol. 13, files 1 to 11).Arrangement note:Volume 2, files 1 and 2 no longer exist. The original volume 2, file 1 is now volume 12, files 2--5. The original volume 2, file 2 is now volume 1, file 5. The original volume 5, file 1 is now volume 4, file 2.Related material:The Robert Boyer Inch fonds at Library and Archives Canada includes a League of Nations Society in Canada series, which holds related material.Subject heading:- League of Nations Society in Canada - Meetings, 1927-1944
- International Affairs Literature Service, 1940-1941
- Association, institutions, etc. - Canada, [between 1920 and 1945]
- Addresses, speeches, etc., Canadian, 1939-1941
- World War, 1939-1945
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Prime ministers Canada
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