Title: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Milwaukee Branch: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1954-1998

Creator:

• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Milwaukee Branch (Wis.)

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 23; PH Milwaukee Mss 23

Quantity: 2.1 c.f. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 166 photographs and 24 transparencies (in 1 archives box)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Organizational records, project files, and subject files of the Milwaukee branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), a women's group committed to the prevention of armed conflict and advocating resistance to the draft and nuclear disarmament. The records include files related to major events and projects conducted by the league as well as subject files detailing issues in which members took an active interest. Other records include news clippings, flyers, newsletters, and correspondence between members as well as letters addressed to local and national political and corporate figures.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00023

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The Women's International League organized in 1915 as part of an opposition to World War I. Early members included American social activist Jane Addams, who also helped organize the U.S. WILPF. The Milwaukee Branch was founded in 1921 by Annette Roberts with other founding members including Eleanor Backus, Winifred Woodmansee, Zona Gale, and Belle La Follette. The WILPF maintains its opposition to militarism and war through resistance to the draft, protesting nuclear armaments, and campaigning against arms sales. They have been particularly active in support of the UN, and since 1948 have had permanent consultative status at this international body. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Milwaukee Branch became active in areas impacting the U.S. and women in particular, including domestic violence, poverty, peace education for children, racism, and banning handguns.

Records of the Milwaukee Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom include records of EVENTS conducted by the league; ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS comprised of flyers and leaflets, news clippings, newsletters, financial and membership files, reports and memos, meeting minutes, and correspondence; PROJECT FILES recording important endeavors; SCRAPBOOKS (1975-1995); SUBJECT FILES documenting specific issues addressed by members; and PHOTOGRAPHS documenting various events and activities.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Sandra and William O. Brown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1974-1979; Winifred Woodmansee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1974-1980; and Ruth Raczka, Milwaukee, Wis., 2000. Accession Number: M74-167, M77-470, M79-417, M74-047, M78-181, M79-144, M80-629, M2004-091

Processing Information

Processed by Nicholas Wolf, 2003.

Milwaukee Mss 23	Series: Events
Box   2 Folder   1	Beans and rice dinner, 1995
Box   2 Folder   2	Eleanore Romberg visit, 1986-1988
Box   2 Folder   3	Libby Frank on the Middle East, 1978
Box   2 Folder   4	Mayor's conference, 1975-1977
Box   2 Folder   5	Motlalepula Chabuka program, 1985-1986
Box   2 Folder   6	Peace train, 1996
Box   2 Folder   7	Vigil at post office, 1981-1983, undated
	Series: Organizational Records	⇧
Box   2 Folder   8	Booklists, 1982-1989
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   1	General, 1964-1971
Box   2 Folder   12	General, 1960-1991
Box   2 Folder   9	Letters from a peace activist, 1967-1968
Box   2 Folder   10	Letters to WILPF from Europe, 1983-1984
Box   2 Folder   11	Politicians and corporations, 1964-1997
Box   2 Folder   13	Members, 1961-1982
Box   2 Folder   14	Course offering proposal, 1990
Box   2 Folder   15	Donations, 1971-1972
Box   2 Folder   16	Finances, 1966-1997
Box   1 Folder   6	Receipts and disbursements, 1954-1963
Box   3 Folder   1	Flyers and leaflets, 1960-1997
Box   3 Folder   2	Guides for schools, 1985
Box   1 Folder   3	Minutes of Board and general meetings, 1966-1969
Box   3 Folder   3-4	Minutes of Board and general meetings, 1959-1997
Box   1 Folder   2	Membership lists, 1963-1966, undated
Box   3 Folder   5	Membership, 1965-1995
Box   3 Folder   6	Miscellaneous, 1993-1997, undated
Box   3 Folder   7	National WILPF records, 1966-1991
Box   3 Folder   8	News clippings, 1966-1986
Box   1 Folder   4	Newsletters, calendars, and other papers, 1963-1978
Box   4 Folder   1	Newsletters, 1961-1984
Box   1 Folder   5	“On Vietnam” newspaper advertisements, 1966
Box   4 Folder   2	Original drafts, letters to the editor, 1981
Box   4 Folder   3	Play scripts, 1981-1984, undated
Oversize Folder	Posters and flyers, undated
Box   4 Folder   4	Programs, 1970-1989
Box   4 Folder   5	Reports and memos, 1968-1998
Box   4 Folder   6	WILPF history research, 1990, undated
Box   4 Folder   7	WILPF publications, 1980-1987
	Wisconsin State Branch
Box   4 Folder   8	Board meeting minutes, 1958-1967
Box   4 Folder   9	Finances, 1961-1966
Box   4 Folder   10	Resolutions, 1963-1967
	Series: Projects	⇧
Box   5 Folder   1	Christine Cedarburg project and grant proposal, 1989-1990
Box   5 Folder   2	Membership campaign, 1990-1993
Box   5 Folder   3	Peace directory, 1991-1992
Box   5 Folder   4	Peace ribbon project, 1985
Box   5 Folder   5	South American convoy, 1989
Box   5 Folder   6	Summerfest peace project, 1981-1983
Box   5 Folder   7-13	Series: Scrapbooks, 1975-1995	⇧
	Series: Subject Files	⇧
Box   5 Folder   14	75th anniversary committees, 1990
Box   5 Folder   15	Allis Art Library, 1977
Box   5 Folder   16	Cubias, Daisy, 1992-1993
Box   5 Folder   17	Gamaliel chair, 1993
Box   5 Folder   18	Iraq, 1990-1991
Box   5 Folder   19	Miscellaneous social action events and causes, 1965-1993
Box   5 Folder   20	MX missile, 1980-1983
Box   6 Folder   1	Peace education, 1972-1990
Box   6 Folder   2	Racism, 1987, undated
Box   6 Folder   3	Roberts, Annette, 1980-1986
Box   6 Folder   4	School of the Americas, 1993-1997
Box   6 Folder   5	Waller, Maxine, 1989
Box   6 Folder   6	Women and violence, 1991-1992
Box   6 Folder   7	Women's Budget, 1985-1993
PH Milwaukee Mss 23	Series: Photographs	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1-7	Scrapbook photos, 1975-1995
Box   1 Folder   8	Motlalepula Chabuka, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Ribbon project, 1985
Box   1 Folder   10	School of Americas billboard, 1995
Box   1 Folder   11	St. Croix-Pierce SANE letter writing project, 1961
Box   1 Folder   12	Tribute to Gretchen Colnik, 1998
Box   1 Folder   13	Transparencies of branch event, “Sing Out,” 1986