Summary Information
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Madison Branch Records
1924-1987
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Madison Branch (Wis.)
Wis Mss WS; Mss 129; Audio 1842A; M82-279; M88-123
2.2 cubic feet (5 archives boxes and 1 half-archives box); plus additions of 1.8 cubic feet (1 record center carton, and 2 archives boxes) and 1 tape recording
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, an organization formed during World War I. Records consist of correspondence, minutes, newsletters, articles and speeches, treasurer's reports, and leaflets. Subject files, 1967-1977, document the League's anti-Vietnam war, anti-draft, and amnesty work, and there are administrative and general papers of both the national and Midwest offices of the WILPF, which were collected by Judy Sikora, chairperson of the Madison branch and member of the League's national board.
English
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Biography/History
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom grew out of the anxiety and strain of the early days of World War I. The original organization was formed in 1915 when British, Dutch, and Belgian women called an international congress of women to protest against the war. Jane Addams, the chairwoman of the newly formed Women's Peace Party in the United States, was asked to preside at this meeting at The Hague. The delegates to this meeting formed the Women's International Committee for Permanent Peace, which in 1919 became the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
The Madison chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom was formed in 1922 after Miss Amy Woods and Miss Jeannette Rankin, secretaries of the National Board, spoke at a large public meeting in the Capitol. Since that time the Madison chapter has worked to study, make known, and abolish the political, social, economic, and psychological causes of war, and to work for a constructive peace.
In 1933, the League's Madison and Milwaukee chapters were very influential in having ROTC made optional at the University of Wisconsin. During the same year, the Madison chapter worked for a reduction in the appropriations for the National Guard, as well as drafting a bill to abolish the National Guard. From the 1920s through the 1930s, and into the early 1940s, the Madison chapter opposed any increase in armament appropriations or any military involvement in foreign countries, while at the same time supporting peace measures such as the 1933 World Disarmament Conference or the 1931 congressional munitions investigations.
For more information on the Madison Branch: wilpf-madison.org
Arrangement of the Materials
This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 5 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Madison, Wisconsin, via Joann Elder, 1965; Agnes Hole, 1967; and Judy Sikora, 1974, 1977. Accession Number: M67-047, M74-303, M76-602, M77-205, M82-085, M82-279, M83-006, M88-123
Processed by Jack T. Ericson, October 12, 1965; Karen Baumann, January 7, 1972; and Menzi Behrnd Klodt, October 1979.
Contents List
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Wis Mss WS
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Part 1 (Wis Mss WS): Original Collection, 1924-1965
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
: The records in the Original Collection include correspondence, 1924-1955; minutes, 1946-1947, 1951-1952; treasurer's reports, 1945-1947, 1955; and a 1965 membership list. In addition there are articles and speeches, 1926-1933; clippings; and miscellaneous unsorted mimeographed materials relating to the League.
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Box
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Correspondence, 1924 September-1955 May, undated
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1
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Articles and speeches, 1926-1933, undated
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Box
1
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Clippings
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Box
1
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Membership list, 1965
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Box
1
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Minutes, 1946-1947, 1951-1952
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Box
1
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Miscellaneous unsorted mimeographed material
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Box
1
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Treasurer's reports, 1945-1947, 1955
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Mss 129
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Part 2 (Mss 129): Additions, 1930-19771.8 cubic feet (4 archives boxes and 1 half-archives box) The 1967 Additions, in Box 1A, includes correspondence, minutes, financial reports, annual branch reports, 1959 bylaws, a 1962 membership list, newsletters, clippings, press releases, a variety of working papers, and a few items from the Wisconsin State Branch. It documents such League activities as participation in United Nations Day conferences and the Jane Addams centennial, and protests against nuclear testing and the dangers of radioactive fallout. The 1974 and 1977 Additions, in Box 1B-4, consist of records created and collected by Judy Sikora, chairperson of the Madison branch and a member of the national board of the League. Included are records of the national organization, Madison branch, and scattered and general papers from Region #2 (Midwest), other WILPF branches, and other organizations. The records of the national WILPF are composed of administrative records and general papers, many of which were sent to the local chapters in packets each month, to aid in planning, education, membership drives, and other activities. These also contain reports of meetings and conventions, publicity material, fliers, and information sheets pertaining to specific topics of interest to the group, and reference materials. Similar items are present in the records of the Madison branch, which also includes correspondence of local officers and news clippings. Most of these records and the material contained in the subject file date from 1969 to 1977 and document the League's involvement in peace activities, particularly in anti-Vietnam war, anti-draft, and amnesty work.
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Box
1A
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1-3
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Correspondence, 1956-1965
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Box
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4
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By-laws, 1959
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Box
1A
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4
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Membership list, 1962-1963
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Box
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Minute and report book, 1955-1966
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Box
1A
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Unbound reports, press releases, working papers, 1957-1966
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Box
1A
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Newsletters, 1959 August, 1964-1965
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Box
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Clippings, 1957-1965
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Madison Branch
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Box
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4
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Correspondence and related material, 1970-1977
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Box
2
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5-6
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General records and papers, 1970-1977
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Box
2
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days, 1970-1972, 1975
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Wisconsin State Branch
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Box
1A
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Newsletter, 1957 October
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Box
1A
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9
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Annual meeting programs, 1963-1964
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Region #2 (Midwest)
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Box
2
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3
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General papers, 1972-1977
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National records
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Box
1B
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1-8
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Administrative records and general papers, 1930-1932, 1950-1952, 1958-1977, undated
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Box
2
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1
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Program/Action letters, 1970-1977
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Box
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2
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Miscellaneous brochures and leaflets
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Other branches
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Box
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8
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General papers
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Subject File
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The Draft, Draft Resistance, and Amnesty
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Box
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9
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1967-1970
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Box
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1-4
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1971-1977, undated
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Box
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5
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Brochures and leaflets
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Box
3
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6
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Farm workers, 1973-1974
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Other organizations
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Box
4
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1-3
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General papers
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M82-279
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Part 3 (M82-279, Audio 1842A): Additions, 1957-1967, 1981-1982
1.0 cubic feet (1 record center carton) and 1 tape recording
: Additions including annual reports, recorded speech, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, proposed rules, mailers, and cenference proceedings.
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Box
1
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2
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Madison Branch annual reports, 1957-1960
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Audio
1842A/1
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Speech on the WILPF, WHA radio 1959
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Box
1
Volume
1-2
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WILPF activities: scrapbooks, 1962-1967
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Box
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Folder
1
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Meeting minutes, proposed rules, mailers, and conference proceedings 1981-1982
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M88-123
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Part 4 (M88-123): Additions, circa 1969-1987
0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)
: Additions, circa 1969-1987, consisting mainly of the files of Dolores Grengg from her tenure as president of the Madison Branch and member of the national board, and files assembled from the Madison Branch office by Bety Jallings, including minutes of local board meetings, newsletters of the local branch, and miscellaneous publications in the form of mimeographed letters, brochures, and pamphlets. A small amount of material pertains to the Midwest WILPF.
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