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Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, June 30, 1919

Balch tells Addams about the startup of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Finances Peace Publishing Travels

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, August 4, 1919

Balch tells Addams about the Interenational Socialist Conference in Lucerne and WILPF plans.

Conferences Internationalism Peace

Emily Greene Balch to Marian Fleming Harwood, August 22, 1919

Balch replies to Harwood about the way in which the WILPF will organize within countries.

Australia Internationalism Peace

Emily Greene Balch to Rose Standish Nichols, August 26, 1919

Balch discusses the construction of the WILPF office, and plans for expanding the work to new countries.

China Japan Peace

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, September 30, 1919

Balch writes a long letter to Addams, detailing her life, the WILPF office in Geneva, activities regarding prisoners of war, and international education.

Child Welfare Conferences Diplomacy Hungary Internationalism League of Nations Onsite Peace Switzerland World War I

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, October 17, 1919

Balch updates Addams on WILPF activities, especially goings on at the headquarters in Geneva.

Peace Relief Efforts

Lucy Biddle Lewis to Jane Addams, November 24, 1919

Lewis talks about her memberships in various organizations.

Finances Memberships Peace

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, December 25, 1919

Balch tells Addams about the American peace movement, office work at the WILPF, and questions about where the WILPF should become involved.

Holidays Peace Relief Efforts

Emily Greene Balch to Maria-Ivanna Wojakiwska Hrushveska, December 31, 1919

Balch offers Hrushveska information about setting up a Ukrainian branch of WILPF.

Peace Ukraine

Emily Greene Balch to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Executive Board, February 17, 1920

Balch asks the board to vote on a proposal making new initiatives subject to approval by two or three officers.

Peace Requests

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, February 20, 1920

Karsten sends Addams information about new members of the WILPF.

Memberships Peace

WILPF United States New Membership List, February 20, 1920

A list of members joining the American branch of the WILPF.

Memberships Peace

Anna Garlin Spencer to Jane Addams, March 5, 1920

Spencer writes Addams regarding various business to be discussed at the annual meeting of the American WILPF officers, the date of which has been changed.

Chicago Meetings Memberships Peace

Jane Addams to Anna Garlin Spencer, March 10, 1920

Addams confirms the date of a meeting set by Spencer and addresses her concerns regarding WILPF leadership.

Conferences Help!Lectures Travels

Jane Addams to Emily Greene Balch, March 20, 1920

Addams answers many of Balch's questions regarding travel in 1921, WILPF personnel, and the summer school plans.

Food Shortages Lectures Meetings Peace Prisoners of War Relief Efforts Travels

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Emily Greene Balch, March 23, 1920 (fragment)

Karsten tells Balch regarding a problem with a New York organization calling itself the Women's International League of Greater New York.

Peace

Emily Greene Balch to Helena Lucy Maria Sickert Swanwick, March 31, 1920 (fragment)

Balch apologizes to Swanwick for a misunderstanding. Balch requests that Swanwick help her write a press release to explain why the WILPF will not be holding a Summer School in Geneva this year.

Criticism Education Internationalism Requests

Emily Greene Balch to Helena Lucy Maria Sickert Swanwick, March 31, 1920

Balch writes Swnwick regarding the breakdown of plans for the WILPF Summer School.

Education England Internationalism Onsite Peace Requests

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, April 1920

Balch asks Addams to help secure Brent Allinson's release from prison and notes the Swiss have joined the League of Nations.

Conscientious Objectors League of Nations Peace Switzerland

Emily Greene Balch to Fanny Garrison Villard, April 1, 1920

Balch writes to Villard questioning the need for a new international peace organization for women.

Criticism Internationalism Peace United States

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, April 3, 1920

Karsten tells Addams that she is leaving her position as WILPF-US executive secretary and will not attend the upcoming meeting.

Criticism Meetings Peace

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, April 15, 1920

Balch sends Addams letters regarding postponing the WILPF Summer School.

Education Peace

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Jane Addams, April 28, 1920

Karsten asks Addams's opinion on inviting Belle La Follette to chair the American section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

Help!Peace Requests

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, April 30, 1920

Balch sends Addams an outline of the topics to be discussed at the WILPF Executive Committee meeting in June.

Meetings Peace

Anna Garlin Spencer to Jane Addams, May 2, 1920

Spencer updates Addams on staffing changes at the American WILPF section and on Fanny Villard's plan to create another women's peace organization.

Peace Relief Efforts

Anna Garlin Spencer to Jane Addams, June 1, 1920

Spencer tells Addams about changes in organization and letterhead for the United States section of WILPF.

Peace Requests

Marion Benedict Cothren to Jane Addams, July 10, 1920

Cothren asks Addams for some text on the recent WILPF Executive Board meeting for use in an appeal for international members. She discusses the Woman's Peace Party and its relationship with WILPF.

Peace Requests