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| Title: | World Citizens Association. Chicago Group. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1939-1943 |
| Size: | 5 linear feet (10 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The World Citizens Association was an outgrowth of attempts to found an American division of the World Foundation. Founded in 1939 under the patronage of Anita McCormick Blaine, the Chicago Group was disbanded in 1943 for lack of funding. Carleton Washburne chaired the group. The Chicago Group prepared surveys or study kits dealing with international cooperation. Contains correspondence, by-laws, minutes, reports, financial records, surveys, and membership information. Contains files of executive director, Edwin M. Clough. Correspondents include Anita McCormick Blaine, Quincy Wright, Edwin Cassels, Jerome Kerwin, and others. Material relates to the group's activities in promoting international cooperation and organization. |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: World Citizens Association. Chicago Group. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The World Citizens Association was an outgrowth of S. de Maderiaga's attempts at founding an American division of the World Foundation. Founded in 1939 under the patronage of Mrs. Anita McCormick Blaine, the Chicago group was dissolved in 1943 for lack of sufficient operating funds. In the course of its life under the chairmanship of Carleton Washburne, superintendent of schools in Winnetka, and under the executive directorship of Edwin M. Clough (1939-1940), John R. Van de Water (1940-1943), and Caroline Willis (1943), the Chicago Group prepared eleven surveys/study kits on as many different subjects having some relation to international cooperation. The World Citizens Association actively encouraged the development of groups to use these materials or sponsored them in order to come to some understanding and opinion as to the practicality, possibility, and nature of the post-war "organization" of the world.
The Records are divided into five series. Series I contains general correspondence. Series II is a group of files compiled by Edwin M. Clough during his tenure as director. Series III contains the organization's financial records; Series IV is a selection of replies received to requests for literature for the Committee's surveys. Series V comprises file cards on various publications.
The Records of the World Citizens Association, Central Committee should be consulted in conjunction with this collection.
World Citizens Association. Central Committee. Records
Series I: General Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | A |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | B |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | By-Laws, Chicago Group |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | C |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Church |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Current Work |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | D |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Discussion Subjects |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Donnelley and Son, R. R. |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | E |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Executive Committee, Monday, October 13, WCA, Chicago Group |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Executive Committee Meetings, Minutes |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Executive Committee Meetings, Minutes |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Austin, Mrs. Henry |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Blaine, Mrs. Emmons |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Cassels, Edwin H. |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Colegrove, Kenneth |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Gilkey, Mrs Charles W. |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Goodman, Howard |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Kerwin, Jerome |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Laves, Walter A. C. |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Lawrence, Mrs. Clark J. |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Lloyd, William B. |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Schoerb, Dr. Rolland |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Smith, Herbert W. |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Smith, Perry Dunlap |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Washburne, Carleton |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Williamson, Burke |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Weinstein, Rabbi Jacob |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | Wright, Quincy |
| Box 2 Folder 18 | F |
| Box 2 Folder 19 | Faculty Advisory Committee, Student Council on World Citizenship |
| Box 2 Folder 20 | Films |
| Box 2 Folder 21 | Films for Meetings |
| Box 2 Folder 22 | Financial Drive Returns |
| Box 2 Folder 23 | Form Letters |
| Box 2 Folder 24 | G |
| Box 2 Folder 25 | H |
| Box 2 Folder 26 | High School Weekend Conference |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | I |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Inquiries, in re Organizations |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Interested in Study, A-L |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Interested in Study, M-Z |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | International Relations Center Plan |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | International Student Service Literature |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Inventories (Chicago Group) and Equipment |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Invoices for Literature, Paid |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | J |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | K |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | L |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Labor |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Literature, Miscellaneous |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | Mc |
| Box 3 Folder 15 | M |
| Box 3 Folder 16 | N |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | O |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Organizations |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Orchestra Hall Meeting, Accounts |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Publicity, Orchestra Hall Meeting, Committee on World Organization, 8 December 1941 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Proceedings: In Time of War Prepare for Peace, corrected for publication |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Proceedings: In Time of War Prepare for Peace, carbon copy |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Orchestra Hall Meeting, A-L |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Orchestra Hall Meeting, M-Z |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Owentsia Conference |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | P |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | Petition: Illinois Legislative Program |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | Pictographs |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Discussion Group Questions (Problems for Study and Discussion) |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | Publications |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | Publicity, in re World Citizens Association |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Q |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | R |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Radio |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Radio Folder |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Rockford Group |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | S |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Speaker's Teams, WCA, I |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Speaker's Teams, WCA, II |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Speaking Trip Arrangements |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | Student Council |
| Box 5 Folder 11 | Student Council on World Citizenship, University of Chicago Group |
| Box 5 Folder 12 | Study Kit Orders |
| Box 5 Folder 13 | First Survey |
| Box 5 Folder 14 | Second Survey |
| Box 5 Folder 15 | Third Survey |
| Box 5 Folder 16 | Fourth Survey |
| Box 5 Folder 17 | Fifth Survey |
| Box 5 Folder 18 | Sixth Survey |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Seventh Survey |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Eighth Survey |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Ninth Survey |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Tenth Survey |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Eleventh Survey |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | T |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Topeka, Kansas, Discussion Group |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | U |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | V |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | Victory News Letter, Requests for Information or Subscription |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | Victory News Letter |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | Van De Water, John R. |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | W-Wi |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | Wo-Wr |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | Wilbur, Ray Lyman |
| Box 6 Folder 16 | World Citizen |
| Box 6 Folder 17 | WCA, Central Committee |
| Box 6 Folder 18 | WCA, Chicago Group |
| Box 6 Folder 19 | WCA, Chicago Group By-Laws |
| Box 6 Folder 20 | WCA, Instructions to Local Committee |
| Box 6 Folder 21 | XYZ |
Series II: Edwin M. Clough Files |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | B |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Badges |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | C, 1939-1940 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Carnegie Foundation |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | Chicago Council on International Relations |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | (Proposals to Executive Committee) |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | Form Letters, WCA, Chicago Group |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | G |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | H |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Hull House Investigation Project |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | International Films |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | Inter Office Communications |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | Library of International Relations |
| Box 7 Folder 14 | M |
| Box 7 Folder 15 | Membership Cards, Chicago Group |
| Box 7 Folder 16 | Summaries of the Discussions of the North Shore Group Meetings |
| Box 7 Folder 17 | S |
| Box 7 Folder 18 | Smith, Perry Dunlap |
| Box 7 Folder 19 | T |
| Box 7 Folder 20 | Tchou-Reports on Meetings, Names of Those Interested at Meeting |
| Box 7 Folder 21 | Tchou Groups |
| Box 7 Folder 22 | Tchou-Material on Organization of WCA, Tchou, and Wilkins |
| Box 7 Folder 23 | U |
| Box 7 Folder 24 | Union Now |
| Box 7 Folder 25 | W |
| Box 7 Folder 26 | Washburne, Carleton |
| Box 7 Folder 27 | Wright, Quincy |
| Box 7 Folder 28 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom |
Series III: Financial Files, Chicago Group |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Account Book |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Invoices and Expenditures previous to June 1939 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Financial Reports, June 1939-November 1942, including Budget Proposals for 1942 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | January 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | February 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | March 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | April 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | May 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | June 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | July 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | August 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | September 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 13 | Audit, August 20, 1943 |
| Box 8 Folder 14 | Harris Trust and Savings Bank |
| Box 8 Folder 15 | City National Bank |
| Box 8 Folder 16 | Budgets and Audits |
Series IV: Replies to Requests for Literature for Surveys |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Form Letter, Request for Publications, Publishers' Lists |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | A-B |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | C-D |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | E-F |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | G-H |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | I-J |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | K-L |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | M-N |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | O-P |
| Box 9 Folder 10 | Q-R |
| Box 9 Folder 11 | S-T |
| Box 9 Folder 12 | U-V |
| Box 9 Folder 13 | W-Z |
Series V: File Cards on Publications |
| Box 10 | File cards |
| Box 10 | U |