Peggy Smith: Drawing for Peace
List of Subjects
1 and 2. Arnold-Forster, William, 1886-1951. Artist,
writer and gardener, secretary to the British delegation
to the League of Nations. Cwl PEG 1/5, 1/7.
3. Innes, George A. Official of the League of Nations
Union, author of 'Disarmament: the question of the day'.
Cwl PEG 1/48.
16. Angell, Norman, Sir, 1872-1967. Writer, editor,
Labour M.P. for North Bradford, advocate of the League
of Nations. Author of ‘The great illusion’ (1910);
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933. Cwl PEG 1/4.
4. Bentwich, Norman, 1886-1971. British colonial official.
Director of the League of Nations High Commission for
Refugees from Germany, 1933–35. Cwl PEG 1/12.
17 and 18. Cecil, Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne,
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 1864-1958. Statesman;
Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (19181919) and a creator of the League of Nations. President
of the League of Nations Union 1923-1945. Awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1937. Cwl PEG 1/27A, 1/27.
5. Fawcett, Philippa, 1868-1948. Mathematician, civil
servant, supporter of the League of Nations Union and
the National Society for Women's Service (renamed the
Fawcett Society in 1953). Cwl PEG 1/43.
19. Briand, Aristide, 1862-1932. French statesman, 11
times premier. Joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
for 1926 for his part in the Locarno treaties. Cwl PEG
1/18.
6. Salter, Arthur, Baron Salter, 1881-1975. British civil
servant and League of Nations official, in charge of work
on economic reconstruction. Cwl PEG 1/97.
20. Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930. Norwegian neurologist,
oceanographer and polar explorer. League of Nations
High Commissioner for several humanitarian initiatives
in repatriation of prisoners of war, famine relief, and
work with refugees (creating the "Nansen passport"). He
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922. Cwl PEG
1/82.
7 and 8. Zimmern, Alfred Eckhard, Sir, 1879-1957.
Scholar and internationalist. Deputy director of the
League of Nations' Institute of Intellectual Co-operation
(forerunner of UNESCO). Cwl PEG 1/130, 1/129.
9. Drummond, Eric, Sir, Earl of Perth, 1876-1951. British
politician, Secretary General to the League of Nations
1919-1933. Cwl PEG 1/42.
10 and 11. Chamberlain, Austen, Sir, 1863-1937.
Politician. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1919-1921,
Foreign Secretary 1924-1929. Supporter of the League of
Nations; was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for
1925. Cwl PEG 1/33, 1/34.
21. Ceresole, Pierre, 1879-1945. Pacifist, founder of the
Service Civil International, known in the UK as the
International Voluntary Service. Cwl PEG 1/28.
22. Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988. Radical journalist and
politician. Campaigner for peace and for colonial
independence. Cwl PEG 1/20.
23. Boeke, Kees, 1884-1966. Dutch educator, Quaker
and pacifist. Cwl PEG 1/15.
12 and 13. Henderson, Arthur, 1863-1935. Labour M.P.,
Foreign Secretary 1929-1931. Awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1934 for his efforts at the World Disarmament
Conference of 1932-1934. Cwl PEG 1/59, 1/60.
24 and 26. Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959. Playwright.
Committed socialist and pacifist, co-founded the Men's
League for Women's Suffrage in 1907. Cwl PEG 1/66,
1/67.
14. Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955. U. S. Congressman and
Senator, secretary of state to President Roosevelt from
1933 to 1944. His support for the creation of the United
Nations Organisation earned him the Nobel Peace Prize
for 1945. Cwl PEG 1/68.
25. Soper, Donald Oliver, Baron Soper, 1903-1998.
Methodist minister, social reformer and peace
campaigner. Cwl PEG 1/114.
15. Noel-Baker, Philip, Baron Noel-Baker, 1889-1982.
British politician, assistant to Arthur Henderson at the
World Disarmament Conference, received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1959 for his book ‘The arms race: a
programme for world disarmament’. Cwl PEG 1/84.
27. Carter, Henry, 1874-1951. Methodist minister,
temperance campaigner and pacifist, chair of the
National Peace Council. Cwl PEG 1/25.
26. See 24.
28. Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863-1948. Quaker activist,
pacifist, and lecturer. Chair of the American Friends
Service Committee working on famine relief. Cwl PEG
1/72.
29. Pollard, Francis Edward, 1872-1951. Quaker, teacher,
pacifist writer and lecturer, secretary of the National
Peace Council 1919-1921. Cwl PEG 1/89. [Identification
uncertain].
30. Monastier, Hélène, 1882-1976. Swiss Christian
socialist, Quaker convert. Assisted the work of Ceresole
with the Service Civil International. Cwl PEG 1/80.
31 and 33. Allen, (Reginald) Clifford, 1st Baron Allen of
Hurtwood, 1889-1939. Politician and peace campaigner.
A member of the No-Conscription Fellowship, and
chairman of the Independent Labour Party 1922-1926.
Cwl PEG 1/1, 1/2.
32. Brittain, Vera, 1893-1970. Writer, pacifist and
feminist. Author of ‘Testament of youth’ (1933) and
‘Testament of experience’ (1957). Cwl PEG 1/19.
33. See 31.
34. Heath, Carl, 1869-1950. Quaker, General Secretary
of the National Peace Council, chaired the India
Conciliation Group. Cwl PEG 1/58.
35. Cadbury, Elizabeth, Dame, 1858-1951. Quaker
pacifist, campaigner for educational and welfare reform,
chaired the Peace and Arbitration Committee of the
International Council of Women. Cwl PEG 1/24.
36. Raven, Charles E. (Charles Earle), 1885-1964.
Clergyman, theologian, Christian pacifist. Chairman of
the Fellowship of Reconciliation from 1932. Cwl PEG
1/91.
37. Wellock, Wilfred, 1879-1972. Pacifist journalist and
lecturer, chair of the No More War Movement. Cwl PEG
1/123.
38. Ponsonby, Arthur, Baron Ponsonby, 1871-1946.
British politician and pacifist campaigner. His 'Peace
Letter' of 1926 was a fore-runner of the Peace Pledge
Union. Cwl PEG 1/88.
39 and 41. Royden, Maude, 1876-1956. Suffragist, lay
preacher, secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation
from 1914. Cwl PEG 1/94, 1/95.
40 and 42. Wood, Alex, 1879-1950. Cambridge physicist,
Christian pacifist, Chairman of the Peace Pledge Union.
Cwl PEG 1/128, 1/127.
43. Plowman, Max (Mark), 1883-1941. Pacifist author,
secretary of the Peace Pledge Union 1937-1938. Cwl PEG
1/86. [Identification uncertain].
44. Ponsonby, Arthur, Baron Ponsonby, 1871-1946.
British politician and pacifist campaigner. His 'Peace
Letter' of 1926 was a fore-runner of the Peace Pledge
Union. Cwl PEG 1/87.
45, 46 and 48. Sheppard, Hugh Richard Lawrie (Dick),
1880-1937. Clergyman, reformer, pacifist, founder of the
Peace Pledge Union. Cwl PEG 1/106, 1/108, 1/107.
47. Salter, Alfred, 1873-1945. Medical practitioner and
Independent Labour Party politician, one of the
sponsors of the Peace Pledge Union. Cwl PEG 1/96.
48. See 45.
49. Andrews, C. F. , (Charles Freer), 1871-1940. Author,
friend of Gandhi, and campaigner for Indian
independence. Cwl PEG 1/3.
50, 52, 53, and 54 . Gandhi, M. K. (Mohandas
Karamchand), 1869-1948. Campaigner for Indian
independence, pioneer of non-violent political protest.
Cwl PEG 1/49, 1/52, 1/51, 1/50.
51. Reynolds, Reginald, 1905-1958. Quaker pacifist,
Gandhian, secretary of the No More War Movement.
Cwl PEG 1/92.
52-54. See 50.
55. Martin, Kingsley, 1897-1969. Political journalist,
editor of the New Statesman and Nation. Cwl PEG 1/78.
56. Catlin, George, Sir, 1896-1979. Political lecturer,
Fabian, and exponent of Anglo-American unity. Husband
of Vera Brittain. Cwl PEG 1/26.
57 and 58. Brailsford, Henry Noel, 1873-1958. Socialist
journalist and author. Cwl PEG 1/16, 1/17.
59. Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. American writer on
technology and society. Cwl PEG 1/81. [Identification
uncertain].
60. Bernal, John Desmond, 1901-1971. Physicist,
founder member of the World Federation of Scientific
Workers. Cwl PEG 1/13.
61. Swaffer, Hannen, 1879-1962. Prolific and influential
journalist. Cwl PEG 1/117.
62. Johnson, Hewlett, 1874-1966. Dean of Canterbury
(1931-1963), known as the “Red Dean” for his
committed support for the USSR. Cwl PEG 1/71.
63. Gibbs, Philip, Sir, 1877-1962. Novelist, war
correspondent, and political reporter. Cwl PEG 1/53.
64 and 65. Burns, C. Delisle (Cecil Delisle), 1879-1942.
Social philosopher and university lecturer. Cwl PEG 1/23,
1/22.
66. Nevinson, Henry Woodd, 1856-1941. Journalist and
war correspondent, helped found the Friends
Ambulance Unit. Cwl PEG 1/83.
67. Ratcliffe, S. K. (Samuel Kerkham), 1868-1958.
Journalist, editor and lecturer on international politics.
Humanist. Cwl PEG 1/90.
80. Steed, Henry Wickham, 1871-1956. Newspaper
correspondent and broadcaster on world affairs. Cwl
PEG 1/115.
81. Deedes, Wyndham, Sir, 1883-1956. British General,
civil administrator of Palestine, and social worker. Cwl
PEG 1/40.
82. Frankau, Pamela, 1908-1967. Novelist, journalist and
short story writer. Cwl PEG 1/47.
83. Frankau, Gilbert, 1884-1952. Best-selling novelist
and war poet. Cwl PEG 1/46.
68. Drinkwater, John, 1882-1937. Poet and playwright.
Cwl PEG 1/41.
84. Weizmann, Chaim, 1879-1952. Scientist and Zionist
leader, became the first president of Israel. Cwl PEG
1/124. [Identification uncertain].
69. Claparède, Édouard, 1873-1940. Swiss neurologist
and child psychologist. Cwl PEG 1/29.
85. Noyes, Alfred, 1880-1958. Poet, author of 'The
Highwayman'. Cwl PEG 1/85.
70. Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile , 1865-1950. Swiss composer
who developed the eurhythmics system for musical
education. Cwl PEG 1/35.
86. Weatherhead, Leslie, 1893-1976. Methodist minister.
A popular preacher, he wrote 'Psychology, religion and
healing' (1951). Cwl PEG 1/122.
71. Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple), 1879-1933.
Author and playwright. Cwl PEG 1/118.
87 and 89. MacDonald, Ishbel, 1903-1982. Daughter of
Ramsay MacDonald, and his official hostess at 10
Downing Street. Cwl PEG 1/77, 1/76.
72. Buchman, Frank N. D. , 1878-1961. Christian
revivalist, founder of the Oxford Group and Moral ReArmament. Cwl PEG 1/21. [Identification uncertain].
73. Inge, William Ralph, 1860-1954. Dean of St Paul’s
(1911-1934), journalist and writer. Cwl PEG 1/70.
74. Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943. Poet, art-historian and
critic; served with the Red Cross during the First World
War. Cwl PEG 1/14.
75. Krishnamurti, J. (Jiddu), 1895-1986. Lecturer and
teacher, with a background in theosophy. Speaker on
education through self-awareness. Cwl PEG 1/74.
76. Benson, Frank, Sir, 1858-1939. Shakespearean actor
and theatre manager. Cwl PEG 1/11.
77. Lang, Cosmo Gordon, 1864-1945. Archbishop of
Canterbury 1928-1942. Cwl PEG 1/75.
78. Blériot, Auguste Louis, 1872-1936. Pioneer aviator
and aircraft designer, first person to fly an aeroplane
across the English Channel (in 1909). Cwl PEG 1/61.
[Identification uncertain].
79. Forbes-Robertson, Beatrice, 1883-1967. Actress,
women's rights campaigner, author and lecturer. Cwl
PEG 1/44.
88 and 90. Constanduros, Mabel, 1880-1957. Radio
comedy writer and performer, actress and playwright.
Cwl PEG 1/30, 1/31.
91. Rothenstein, William, Sir, 1872-1945. Bradford-born
artist, Principal of the Royal College of Art. Introduced
the poet Tagore to British audiences. Cwl PEG 1/93.
92. Vanbrugh, Irene, Dame, 1872-1949. Actress. Cwl PEG
1/120.
93. Wedgwood, Ralph Lewis, Sir, 1874-1956. Railway
manager for the London and North Eastern Railway
group. Cwl PEG 1/121.
94 and 95. Wilkinson, Ellen, 1891-1947. Labour M.P. for
Jarrow, led the Jarrow March of 1936. Cwl PEG 1/125,
1/126.
96. Hoare, Samuel John Gurney, 1st Viscount
Templewood, 1880-1959. British politician. As Secretary
of State for India, negotiated with Gandhi on Indian
autonomy. Cwl PEG 1/63.
97 and 98. Samuel, Herbert Louis, Viscount Samuel,
1870-1963. Liberal politician, holder of many senior
offices. High Commissioner for Palestine 1920-1925. Cwl
PEG 1/102, 1/98.
99. Cripps, Stafford, Sir, 1889-1952. Lawyer and Labour
politician. Ambassador to Moscow 1940-1942, member
of the War Cabinet 1942-1945, Chancellor of the
Exchequer 1947-1950. Cwl PEG 1/32.
100. Maxton, James, 1885-1946. Socialist politician,
chairman of the Independent Labour Party. Cwl PEG
1/79.
101. Simon, John Allsebrook, Viscount Simon, 1873-1954.
Liberal politician, holding a range of offices including
Foreign Secretary (1931-1935). Cwl PEG 1/109.
102. Jowett, Fred, 1864-1944. Socialist, Bradford M.P.,
chairman of the Independent Labour Party. Cwl PEG
1/73.
103. Hamilton, Mary Agnes, 1882-1966. Politician and
broadcaster. Cwl PEG 1/56.
104. Stewart-Murray, Katharine Marjory, Duchess of
Atholl, 1874-1960. Public service committee worker and
Conservative M.P., leader of committee to care for
refugee children from the Spanish Civil War, known as
the “Red Duchess”. Cwl PEG 1/9.
105 and 106. Davies, (Albert) Emil, 1875-1950.
Economist, County councillor, City Editor of the New
Statesman. Cwl PEG 1/36, 1/37.
107. Horrabin, James Francis, 1884-1962. Socialist
educator and cartoonist. Cwl PEG 1/65.
108 and 109. Snowden, Philip, Viscount Snowden, 18641937. Born near Cowling, he became chairman of the
Independent Labour Party, a Labour M.P., and
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1924 and 1929-1931. He
was Parliamentary spokesman for the No Conscription
Fellowship. Cwl PEG 1/111, 1/112.
110. Hymans, Paul, 1865-1941. Belgian lawyer and
politician. He was President of the first assembly of the
League of Nations. Cwl PEG 1/69.
111. Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950. South African
statesman and general. He was active in the
establishment of both the League of Nations and the
United Nations. Cwl PEG 1/110.
112. Barthou, Louis, 1862-1934. French politician, Prime
Minister in 1913, serving as Foreign Minister at the time
of his assassination in 1934. Cwl PEG 1/10.
113. Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.
Emperor of Ethiopia 1930-1974. He was in Europe in
1936 to protest to the League of Nations against the
Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Cwl PEG 1/105.
114 and 115. Grey, Edward, Sir, 1862-1933. British
politician, Foreign Secretary 1905-1916, President of the
League of Nations Union. Cwl PEG 1/55, 1/54.
116. Titulescu, Nicolae, 1883-1941. Romanian jurist and
politician, delegate to the League of Nations. Cwl PEG
1/119.
117. Forchhammer, Henni, 1863-1955. Vice-president of
the International Council of Women, delegate to the
League of Nations 1920-1937. Cwl PEG 1/45.
118. Hérriot , Édouard, 1872-1957. French Radical
politician who served three times as Prime Minister.
Supported Aristide Briand in 1929 in his idea of a
European Federal Union. Cwl PEG 1/62.
119 and 120. De Valera, Eamon, 1882-1975. Taoiseach
(premier) and later President of the Republic of Ireland.
Cwl PEG 1/39, 1/38.
121 and 122. Schacht, Hjalmar, 1877-1970. German
banker, President of the Reichsbank 1924-1930 and
1933-1939. Cwl PEG 1/103, 1/104.