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National Council for Prevention of War (U.S.)
Formed in the early 1920s, this American peace organization worked to keep the United States out of war through lobbying, public education, and campaigns for disarmament. It became a major voice in interwar pacifist activism and left behind extensive records of nearly five decades of organizing.
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What Price Peace?
by Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph) Libby, National Council for Prevention of War (U.S.)
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Founded on October 21, 1921, by J. Frederick Libby, the organization began as the National Council for Limitation of Armaments and later became the National Council for Prevention of War. Its mission centered on reducing the risk of war through international cooperation, arms limitation, and public education for peace.
For many years the council was led by Libby and became known for lobbying Congress, publishing educational materials, and organizing campaigns aimed at keeping the United States out of armed conflict. Archival descriptions show that its work continued for decades, with records covering meetings, correspondence, finances, and campaigns from the 1920s into the 1970s.
Today, the group is remembered mainly through those archival collections, which capture an important chapter in American peace activism. Its papers reveal how organized pacifists tried to influence policy and public opinion during a period marked by world war, rearmament, and intense debate over the United States' role in international affairs.