[Small Group of Circulars and Ephemera Published and Circulated by the National Council for the Prevention of War]

[Washington DC, 1945. Very good.. Thirteen items, plus three duplicates. Light toning; minor wear and dust soiling. Interesting group of just over a dozen leaflets, pamphlets and circulars created and disseminated by the National Council for the Prevention of War (NCPW) before and during World War II. The organization was founded in 1921 by Congregational and Quaker minister Frederick J. Libby after he worked for the American Red Cross in France following World War I. The NCPW pushed for disarmament and neutrality during the interwar years and for peace after America's entrance into World War II. The present group contains several items from each period, as well as some fascinating transitional material, such as a mimeograph circular titled, "What Peace Organization, National and Local, Can Do in Wartime," dated eleven days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. A good encapsulation of the council's work during this period.