1902-1932
Guide to the Collection
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| Creator: | Forbes, Rose Dabney,
1864-1947 |
| Title: | Rose Dabney Forbes papers |
| Dates: | 1902-1932 |
| Physical Description: | 3 document
boxes and 2 pamphlet boxes |
| Call Number: | Ms. N-49.83 |
| Repository: | Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org |
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Abstract:
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This collection consists of records collected by
Rose Dabney Forbes as an officer of the Massachusetts Peace Society, the
American Peace Society, the Massachusetts branch of the Woman's Peace Party,
and the World Peace Foundation. It documents her participation in the American
peace movement during the early 20th century.
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Rose Dabney Forbes
Rose Dabney Forbes, born in 1864, was the daughter of Samuel Wyllys Dabney,
U.S. Consul to the Azores, 1872-92. A resident of Milton, Massachusetts, Mrs.
Forbes was married to J. Malcolm Forbes, 1847-1904, a businessman. She was
involved in many peace organizations including the American Peace Society; the
Massachusetts Peace Society, of which she was on the Board of Directors; the
Massachusetts branch of the Woman's Peace Party, of which she was chairman; and
the World Peace Foundation, of which she was a member of the Advisory Council.
Among the other organizations of concern to her were the Boston League of Women
Voters, the Milton Women's Club, and the Women's National Committee for Law
Enforcement. Rose Dabney Forbes died in 1947.
American Peace Society
The American Peace Society was established in May of 1828 when the peace
societies of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania
merged to become a national organization. Most local societies also became
affiliated, with varying degrees of autonomy, from the national office.
Massachusetts Peace Society
Founded in 1911 as a branch of the American Peace Society, the Massachusetts
Peace Society remained active through the conclusion of the World War I. This
group was unrelated to the Massachusetts Peace Society that operated from
1815-1845.
Woman's Peace Party/League for Permanent Peace
The Massachusetts Branch of the Woman's Peace Party was established in
January of 1915 for the purpose of promoting peace among nations. In 1918 it
voted to change its name to the League for Permanent Peace, and broke its
affiliation with the National Woman's Peace Party. The League was disbanded in
1920.
World Peace Foundation
In 1910, textbook magnate Edwin Ginn founded the International School of
Peace in Boston, renamed the World Peace Foundation shortly thereafter. Though
many peace organizations already existed early in the 20th century, most
concentrated their efforts on theory and ideology. The World Peace Foundation,
conversely, was founded with the express purpose of educating and mobilizing
public opinion toward the cause of peace through their publications.
The Rose Dabney Forbes papers consist of 3 document boxes and 2 pamphlet
boxes dating from 1902-1932. The papers document her participation in the
American peace movement during the early 20th century. The collection contains
records collected by Forbes as an officer of the Massachusetts Peace Society,
the American Peace Society, the Massachusetts branch of the Woman's Peace
Party, and the World Peace Foundation. The records of the organizations in
which she was involved include governance documents, meeting minutes, and
correspondence, as well as printed materials. Topics of interest to these
groups included the Panama Canal Act of 1912, the celebration of 100 years of
peace between the United States and Great Britain, World War I, and the
formation of the League of Nations. The collection also includes addresses by
Rose Dabney Forbes and others, as well as printed ephemera. Henry S. Haskins,
Jay William Hudson, James L. Tryon, and Edwin D. Mead were involved in one or
more of Rose Dabney Forbes' organizations and the collection also includes
their correspondence and addresses.
The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) holds the following collections
related to the Rose Dabney Forbes papers:
Dabney family diaries, 1880-1889. Ms. N-117, P-425.
Dabney family papers, 1716-1900. Ms. N-1080, P-425.
Swarthmore College Peace Collection holds the following collections that are
related to the Rose Dabney Forbes papers:
Rose Dabney Forbes papers, 1914-1924. Finding aid available at:
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/DG001-025/DG014RDForbes.html.
American Peace Society records, 1828-1947. Finding aid available at:
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/DG001-025/DG003APS.html.
Woman's Peace Party records, 1915-1920. Finding aid available at:
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/DG026-050/dg043wilpf/Part%20I-Woman'sPeaceParty.htm.
League for Permanent Peace records, 1918- .
Massachusetts Peace Society archives, 1911-1917.
Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives holds the following
collection related to the Rose Dabney Forbes papers:
World Peace Foundation records, 1899-1993. Finding aid available at:
http://nils.lib.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A4000.08.0003.
Gift of the China Trade Museum, Milton, Mass., 1984. Given to the China
Trade Museum by Mrs. Copley Amory.
The collection is organized into the following series:
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| I. Massachusetts Peace Society records, 1911-1929 |
| II. American Peace Society records, 1908-1918 |
| III. Woman's Peace Party / League for Permanent Peace records,
1915-1920 |
| IV. World Peace Foundation correspondence, 1911-1913 |
| V. Addresses, 1911-1935 |
| VI. Political resolutions, 1902-1932 |
| VII. Ephemera, 1902-1921 |
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| Box | Folder | Contents |
| | I. Massachusetts Peace Society records,
1911-1929
Arranged chronologically by record type.This series contains the records of the Massachusetts Peace Society, divided
into two subseries. The first subseries includes documents relating to
governance, correspondence, membership lists, meeting minutes, and annual
meeting reports. Governance documents include the constitution and by-laws,
Work and Plans of the Society, 1913, and
descriptions of work done by the Society. Correspondents include Rose Dabney
Forbes as well as other officers of the Society including Henry S. Haskins, Jay
William Hudson, and James L. Tryon. Topics range from administrative matters
concerning the organization to the Society's view on issues including world
peace and the peace movement, international relations, and the Panama Canal Act
of 1912. The second subseries contains printed ephemera including membership
applications, invitations to meetings, lectures, and dinners, blank letterhead,
and Rose Dabney Forbes' certificate of life membership to the Society. See also
Series V for addresses delivered for the Massachusetts Peace Society.
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| | | A. Administrative records,
1911-1929 |
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | | | Governance documents,
1911-1913 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2-6 | | | Correspondence,
1911-1929 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7-12 | | | Membership,
1911-1918 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13-16 | | | Meetings,
1911-1921 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | | | Annual meetings,
1911-1915,
1917-1918 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | | B. Printed Ephemera,
1911-1918 |
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| | II. American Peace Society records,
1908-1918
Arranged chronologically by record type.This series contains the records of the American Peace Society including
governance documents, correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports,
constitution, articles of incorporation, and other documents. Correspondents
include Rose Dabney Forbes as well as other officers of the Society including
James L. Tryon. Topics include the celebration of 100 years of peace between
the United States and Great Britain, and the extension of the Society into
state branches.
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 | | Governance documents,
1910 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2-3 | | Correspondence,
1908-1918 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | | Meetings,
1908-1917 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | | Annual reports,
1910,
1915,
1918 |
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| | III. Woman's Peace Party / League for Permanent Peace records,
1915-1920
Arranged chronologically by record type.The Massachusetts Branch of the Woman's Peace Party, chaired by Rose Dabney
Forbes, was established in 1915. In 1918, it voted to change its name to the
League for Permanent Peace, and broke its affiliation with the National Woman's
Peace Party. The League was disbanded in 1920. This series contains the records
of the Massachusetts Branch of the Woman's Peace Party including
correspondence, meeting minutes, and annual meeting reports. The correspondence
includes letters regarding Rose Dabney Forbes' views on the peace movement and
the design of a celluloid pin for the organization.
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 | | Correspondence,
1915-1919 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | | Meeting minutes,
1917-1920 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8-13 | | Meetings,
1915-1920 |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | | Annual meetings,
1916-1917 |
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| Box 2 | Folder 15 | IV. World Peace Foundation correspondence,
1911-1913
Arranged chronologically.This series contains the correspondence of the World Peace Foundation
relating to work done in connection with the Massachusetts Peace Society.
Correspondents include Rose Dabney Forbes and Edwin D. Mead, chief director.
Included are a number of letters concerning Edwin D. Mead's views on the Third
Hague Conference, 1913, and Winston Churchill's speech, 1913, on the same
subject. Also included is a letter from Mead to Forbes explaining the work done
by the Foundation.
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| | V. Addresses,
1911-1935
Arranged chronologically by author.This series contains addresses by Rose Dabney Forbes and others. Included in
this series are descriptions of a stereopticon lecture renouncing war given by
Henry S. Haskins for the Massachusetts Peace Society in 1916 and 1917, and
another stereopticon lecture given by James L. Tryon on the 100 years of peace
between the United States and Great Britain in 1914. Also included are
addresses by Jay William Hudson, a lecturer for the Massachusetts Peace
Society. Topics of the addresses include peace and war, international
relations, military training for boys in public schools and the Boy Scouts, and
eulogies for two officers of the Massachusetts Peace Society, Samuel Billings
Capen, president, and William A. Mowry, a member of the Board of Directors.
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| Box 3 | | | Addresses by Rose Dabney Forbes,
1911-1915 |
| Box 4 | | | Addresses by Rose Dabney Forbes,
1916-1923 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | | Addresses by Rose Dabney Forbes, 1915, 1920, 1923 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | | Addresses by Henry S. Haskins,
1916-1917 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | | Addresses by Jay William Hudson,
1914-1915 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | | Addresses by James L. Tryon,
1914 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5-6 | | Addresses by other authors,
1911-1935 |
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| Box 5 | Folder 7-10 | VI. Political resolutions,
1902-1932
Arranged chronologically.This series contains various political resolutions pertaining to war and the
peace movement during the time of America's entrance in the First World War and
the years surrounding it. Papers include resolutions and telegrams sent to
members of the United States government as well as political statements and
press releases. Topics include the formation of a League of Nations, the Panama
Canal Act, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and numerous appeals for volunteers in the
peace movement. Also included in this series are bills and resolutions from the
United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
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| | VII. Ephemera,
1902-1921
Arranged by formatThis series contains miscellaneous items collected by Rose Dabney Forbes
during her work with various peace societies. Included are programs and
leaflets; political songs, poems, and prayers; and newspaper clippings.
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| Box 5 | Folder 11 | | Programs, leaflets,
1911-1921 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | | Songs, poems, prayers,
1913-1915 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | | Newspaper clippings,
1902-1917 |
Rose Dabney Forbes papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
ABIGAIL,
the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should
search the catalog using these headings.
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| Persons: |
| | Haskins, Henry Stanley, b. 1875. |
| | Hudson, Jay William, b. 1874. |
| | Mead, Edwin D. (Edwin Doak), 1849-1937.
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| | Tryon, James L. (James Libby), b. 1864.
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| Organizations: |
| | American Peace Society. |
| | League for Permanent Peace. |
| | League of Nations. |
| | Massachusetts Peace Society. |
| | Woman's Peace Party Massachusetts
Branch. |
| | World Peace Foundation. |
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| Subjects: |
| | Panama Canal (Panama)--Law and
legislation. |
| | Peace movements--Massachusetts. |
| | Peace movements--United States. |
| | Peace--Societies, etc. |
| | Women and peace. |
| | World War, 1914-1918--Peace. |
Two photographs, a portrait of Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Librarian of
Congress, and family, and a photograph of an American Peace Society broadside,
were removed to the Rose Dabney Forbes photographs.
A Massachusetts Peace Society button was removed to the MHS museum
collection.
A broadside, "After the War, What?," advertising Jay William Hudson lectures
sponsored by the Massachusetts Peace Society, Feb. [ca. 1918] was removed to
the MHS broadside collection.
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