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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.150 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Arbitration Council flyer |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Arbitration Council |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | A brief report of the Committee of Arbitration averting strikes and lockouts is included, with reference to the Chicago Board of Trade, the Permanent International Peace Court, the Peace Memorials on International and Industrial Peace at the 1904 Methodist General Conference, the Presbyterian General Assembly, the Congregational Triennial, the Episcopal Triennial, and the International W.C.T.U., all with a role in stopping the South African War. |
| Subjects | Diplomacy Peace Christianity Religion Africa Temperance and Prohibition International Relations Global History and Civics Military History Organized Labor Law Women's History |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Religion; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |