The League of Nations
This site contains links to web pages dealing with the League of Nations
The League of Nations was formed as a result of the Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, in 1919. Its principal purpose was to deal with disputes between and among nation states and thus maintain world peace, but it was also the first attempt to form a world organization which would foster international cooperation in a wide range of areas, including disarmament, the international drug trade, literacy, world health, "white slavery", and human rights in general. The League ultimately failed in its role of maintaining world peace, but the organization and the lessons learned led ultimately to the formation of the United Nations.
The League existed from 1919 to 1946, when the United Nations was formed and took over many of its functions. Its publications include many serials, such as the Armaments Year-book, World Economic Survey, the Statistical Year-book,and the Official Journal of the League, all of which can be found in the library online catalog.
Official publications of the League in the print collection of the library may be found by searching "league of nations" as an "Author" or by the various subject entries under the League of Nations.
Two print League of Nations access tools/indexes located in Reference are: League Of Nations Documents, 1919-1946; A Descriptive Guide And Key To The Microfilm Collection, Edited by Edward A. Reno (the commercial microform set is NOT owned by the library).
Key To League Of Nations Documents Placed On Public Sale, by Marie J. Carroll.A very useful Research Guide to League of Nations Documents and Publications, from Northwestern University Library, and the same title in PDF format.
The League of Nations Archives and The League of Nations Chronology (1918-1946) are two highly useful sections from the United Nations Geneva Library.
The History of the League of Nations with an excellent online "Library", including full text online online Documents, a Chronology, and a Bibliography. The full text online resources make this site one of the most important in existence with respect to the League!
The League of Nations Photo Archive at the University of Indiana, includes the major Photo Archive itself, as well as the extensive League of Nations Sources site, which in turn includes an excellent Documents of the League site, as well as a Research Guide, a Timeline, the most extensive Bibliography available online, and Links To Other Sites which provide online, full text information.
Checklist 3: The League of Nations is a thorough bibliography from the University of Toronto Information Studies Department.
