League of Nations

Maude Royden, spoke at Bristol Peacemakers’ Pilgrimage 1926

Lancaster LNU: Peacemakers’ Pilgrimage 1921 (cancelled)

Organising the programme in Lancaster for the Peace Pilgrims...

Ashton Hall, Lancaster, where the inaugural meeting of Lancaster LNU took place in October 1920 © Janet Nelson

Lancaster LNU: Inaugural Meeting, October 1920

Oswald Mosley speaks at the first meeting of the Lancaster branch of the League of Nations Union...

Professor Gilbert Murray, Chairman of the League of Nations Union, who spoke to Lancaster LNU in March 1926

Lancaster LNU: Professor Gilbert Murray’s lecture, March 1926

The League of Nations Union Chairman visits Lancaster...

Most of Lancaster LNU’s AGMs were held at Lancaster Town Hall © Janet Nelson

Lancaster LNU: Branch Disarmament Conference 1928

Not everything goes to plan!...

Front page advertisment for the Lancaster LNU 1927 Armistice Night meeting Lancaster Guardian, 12 Nov 1927

Lancaster LNU: Armistice Meetings

Promoting the League but not forgetting the Fallen...

The Lancaster No More War demonstration was reported in the national LNU magazine Headway, Nov 1924. p.219. Archive ref: JX1975.A1, LSE Library

Lancaster LNU: No More War Demonstrations

Supporting the No More War Movement in Lancaster 1922-4...

Most of Lancaster LNU’s AGMs were held at Lancaster Town Hall © Janet Nelson

Lancaster LNU: Annual General Meetings (AGMs)

Looking back and looking forward...

The LNU magazine, ‘Headway,’ was left out on a table at the Storey Institute, Lancaster © Janet Nelson

Lancaster LNU: Publicity

Advertising the League of Nations in Lancaster...

Letter heading of the League of Nations Union, c.1935-39 Headquarters exercised control over branch structure and activities Courtesy of Dr Glyn Price

Lancaster and District Branches of the League of Nations Union

A survey...

LNU 21st ‘Anniversary Stamps’ with a stamp album were sold in 1939 for fundraising Courtesy of Dr Glyn Price

Lancaster LNU: Fundraising

Raising money to support the branches...