As a progressive, pacifist organisation established in the 1920s, the WEF (or NEF as it was then known) soon experienced the worldwide political shift of the 1930s and 1940s. The WEF then enjoyed a resurgence during the immediate post-war period. With an international scope, the collection can be used to learn about the impact of these politics on ordinary people around the world. Highlights include:
The WEF archive is one of our most popular collections and is often used by academics from all over the world. Recently the collection has been used to research:
The WEF catalogue has been split into two sections to denote when material was transferred to the archives. It can therefore be more difficult to search across, so we have generated some lists to enable easier access. Click on the link for the full list on the following series of papers: conferences, projects, sections (by country), and publications