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- Name: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 Click to remove filter
- Name: Laffitte, Jean Click to remove filter
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- Name: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 Click to remove filter
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- Name: Laffitte, Jean Click to remove filter
1955 Apr. 19
World Peace Council
Letter from World Council of Peace to W. E. B. Du Bois
Vienna (Austria) - Signed Jean Laffitte; thanking him for his letter on the stinted struggle for peace in the U.S. (mums312-b144-i304); describing approaches towards the Council's most sound initiatives and endeavors; requesting that he recommend "detailed proposals" for working with American peace activists; and that he constructively criticize the agenda for the May 22-29 meeting to tak... more
1951 June 23
World Peace Council
Circular letter from World Peace Council to W. E. B. Du Bois
Prague (Czech Republic) - Signed Jean Laffitte, General Secretary; summarizing and justifying the accomplishments made and resolutions adopted at the Council's recent meetings in Warsaw and Berlin; announcing the date of the next meeting, to convene in Moscow and outlining the goals for that session; and hoping for recipients' continued participation and feedback.
1955 May 26
World Peace Council
Letter from World Council of Peace to W. E. B. Du Bois
Vienna (Austria) - Signed Jean Laffitte; confirming the comprehensive list of American members of the World Peace Council (Du Bois among them); hoping that their desire to have "an active, interested body of Council members in the U.S." meets with the approval of that nation's World Assembly delegates; and looking forward to receiving the message described in his letter (see mums312-b144-... more
1955 May 9
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to World Peace Council
New York (N.Y.) - Addressed to Jean Laffitte; correcting and supersedes his own recent letter (mums312-b144-i317), naming American members of the World Peace Council left out in his previous list; naming seven others (himself among them) who are willing to serve; and noting efforts to recruit further members.
1954 Mar. 30
World Peace Council
Circular letter from World Council of Peace to W. E. B. Du Bois
Vienna (Austria) - Signed Jean Laffitte, General Secretary; enclosing a copy of the resolution and statement arrived at the recent meeting in Vienna and calling attention to the proposed extraordinary session to be held that May in Berlin.
1951 Jan. 24
World Peace Council
Circular letter from World Peace Council to W. E. B. Du Bois
Paris (France) - Signed Jean Laffite, Secrétary-Général; enclosing information on the accomplishments of the Council at its January 10-11 meeting in Geneva (see also mums312-b135-i405) and seeking recipients' feedback on plans for the February 21-24 meeting.
1951 Apr. 7
World Peace Council
Circular letter from World Peace Council to W. E. B. Du Bois
Paris (France) - Signed Jean Laffitte, Secretary General; relaying the French authorities' recent prohibition of the Committee of the World Congress of the Defenders of Peace and noting that the measure "interdicts in fact."
1952 Jan. 14
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to World Peace Council
New York (N.Y.) - Addressed to Jean Laffitte; regretting he will not be able to attend the conference in Rio later that month, due to urgent dental work and difficulty attaining a passport; and enclosing a letter to be read thereat.
1952 Jan. 23
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to World Peace Council
New York (N.Y.) - Addressed to Jean Laffitte; noting that the postponement of the Rio conference makes his attendance "possible but not certain" and noting present and future plans to secure his presence thereat with the State Dept.
1952 May 31
World Peace Council
Circular letter from World Peace Council to W. E. B. Du Bois
Prague (Czech Republic) - Signed Jean Laffitte, General Secretary; relaying the postponement of the June 21 session to July 1 and its relocation from Finland to Berlin; enclosing President Joliot-Curie's invitation thereto; and hoping he can attend.