ABSTRACT
The Schwimmer-Lloyd Collection at the New York Public Library is important not only for what it contains on the lives of Rosika Schwimmer (1877-1948) and Lola Maverick Lloyd (1875-1944), but also for its holdings on women’s work for peace and feminism and on the origins of the World Center for Women’s Archives movement. The importance of this collection has grown since World War II and the consequent loss of many European women’s records. Furthermore, the renewed interest in peace work among many American women heightens its potential importance. Both Schwimmer and Lloyd were founders of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
