WCIA Peace Archives

‘Wales for Peace’ brings together digitised archives and collections relating to Wales’ long history of internationalist activism and peace building from pre-WW1 to the present day. Curated through Wales’ Temple of Peace by ‘WCIA's Peace Heritage’ work between the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and partners, collections are organised into eras, organisations, campaign movements and individual campaigns / archival collections. Visit ‘www.heddwch.cymru ’ to find out more about the ‘stories behind the archives’ from our nation’s peace heritage - and use the following ‘quick links’ to explore collections and albums of interest:

Collections by Era

1. 1914 - 1918 World War One (see WCIA WW1 guide)

2. 1918 - 1945 Interwar Era - Welsh League of Nations collections (see WCIA WLNU guide)

. 3. 1945 – 1972 Post-WW2 Era – United Nations Association (UNA) Wales collections (see WCIA UNA guide)

4. 1973 – 1998 ‘Humanitarian’ Era – Welsh Centre for International Affairs collections (see WCIA guide)

5. 1998 – present – Post-Devolution era (see WCIA guide)

6. 1938 - present – Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health collections (see WCIA Temple pages)

Spotlight Collections

- 1923 Welsh Women's Peace Appeal to America (Centenary Collection)

(See also Women’s Peace Petition website

- #Dolen40, Wales Lesotho Link 40th Anniversary Dolen Cymru Early Years Archives and Dolen Cymru Newsletters

- Temple of Peace digitised Archives, 1928-present

- WLNU Welsh League of Nations Union annual reports, 1922-1945

- Youth Peace & Goodwill Message

- Churches Peace Appeal to America (1925-6);

- Peace Ballot (the 1935 'Public Declaration on Armaments');

- CND Cymru Archives (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), 1981-present

- WCIA's Founding Years, 1973-1998

Temple of Peace & Health (BACKGROUND – see Temple of Peace and Peace Garden) :  

- Temple of Peace keyword search and Artefacts

- Wales' World War 1 Book of Remembrance

-  Temple Architecture & Design, 1928-38

- Foundation Stone Ceremony, 1937, 1938

- Temple Opening, 23 Nov 1938

- WNMA (Wales National Memorial Association)

- WCIA Founding Years, 1973+

- Temple 50th Anniversary, 1988

- Wales' National Garden of Peace, 1988+

- Peace Garden Construction, 1988+