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[Identification of item], in the Hayne Davis Papers, #878, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• American Peace and Arbitration League.
• Christian Science--United States--History--20th century.
• Courts--United States--History--20th century.
• Davis, Hayne, 1868-1942.
• Diplomatic and consular service, Colombian--History--20th century.
• Inter-parliamentary Union.
• International organization--History--20th century.
• Lawyers--New York (State)--History--20th century.
• Peace--Societies, etc.--History--20th century.
• Practical Peace League.
• World Narcotic Association.

Hayne Davis (1868-1942) was a North Carolina native, New York lawyer, and writer active in promoting international political organizations. He was legal adviser to the Colombian legation in the United States, 1904-1912, and founder of the American Peace and Arbitration League.

The collection includes (in part, microfilm) writings, lectures, and some correspondence of Hayne Davis. Papers pertain to Davis's interests in Christian Science, judicial reform, the World Narcotic Association, the Inter-parliamentary Union, and other international peace organizations, and to his activities as legal adviser to the Colombian legation in the United States, 1904-1912, and as founder of the American Peace and Arbitration League. Also included are directors' minutes of the Practical Peace League, 1908.