HISTORIES - THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ESSENTIALS... The World’s Most Travelled Documents A brief history of early passports and Nansen certificates

Explore our previously recorded event where, despite limited travel opportunities, we invited you on a journey through time to delve into the history of the modern passport and the development of the Nansen Certificate for stateless refugees. In the 1920s, these groundbreaking travel documents played a crucial role in reinstating mobility on a continent devastated by the First World War and across the globe—a vital stride toward economic recovery and the restoration of peace. This relatively obscure tale of international collaboration commenced exactly 100 years ago in Geneva, within the newly established League of Nations. In this episode of HISTORIES, we guided you through the key milestones of this captivating narrative and introduced you to the resources available on the subject at the United Nations Library and Archives.

Participating in this session:

Speakers

Ms. Gudrun BEGER, Team Analyst, Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives Project
Mr. Colin WELLS, Project Manager, Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives Project
Mr. Andrew TAIT, Associate Librarian, Library Services Section

Moderator

Niverte NOBERASCO, Knowledge & Learning Commons