Can I consult the personnel files of League of Nations Secretariat staff?
The personnel files of the League of Nations Secretariat have been digitized. However, for reasons of privacy and protection of private life, they are not available online on the UN Archives Geneva platform.
You can consult the list of personnel files of League of Nations staff member, which is organized alphabetically by last name. For each staff member, the file description includes basic information such as date of birth, nationality, and functions held within the League of Nations.
Access to individual personnel files may be granted upon request, subject to archival access rules.
If you wish to access a League of Nations personnel file, please contact us via the Ask an Archivist question form below, clearly explaining the scope and purpose of your research.
You may also be interested in Visualizing the League of Nations Secretariat (VisuaLeague), developed by the University of Copenhagen. This research tool is based on data from the personnel files of the League of Nations Secretariat, combined with prosopographical research conducted within the LONSEA project.
