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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf4d5nb036 No online items Preliminary Inventory to the League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, 1919-1922 Processed by The Hoover Institution staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] © 2000 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Preliminary Inventory to the 28017 1 League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, 1919-1922 Preliminary Inventory to the League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous Records, 1919-1922 Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Contact Information Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] Processed by: The Hoover Institution staff Encoded by: Xiuzhi Zhou © 2000 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, Date (inclusive): 1919-1922 Collection number: 28017 Creator: League of Red Cross Societies Collection Size: 2 manuscript boxes(0.8 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution Archives Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Correspondence, telegrams, reports, and minutes of meetings, relating to the founding of the League of Red Cross Societies and to relief operations in Europe. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Language: English. Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1928. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Allen, R. F., Major - ARC Aide to Deputy Commissioner to Europe Apson, Stockton - Acting Secretary General LORCS Atkins, Alfred - Chief Accountant LORCS Balfour. M. C. - Public Health LORCS Bartlett, E. O., Col. - ARC Commissioner for Italy Preliminary Inventory to the 28017 2 League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, 1919-1922 Bicknell, Ernest P., Col. - ARC Deputy Commissioner for Europe, 1921 Brown, Donald W. - Director of Organization LORCS Bryson, Lyman, Maj. - ARC Acting Director, Junior Red Cross, LORCS Centanini - ICRC, Public Information, Xth International Red Cross Conference Clarke, Walter - Chief Division of Popular Health Instruction Cutler, Otis H. - Acting Chairman LORCS (for Davison) Davison, Henry P. - Chairman Bd. of of. LORCS Drummond, Eric - Secty. Gen. League of Nations Emerick, J. P., Capt. - LORCS (Finances) Emerson, Kendall, Dr. - ARC Deputy Commissioner to Europe Farrand, Livingston, Dr. - Chairman, Executive Committee, ARC Fitzgerald, Alice - Director, Nursing Dept., LORCS Henderson, David, Sir, Lt. Gen. - Director, LORCS Hill, A. R. - Vice Chairman, Executive Committee, ARC Hill, Dr. A. Ross - Vice Chairman Central Committee in charge of Foreign Operations, ARC Hill, Sir Claude - Acting Director-General, LORCS Keppel, F. F. - Director Foreign Operations Kittredge, T. B. Knox, Dr. J. H. M., Jr. - Medical Director, ARC Lakeman, Curtis E. - Assistant to ARC, Commissioner for Europe Mills, Nelson - Major Director Foreign Accounts, ARC Olds, Colonel Robert E. - ARC Commissioner to Europe, 1919 Persons, W. Frank - Vice-Chairman; 1. Director of Administration, LORCS, 1919; 2. Executive Committee, ARC - Director of Development, LORCS Rappard, Wm. E., Dr. - LORCS Secretary General Rockwell, Foster - Business Manager, LORCS Ryan, Edward W., Dr. - ARC Commissioner, Western Russia Saulter, Ernest - Vice President, ICRC Seidemann, H. P., Maj. - ARC Deputy Comptroller, Foreign Accounts Sand, Rene, Dr. - Secretary General, LORCS, 1922 Stouch, C. P. - Secretary to H. P. Davison Strong, R. P., Col. - General Medical Diretor, LORCS Walling, W. G. - Vice-Chairman, ARC Stanley, Arthur, Sir - Chairman, British Red Cross Access Points International relief. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief. Box 1., Folder 1 Advisory Committee Letters Davison to Bohney, 1921 August 30 (Death of Sir David Henderson; appointment of Sir Claude Hill and an Advisory Committee) Davison to Bicknell, 1921 August 30 (Advisory Committee) Bicknell to Farrand, 1921 September 22 (Bicknell's appointment as ARC representative to Advisory Committee) Bicknell to Sand, 1921 September 22 (same) Bicknell to Sir Claude Hill, 1921 September 23 Sautter to Sir Claude Hill, 1921 September 27 (LORCS headquarters) Preliminary Inventory to the 28017 3 League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, 1919-1922 Container List Sir Claude Hill to Stanley, Farrand, Catier 1921 October 12 (Conference in Washington, D.C.) 1921 October 13 (Notes for Advisory Committee; proposed budget) 1921 October 13 (Notes pour le Comite Conseil, French translation of the above note) 1921 October 14 (Report on the results of preliminary inquires as to moving the headquarters of the LORCS) Sir Claude Hill to Ador (LORCS headquarters) Sir Claude Hill to Cheneviere, 1921 September 24 (LORCS headquarters) Folder 2 American Red Cross Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Cables Henderson to Davison, 1919 June 14 Farrand to Davison, 1919 June 16 Farand to Davison, 1919 June 30 Morris to Davison, 1919 September 26 (Promotion of Sir David Henderson) Letter - Walling to Olds, 1919 October 8 (Relationship of ARC to LORCS) Cables Bicknell to Farrand, 1919 October 21 Olds to Bicknell, 1919 October 24 (Withdrawal of Chesley from Poland) Folder 3 Articles of association, by-laws, etc. Proofs Articles of association Articles of association (final publication) Draft of by-laws Memorandum-1919 December 22 (LORCS - purpose, origin, etc., (p.7: "a general council has been called to meet at Geneva, 1920 March 2") Folder 4 Bicknell, Ernest P., Col., Commissioner for Europe Letter - Persons to Bicknell, 1919 June 24 Memorandum - Bicknell to Richardson, 1921 September 13 (Red Cross funds for scholarship to Latvian nurse) Letters A. R. Hill to Bicknell, 1921 (same) Bicknell to A. R. Hill, 1921 October 21 (ARC appropriations to be expended in Poland and handed to LORCS) Bicknell to Mills, 1921 October 24 (Red Cross funds for scholarship to Latvian nurse) Waters to Meek, 1921 November 5 (same) Olmsted to Mills, 1921 November 11 (Red Cross funds for scholarship to Latvian nurse) Mills to A. R. Hill, 1921 November 15 (same) Mills to Fletcher, 1921 November 17 (same) A. R. Hill to Bicknell, 1921 November 18 Hodges to Bicknell, 1921 January 25 Bryson to Bicknell, 1921 February 2 (Publications on typhus in Cattaro) Bicknell to Bryson, 1921 February 8 (same) Sand to Bicknell, 1922 February 23 (Liquidation of various ARC Commissions) Bicknell to Sand, 1922 February 25 (same) Sand to Bicknell, 1922 March 1 ( New York Times quote: " . .Red Cross League may face collapse. .") Rowe to Bicknell, 1922 April 1 (Second Council Meeting: proposal for Pan-American Conference) Bicknell to Sir Claude Hill, 1922 April 11 (Pan-Am Union, Pan-Am. Conference) Bicknell to Rowe, 1922 April 11 (Proposed Pan-Am. Conference) Kenny to Bicknell, 1922 April 21 (same) Bicknell to Kenny, 1922 April 25 (Proposal for Pan-American Conference to be held in Washington) Kenny to Bicknell, 1922 April 28 (same) Preliminary Inventory to the 28017 4 League of Red Cross Societies Miscellaneous records, 1919-1922 Container List Bicknell to A. R. Hill, 1922 June 2 (Attitude of French government toward LORCS) Sir Claude Hill to Bicknell, 1922 June 10 (Miss Olmsted to discuss 3rd International Course for Public Health Nurses) Memorandum - Bicknell to A. R. Hill, 1922 June 12 (Sir Claude Hill on moving of headquarters to Paris) Letters Bicknell to Sir Claude Hill, 1922 June 14 (Miss Nelson's attendance at Conference of Nurses) Sir Claude Hill to Bicknell, 1922 June 19 (same) Cable - Bicknell to (?) Hill, 1922 June 24 ("French Government has taken action necessary enable Licross come Paris") Folder 5 British Red Cross Society Memorandum-1921 March 8 (H. S. Wells on attitudes of British, French and American Red Cross pertaining to Geneva Conference) Letters Lakeman to Stanley, 1921 March 10 (Geneva Conference) Lakeman to Henderson, 1921 March 10 (same) Stanley to Lakeman, 1921 March 12 (same) Folder 6 Bryson, Lyman, Division of Junior Red Cross Letters Bryson to Persons, 1919 October 2 (Program of JRC in Europe) Persons to Bryson, 1919 October 10 Persons to Bryson, 1919 November 14 (Program of JRC in Europe) Bryson to Persons, 1919 November 18 Persons to Bryson, 1919 November 22 Bryson to Persons, 1919 December 6 Persons to Bryson, 1919 December 19 Bryson to Bicknell, 1921 August 25 (Funding: Nansen, Ador, Briand) Bicknell to Bryson, 1921 August 29 (Russian famine relief) Folder 7 Bulgarian Red Cross Memorandum - Kittredge to Department of Organization, LORCS, 1921 March 21 (Peace program and attitude toward LORCS) Folder 8 Cannes Conference, 1919 Cables, 1919 March 20 (Incoming cable. Cannes Conference) March 20 (same) March 21 (same) March 21 (same) March 21 (same) March 21 (same)
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