Stage Women's War Relief records 1892-1938 1918-1919

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Stage Women's War Relief records, 1892-1938, 1918-1919

Stage Women's War Relief records 1892-1938 1918-1919

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2856

Stage Women's War Relief was organized in New York City at the beginning of World War I to coordinate the efforts of volunteers among women in the theatre. They provided hospital supplies and clothing for soldiers in Europe, conducted Liberty Loan drives, arranged entertainments and stage performances for troops, and opened a canteen in 1918 for soldiers and sailors in New York City. Collection consists of correspondence and other records of the Stage Women's War Relief as well as some papers of Daisy Humphreys, National Chairman of the Press Dept. Records include correspondence, 1918-1919; music and short plays performed at bond rallies and troop centers; and printed matter. Humphreys's papers contain correspondence, 1927-1938; and programs, 1890s, and magazines, 1914, concerning her acting career and interest in the French stage.

.6 linear foot (2 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division