Edward Eyre Hunt Papers, 1902-1953

United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration

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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was established in 1943. Its purpose was to provide for the relief of war victims in any area under the control of any of the United Nations. Its operations came to an end in 1946. From the description of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration records, 1943-1949. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686802 The Bureau of Services was previously known as the Bureau of Area...

Hunt, Edward E. (Edward Eyre), 1885-1953

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Edward Eyre Hunt (1885-1953), Harvard graduate, war correspondent, and author, was a member of the Committee on Elimination of Waste in Industry, Federated American Engineering Societies in 1920. He served as secretary of the U.S. Coal Commission from 1922 to 1923, and was secretary of the President's Emergency Committee on Employment from 1930 to 1931. From 1930 to 1933, he served as secretary of the President's Research Committee on Recent Social Trends. From the description of Hun...

Commission for relief in Belgium

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Private organization for provision of relief to Belgium during World War I. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1914-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868092 Private American relief organization; affiliate of the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1939-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867226 Historic...

American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

United States. President's Emergency Committee for Employment

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...