National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies Records, 1939-1946
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Kershner, Howard Eldred, 1891-1990
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Founder and president of the Christian Freedom Foundation and editor of its publication, Christian Economics, as well as active member of organizations concerned with international children's relief. From the description of Papers, 1939-1970. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19273821 ...
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...
National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies.
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Historical Note The presidential election over, we determined that the only way relief could be brought to the women, children, and destitute in the small democracies was to awaken public opinion in the neutral countries to the inconsequential dangers from our proposals. Both the British and Germans were sensitive to neutral opinions. They needed actual support from the neutrals, or at least the continued neutrality of these nations. ...
