Ada and Henry Green papers, 1911-1961.

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Ada and Henry Green papers, 1911-1961.

The Ada Green papers contain correspondence, 1919-1961, primarily tributes to Green for her work with the Jewish Welfare Board, Grand Street Settlement, and other agencies; resumes and certificates, 1946-1961; notebook on Green's work with the American Expeditionary Force in France; and photographs of Green and Jewish activities with servicemen in France, 1919, of children's art classes at New York World's Fair, 1940-1941, and other subjects. Henry Green papers include clippings concerning Roumanian Jewry, and immigration issues, 1911-1914; and photographs of members of Green family, including one of Henry Green with William Howard Taft.

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National Jewish Welfare Board

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Green, Adam, 1960-

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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