Papers of George A. and Geraldine Fitch, 1909-ca. 1950 (bulk).

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Papers of George A. and Geraldine Fitch, 1909-ca. 1950 (bulk).

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Papers include documents and correspondence. Significant correspondents are Syngman Rhee, Chiang Kai-shek, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Subjects concern the establishment of an independent republic of Korea, and reflect the Fitchs' involvement in the Y.M.C.A., Chinese industrial cooperatives, UNRRA Yellow River Diversion Project, Committee to Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals, United China Relief, American China Policy Association, Women for Freedom of Europe, and other organizations.

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Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library

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Harvard University, Harvard-Yenching Library

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