Gertrude Folks Zimand and Savel Zimand papers, 1911-1958.

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Gertrude Folks Zimand and Savel Zimand papers, 1911-1958.

The Zimand papers primarily concern Gertrude Folks Zimand's work in France during World War I with the American Committee for Devastated France. There is additional biographical materials as well as items relating to her father, Homer Folks, Zimand's publications, and her work with the National Child Labor Committee. There is also a significant collection of material relating to Savel Zimand's work as a writer and journalist.

0.6 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

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University of Minnesota. Social Welfare History Archives

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Yonkers High School (Yonkers, N.Y.)

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Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957

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Irish artist and author. From the description of Jack Butler Yeats papers, 1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982120 Jack Butler Yeats was an Irish painter and illustrator. He was the younger brother of the poet, William Butler Yeats. From the description of Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers, [1899-1955]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517346 From the guide to the Jack Butler Yeats collection of papers, 1899-1955, (The New Yor...

Zimand, Gertrude Folks, 1894-1966

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Zimand was an investigator for the National Child Labor Committee. She was a 1916 Vassar graduate. From the description of Papers, 1917-[ca. 1966] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155520399 Gertude Folks Zimand was an investigator for the National Child Labor Committee. She was a 1916 Vassar graduate. Savel Zimand was born in Rumania. He came to the United States in 1913. He was a writer, educator and advocate for public health and economic reform. ...

Folks family.

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Zimand, Savel, 1891-....

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Zimand was a journalist and health educator whose papers reveal his interest in foreign affairs, health education and social welfare. From the description of Savel Zimand papers, 1917-1959. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63285886 Savel Zimand was born in Iasi, Romania, on May 14, 1891. After studying at the University of Berlin's Seminar of Oriental Languages and the Höhere Webeschule from 1909 to 1912, he emigrated to the United Sta...

Folks, Homer, 1867-1963

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Social worker. From the description of Homer Folks papers, 1890-1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526581 From the description of Reminiscences of Homer Folks : oral history, 1949. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734081 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Social worker. From the guide to the Homer Folks Papers, 1890-1963., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) ...

American Committee for Devastated France

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The American Committee for Devastated France (ACDF) had its origins in the Civilian Division of the American Fund for French Wounded (est. 1916) and was organized in 1918 to provide emergency relief and restoration aid to the citizens of post-World War I France. Its original stated purpose was to establish a community center which would determine the needs of French citizens, and act as a liaison between them and American relief workers. The group was also to “further understanding ...

Geddes, Patrick, Sir, 1854-1932

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Resident of Battle Creek, MI. From the description of Letters, 1853-1858. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 31944977 Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) was a biologist, sociologist and town planner with a strong interest in education, the arts, history and many other subjects. He believed strongly in the inter-relationships between all branches of knowledge. Geddes grew up and was educated in Scotland, and studied biology in London. After a professional career as ...

Smillie, Robert, 1857-1940

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Green, Alice Stopford, 1848-1929

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National Child Labor Committee (U.S.)

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Founded in 1904 under the leadership of Edgar G. Murphy, Felix Adler, Samuel McCune Lindsay, Owen Lovejoy, and A.J. McKelway. Its aims were legislation, investigation, and publicity to promote the interests of children. From the description of Records, 1914-1943. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122421727 The National Child Labor Committee was formed after a conference held in New York between Edgar Gardner Murphy's Alabama Child Labor Commi...

Ismail, Mirza M., Sir, 1883-1959

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