Food for Freedom, Inc., records, 1942-1948

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Food for Freedom, Inc., records, 1942-1948

1942-1948

Correspondence, notes, memoranda, reports, articles, minutes, news releases, reprints, clippings, cartoons, mailing lists, and speeches. Includes the manuscript of Battle for Bread, by Harold Weston. Organizations represented include Reconstruction Service Committee, Weekly News Service, Famine Emergency Committee, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Emergency Children's Fund, International Emergency Food Council, United Children's Fund, International Emergency Food Council United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, and United Nations Food Fund Board. Contains correspondence with Louis Adamic, Phillip Jessup, Eleanor Roosevelt, James T. Shotwell, and others.

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Adamič, Louis, 1899-1951

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Political writer and literary figure. From the description of ALS, 1939 March 21, Milford, New Jersey, to Edward Hoyt. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935383 Adamic was an author deeply concerned with American immigrants and their experiences in the "melting pot", and was the first editor of Commond Ground. From the description of Louis Adamic papers, 1848-1951 (bulk 1921-1951). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 122561726 ...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Council

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International Emergency Food Council

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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...

United States. President's Famine Emergency Committee

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American governmental organization for the coordination of international famine relief after World War II. From the description of President's Famine Emergency Committee records, 1946-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867035 Historical Note The Famine Emergency Committee was established on March 1, 1946, by President Harry S. Truman for the purpose of aiding the fight against world famine. Herbert Hoover was named H...

Shotwell, James T., 1874-1965

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of James Thompson Shotwell : oral history, 1952. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734188 From the description of Reminiscences of James Thompson Shotwell : oral history, 1949. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608356 American historian. From the description of A visit to the Canadian battle fields : typescript, 1919. (Unknown). WorldC...

Weston, Harold, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Harold Weston and his wife, Faith Weston. From the description of Letters, 1938-1985, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155879509 Harold Weston (1894-1972) was an American painter and humanitarian. From the guide to the Harold Weston Papers, 1916-1971, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Harold Weston (1894-1972) was a painte...

Food for Freedom, Inc.

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World War II civilian relief organization, directed by Harold Weston. From the description of Records of Food for Freedom, Inc., 1942-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131144 Organizational History Food for Freedom, Inc., was founded in 1943 by Harold Weston (1894-1972), a modernist painter who devoted his work during the World War II period to combating hunger among refugees in Europe and Asia. He lobbied Eleanor Ro...

Weekly News Service.

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Reconstruction Service Committee

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Private American organization for the promotion of post-War II reconstruction. From the description of Reconstruction Service Committee memorandum, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867791 Biographical/Historical Note Private American organization for the promotion of post-War II reconstruction From the guide to the Reconstruction Service Committee memorandum, 1942, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

United Nations Food Fund Board.

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.

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Jessup, Philip C. (Philip Caryl), 1897-1986

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Judge, diplomat. From the description of Reminiscences of Philip Caryl Jessup : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419673 From the description of Reminiscences of Philip Caryl Jessup : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739696 From the description of Reminiscences of Philip Caryl Jessup : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). Wor...