Hugh Henry Brown miscellany, 1915-1921.

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Hugh Henry Brown miscellany, 1915-1921.

Speech relating to Herbert Hoover and his work as head of the Commission for Relief in Belgium during World War I; printed miscellany relating to Hoover and World War I relief work; medal commemorating work of the Orphelinat des Armées, a charity for French children orphaned in World War I; photographs of and postcards written by a French boy aided by Mr. and Mrs. Brown; and a photograph of the novelist Peter Clark Macfarlane as a war correspondent in France.

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Orphelinat des Armées.

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Brown, Hugh Henry, 1872-

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American lawyer; friend of Herbert Hoover. From the description of Hugh Henry Brown miscellany, 1915-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867177 Biographical/Historical Note American lawyer; friend of Herbert Hoover. From the guide to the Hugh Henry Brown miscellany, 1915-1921, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Commission for relief in Belgium

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Private organization for provision of relief to Belgium during World War I. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1914-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868092 Private American relief organization; affiliate of the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1939-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867226 Historic...

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...

MacFarlane, Peter Clark, 1871-1924

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