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Naas (Josephine) papers
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Description
Memoirs and miscellanea, relating to Young Men's Christian Association work with the American Expeditionary Forces in France at the end of World War I.
Background
Originally from England, Josephine Naas came to the United States in 1912 to work as a secretary. After the armistice, she was called to Paris, France to work for the Young Men's Christian Association around the year 1919. Having already once been widowed, she remarried to an American soldier, Lief Naas, while in France. She later went lived and worked in Oakland, California.
Extent
1 manuscript box (0.2 Linear Feet)
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.