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Title: Josephine Naas papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1941
Collection Number: XX254
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: 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.
Creator:
Naas, Josephine
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
[Identification of item], Josephine Naas papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains memoirs and miscellanea related to the Young Men's Christian Association work with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France at the end of World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
Young Men's Christian associations
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces