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Title: Ernest Wilson Riggs papers,
Collection Number: XX295
Contributing Institution:
Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Material:
In English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1915-1944
Abstract: Memoirs and correspondence, relating to Turkish atrocities against Armenians in 1915; the expulsion of Americans from Turkey,
1920-1921; Turkish-American relations; and conditions in Greece during World War II.
Creator:
Riggs, Ernest Wilson, 1881-1952.
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[Identification of item], Ernest Wilson Riggs papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives
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President, Euphrates College, Harput, Turkey, 1910-1921; Child Welfare Director, Near East Relief, 1920-1921.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoirs and correspondence, relating to Turkish atrocities against Armenians in 1915; the expulsion of Americans from Turkey,
1920-1921; Turkish-American relations; and conditions in Greece during World War II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Near East Relief (Organization)
Armenian massacres, 1915-1923.
International relief.
Turkey--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Turkey.
World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief.
World War, 1914-1918--Turkey.
World War, 1939-1945--Greece.