Inventory of the Polish Grey Samaritans records
Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff and Sara Ramsey
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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Inventory of the Polish Grey Samaritans records
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff, revised by Sara Ramsey, 2012
- Date Completed:
- 2009, 2012
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun and Microsoft Excel file by Elizabeth Phillips.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Polish Grey Samaritans records
Dates: 1918-1965
Collection Number: 57026
Creator: Polish Grey Samaritans.
Collection Size:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives .
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Memoirs, reports, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities carried out
in Poland at the end of World War I, and to conditions in Poland at that time. Includes memoirs by Martha Gedgowd and Amy
Pryor Tapping, members of the Polish Grey Samaritans.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Polish Grey Samaritans records, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1957.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical/Historical Note
Organization of Polish-American women relief workers.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoirs, reports, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities carried out
in Poland at the end of World War I, and to conditions in Poland at that time. Includes memoirs by Martha Gedgowd and Amy
Pryor Tapping, members of the Polish Grey Samaritans.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
International relief.
Polish Americans.
World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief.
World War, 1914-1918--Poland.
Poland--Economic conditions 1918-1945.
Poland--Social conditions.
Gedgowd, Martha.
Tapping, Amy Pryor.
Box/Folder: 1 : 1
"Preparation for Polish Grey's in USA,"
1918-1919
Box/Folder: 1 : 2
Amy Tapping documents and photos of Grey Ladies,
circa 1919
Box/Folder: 1 : 3
First trip correspondence and pamphlets,
circa 1920
Box/Folder: 1 : 4
Background materials and booklist,
circa 1920
Scope and Content Note
Includes "The Polish Grey Samaritans - An Adventure in Americanization"
Box/Folder: 1 : 5
"The First American Peace Corps,"
May, 1920
Scope and Content Note
The Polish Greys Become Acquainted with the American Relief Administration (ARA). The Polish Greys Become Permanent Members
of the A.R.A
Box/Folder: 1 : 6
Poland food distribution correspondence, relief work reports, and maps,
September 1920
Box/Folder: 1 : 7
Polish G.S. General,
circa 1920, 1934, 1944, 1957
Scope and Content Note
Newspaper clippings, personal accounts, letters; From Poland to Africa
Box/Folder: 1 : 8
"How the Polish Grey Samaritains Met the Bolshevik Advance into Poland" manuscript,
July, 1922
Box/Folder: 1 : 9
Amy Tapping correspondence,
1963-1964
Box/Folder: 1 : 10
Polish Grey Ladies, Amy Tapping correspondence,
1964-1965
Box/Folder: 1 : 11
Luncheon in Honor of the Polish Grey Samaritans Unit of the Y.W.C.A, invitation and correspondence,
15 August 1921
Box/Folder: 1 : 12
Polish Grey Samaritans, expenses and financial reports,
1923
Box/Folder: 1 : 13
Clothing distributions,
December 1919
Box/Folder: 1 : 14
Kopeck's illness payment,
circa 1922
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
Amy Tapping, official documents,
1919-1922
Box/Folder: 2 : 2
Bulletins and correspondence providing accounts of individual Grey Samaritans members and their role in Poland,
circa 1922
Box/Folder: 2 : 3
Correspondence, travel arrangements, and reports,
1920-1925
Box/Folder: 2 : 4
Martha Gedgowd's account of her experiences in Poland,
1919-1923
Box/Folder: 2 : 5-6
Reports and experiences of Polish Grey Samaritans,
circa 1920
Scope and Content Note
Includes Felicia Krotaviez and Mary Andrezsy, among others
Box/Folder: 2 : 7
Correspondence, reports, experiences,
circa 1921
Box/Folder: 2 : 8
"The Story of the Polish Grey Samaritans,"
August 1920 - July 1922
Scope and Content Note
Includes description of their last two years in Poland
Box/Folder: 3 : 1-2
Notebook with personal accounts of the Polish Grey Samaritans,
Monitor Polish Daily blank notebook,
11 November 1941
Box/Folder: 3 : 3
"The Problem of Cieszyn Silesia: Facts and Documents,"
October 1943
Box/Folder: 3 : 4
Accounts notebook,
2 October 1920
Box/Folder: 3 : 5
"American Relief Administration European Children's Fund Mission to Poland," publication including statistics, goals, and
accomplishments,
1919-1922
Box/Folder: 3 : 6
Martha Graczyk notebook and reports,
undated
Box/Folder: 4 : 1
Martha Graczyk notebook and reports (contd.),
undated
Box/Folder: 4 : 2
Emily Graves, photographs and descriptions of Warsaw,
1920-1922
Box/Folder: 4 : 3
Photographs, general,
undated
Box/Folder: 4 : 4
Photographs and postcards of soldiers, and the Polish Grey Samaritans Lodge,
1919-1921
Box/Folder: 4 : 5
Photographs of groups, ships, the Statue of Liberty, and reunions, and correspondence from Martha Graczyk,
circa 1919, 1933
Box/Folder: 4 : 6
Photographs of a YMCA school room,
undated
Box: 5
Photograph albums,
undated
Box/Folder: 5 : 2
Loose photographs from album,
undated
Box/Folder: 5 : 3
Daily activities in Germany and France,
undated
Box/Folder: 5 : 4
Daily activities in Warsaw,
circa 1919
Box/Folder: 5 : 5
A.R.A children's food kitchen and miscellaneous,
undated
Box/Folder: 5 : 6
Harvest, prisoners, miscellany,
undated
Box/Folder: 5 : 8
Anna Kopec, Helen Mielcarrer, and miscellany,
undated
