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  • Title: Maria Wolters papers
    Date (inclusive): 1874-1959
    Collection Number: 41000
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (3.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: The collection includes materials related to famine and earthquake relief and welfare in Japan, and consists of writings, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia.
    Creator: Wolters, Maria, 1866-1962
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1941.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Maria Wolters papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    Maria Wolters was a German-American relief worker in Japan from 1904 to 1959. She organized a fundraising drive in the U.S. that raised millions for farmers and victims of earthquakes. She also donated large sums out of her savings for child welfare in Japan.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The papers relate to the life of Wolters, documenting her fundraising campaign for relief efforts in Japan in 1904-1959. The collection includes some biographical information on Wolters, correspondence file, drafts and typescript of Wolters's memoir "The Power of Love," as well as other writings on her relief efforts in Japan. The papers contain a set of Relief work files with a variety of collected material such as "The Food-Blockade Petition Book," a scrapbook, financial records, and printed matter. In addition, the collection contains photographs depicting Wolters and her Japanese colleagues and friends.

    Related Materials

    Herbert Hoover subject collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
    Stanley K. Hornbeck papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
    American National Red Cross records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    International relief
    Child welfare -- Japan