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Title: Sidney Brooks papers
Date (inclusive): 1925-1927
Collection Number: 53009
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Sidney Brooks papers contain correspondence, mailing lists, reviews, synopses, and other materials relating to his book
on American-German Relations after World War I,
America and Germany, 1918-1925 (1925). The collection also includes a photograph of Sidney Brooks.
Creator:
Brooks, Sidney, 1892-
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 in 1953.
[Identification of item], Sidney Brooks papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
American economist and author; American Relief Administration worker in Europe, 1920-1923.
| 1892 December 20 | Born in New York City |
| 1913 | Graduated from Interlaken School, Rolling Prairie, Indiana |
| 1917 | Enlisted in U.S. Army with 19th Engineers, sailed to France |
| 1919 | Joined office of Allied Director of Relief in Paris, in charge of supply and distribution of food to Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and northwestern Russia. |
| 1944 April 15 | Died in Washington, D.C. |
| 1920-1923 | Worked with Herbert Hoover in the American Relief Administration in Europe. Became member of managment and executive committees, chief of the Department of Records, Statistics and History, and founded and edited the American Relief Administration Review. |
| 1924 | Returned to United States. |
| 1926-1932 | Worked for International Telephone & Telegraph Co. as statistician and head of information bureau. |
| 1933-1935 | Served as director of Bureau of Economic Research for the Republican Senatorial and Congressional Committee. |
| 1937 | Returned to active duty with Army as assistant executive officer in the Central Records Office of the 2nd Corps Area. |
| 1940 | Became news officer for Civilian Conservation Corps. |
| 1942 | Appointed assistant vice-chairman of the War Production Board, Washington, D.C. |
| 1919 | Awarded Varsovia Medal by the government of Poland. |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Sidney Brooks collection contains correspondence, mailing lists,memoranda, reviews, publicity materials, and other materials
relating to his book on American-German Relations after World War I. The book,
America and Germany, 1918-1925 (1925), discusses American aid efforts to Germany: why they were made, what purposes they served, and what difficulties were
encountered. The book's preface, synposes, and some quotations are also included.
This collection also includes a photograph of Sidney Brooks.
The collection is organized into 3 series:
America and Germany, 1918-1925 file; Clipping; and Photograph.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
Germany -- Economic conditions
Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany
American Relief Administration