Inventory of the Mrs. J. E. Thane papers
Finding aid prepared by Sara Ramsey
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Mrs. J. E. Thane (Laura Thane Whipple) papers
Date (inclusive): 1897-1936
Collection Number: 58026
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, printed matter, and miscellanea, relating to food conservation in Alameda County and to European relief work
of various organizations during World War I.
Creator:
Thane, J. E., Mrs
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 1958.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mrs. J. E. Thane papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Laura Thane Whipple (Mrs. E.J. Thane) was born in 1875 and died in 1966. She was the United States Food Administration Woman
Director of Food Conservation for Alameda County, California, during World War I.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers contain correspondence, printed matter, and miscellanea, relating to food conservation in Alameda County and to
European relief work of various organizations during World War I. The papers include official guidelines for conservation
of food and household items, with an emphasis on relief in Belgium and France. Two main organizations reflected in the papers
include the United States Food Administration and Department of Agriculture.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
International relief
Alameda County (Calif.)
United States Food Administration
box 1, folder 1-2
Correspondence
1917-1936
Scope and Contents note
Contains letters from the Friends of Belgium organization, Alameda Country Republican Assembly, and the Republican State Committee.
box 1, folder 3
Miscellaneous correspondence and U.S. Food Administration reports and guidelines
1918-1919
Scope and Contents note
Contains reports and direct correspondence from the United States Food Administration in Washington, D.C. Includes home conservation
guidelines for women in charge of purchasing and preparing food for their family.
box 1, folder 4
Photographs
1906, undated
Scope and Contents note
One print of an unidentified woman and one print of an unidentified man and woman in a Red Cross car.
box 1, folder 5
Postcards of Henriette, Queen of Belgium
undated
box 1, folder 6
Pamphlet on La Loie Fuller
undated
Scope and Contents note
Relates to Red Cross of Romania.
box 1, folder 7
Food and relief
1917-1918
Scope and Contents note
Emphasis on shipment records and logistics for Belgium and France.
box 1, folder 8
Sugar permits
1918
Scope and Contents note
Includes Red Cross signs, memoranda from the U.S. Treasury Department regarding conservation and the war effort, and U.S.
Department of Agriculture Weekly Newsletter.
box 1, folder 9
Newspapers and clippings
1911-1924, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes
The Call, San Francisco;
The Township Register, Alameda County; Oakland Edition of the
San Francisco Examiner.
box 1, folder 10
Printed materials
1897, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes
The Spirt of the Nation, a pamphlet containing influential American songs and documents. Other items include war time aid booklets, encouraging Americans
to do their part.
box 1, folder 11
U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Food Administration, and U.S. Treasury printed materials
1918
box 1, folder 12
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food Administration official printed reports and news releases
1917-1918
box 1, folder 13
U.S. Food Administration,
Official Food Bulletin
1918
box 1, folder 14
U.S. Food Administration reports, Alameda County
1918
box 1, folder 15
Miscellaneous
1919, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes U.S. Food Administration promotional signs and sugar purchase receipts.
box 1, folder 16
Herbert Hoover campaign door sign
circa 1928
