Register of the Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers
Finding aid prepared by Beth Goder
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers
Date (inclusive): 1916-1956
Collection Number: 56029
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
(2.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Charlotte Kellogg papers include speeches and writings, correspondence, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to relief
work in Belgium during World War I and in Poland during and after World War II, and to Queen Jadwiga of Poland.
Creator:
Kellogg, Charlotte
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 1956.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
| 1874 |
Born, Grand Island, Nebraska |
| 1900 |
Ph.B., University of California |
| 1903-1907 |
English teacher, Anna Head's School in Berkeley, California |
| 1910s or 1920s, circa |
Speaking tour for the U.S. Food Administration |
| 1915 |
Organized the California Committee for Relief in Belgium and Northern France |
| 1916 |
Worked for the Commission for Relief in Belgium |
| 1917 |
Author,
Women of Belgium: Turning Tragedy to Triumph
|
| 1918 |
Returned to Belgium and studied lace-making |
| 1919 |
Traveled to Poland and studied the work of Polish women |
| 1920 |
Author,
Bobbins of Belgium
|
| 1921 |
Escorted Marie Curie to the United States |
| 1928-1929, circa |
Campaigned for Herbert Hoover |
| 1931 |
Author,
Jadwiga: Poland's Great Queen
|
| 1939-1946, circa |
Chairman, Paderewski Testimonial Fund |
| 1939-1948, circa |
Director, Commission for Polish Relief |
| 1960 May |
Died |
| 1908 |
Married Vernon Kellogg |
| 1910 |
Daughter, Jean Kellogg, born in Berkeley, California |
Sources:
Irene Alexander. "Carmel Highlands Resident Presents Banquet Cloth to Hoover Library,"
Peninsula Herald. May 23, 1955.
Guide to the Kellogg-Dickie Papers. Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives. http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0626
Scope and Content of Collection
An author and relief worker, Charlotte Kellogg provided aid to the people of Belgium and Poland. In 1916, she traveled to
Belgium to work with the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB), an organization directed by her husband, Vernon Kellogg.
As an assignment for the CRB, Herbert Hoover asked Charlotte Kellogg to study the women of Belgium and publicize her findings.
In addition to various articles, Kellogg published
Women of Belgium: Turning Tragedy to Triumph, which contains an introduction by Herbert Hoover, and
Bobbins of Belgium, which documents the Belgian lace industry. Many of the
Speeches and writings in the collection reflect Charlotte's role as a relief worker and advocate, drawing from her experiences in Belgium. This
file also includes a typescript of her book on Queen Jadwiga of Poland.
The
Relief work file contains two scrapbooks, identical except for small formatting elements, which were given to Kellogg and the California Committee
for Relief in Belgium by an orphanage in Charleroi, Belgium. The scrapbooks contain photographs and descriptions in French
of the orphans, scenes from their daily lives, and scenes of destruction from World War I.
The Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers were originally part of the Vernon Lyman Kellogg collection, until documents related
specifically to Charlotte were separated.
Source:
Irene Alexander. "Carmel Highlands Resident Presents Banquet Cloth to Hoover Library,"
Peninsula Herald. May 23, 1955.
Related Materials
Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Paderewski Testimonial Fund records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Commission for Relief in Belgium records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Commission for Polish Relief records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Jean Kellogg Dickie collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Kellogg-Dickie papers, Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
International relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
Jadwiga, Queen of Poland, approximately 1374-1399
Speeches and writings
1917-1956
Scope and Contents note
Includes typescripts, clippings, reprints, and correspondence. Arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 1
"Address by Mrs. Charlotte Kellogg." Speech before the Canadian Club of Ottawa
1917
box 1, folder 2
Bobbins of Belgium, James Healy correspondence
1917-1920
box 1, folder 3
Articles by Charlotte Kellogg, clippings and reprints
1917-1926
box 1, folder 4
"A and E." Speech
circa 1919
box 1, folder 5
Jadwiga, Poland's Great Queen, typescript
1931
Relief work file
1916-1948
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings, reports, scrapbooks, and awards. Arranged alphabetically by subject or format, with oversize materials
at the end of the series.
box 1, folder 7
Belgium
1916-1917, undated
box 1, folder 8
Belgian lace clippings
circa 1917-1920
box 1, folder 9
Passports and travel documents
1916
Scope and Contents note
Includes certificate for Commission for Relief in Belgium
box 1, folder 10
Poland, report of relief work
1948
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Médaille Commémorative du Comité National, Belgium certificate
1919
box 2
To Charlotte Kellogg from orphans in Charleroi, Belgium
1920
Scope and Contents note
Includes clippings at end of bound volume
box 2
To the California Committee from orphans in Charleroi, Belgium
1920
