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United States President's Famine Emergency Committee records
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  • Title: United States President's Famine Emergency Committee records
    Date (inclusive): 1946-1947
    Collection Number: XX177
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 31 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 2 envelopes (13.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, reports, notes, and clippings, relating to food conservation in the United States and to famine conditions throughout the world. Includes memoranda and diaries of Herbert Hoover, honorary chairman of the committee.
    Creator: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
    Creator: United States. President's Famine Emergency Committee
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Boxes 1-30 closed. Microfilm use only except for Envelopes A-B; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use.

    Use

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

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], United States President's Famine Emergency Committee records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Alternative Form Available

    Also available on microfilm (31 reels).

    Historical Note

    The Famine Emergency Committee was established on March 1, 1946, by President Harry S. Truman for the purpose of aiding the fight against world famine. Herbert Hoover was named Honorary Chairman and Chester Davis, a St. Louis banker, was named Chairman. Together with the Department of Agriculture, the Committee sponsored world-wide food missions that sent Herbert Hoover to the governments of all important nations to enlist and coordinate them in a world front against famine.
    Thirty-eight countries and states were visited: Great Britain, France, Italy, the Vatican, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Greece, Egypt, Iraq, India, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Cuba.
    Besides Hoover, members of the mission included Hugh Gibson, Dennis A. Fitzgerald, Perrin C. Galpin, Frank E. Mason, Maurice Pate, John B. Masdon, Charles F. Delzell, Hugo Meier, and Captain Hallam Tuck (USN).
    (from Herbert Hoover, An American Epic, Volume IV, pp. 113-127)

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, reports, notes, and clippings, relating to food conservation in the United States and to famine conditions throughout the world. Includes memoranda and diaries of Herbert Hoover, honorary chairman of the committee.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Food supply
    International relief
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
    Famines
    Food conservation