Inventory of the J. Franklin Ray papers, 1946-1947

Finding aid prepared by James Ryan. Revised by Justyna K. Szulc
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Title: J. Franklin Ray papers
Date (inclusive): 1946-1947
Collection Number: 76054
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3 manuscript boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Minutes of meetings and reports, relating to relief activities of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in China at the end of World War II.
Creator: Ray, J. Franklin (Jefferson Franklin), 1905-
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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Jefferson Franklin Ray Papers [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

J. Franklin Ray was an American diplomat who served in several United Nations and State Department positions. From 1945 to 1947 he was the director of the Far East Office of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In this position he was responsible for supervising the welfare missions in Australia, China, India, Korea, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Ray was also a member of the 1948 and 1949 delegation to the Far Eastern Commission. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States, and United Nations posts dealing with Korean economic development. J. Franklin Ray died on February 22nd, 1991.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Collection composed of meeting minutes and reports, related to the activities of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (U.N.R.R.A.) in China at the end of World War II.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- China
International relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- China
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

box 1, folder 1

China Liberated Areas Relief Association, "U.N.R.R.A for the Chinese People", Shanghai, December 1947

box 1, folder 2-4

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (U.N.R.R.A.), China Office, Acting Director's morning staff meetings, May-August 1946

box 1, folder 5

U.N.R.R.A. China Office, Chiang Kai-shek letter, July 23 1946

box 1, folder 6

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Director's Morning staff meetings, August-September 1947

box 1, folder 7

U.N.R.R.A. China Office, Monthly Reports January 1946 - Januray 1947

box 2, folder 1

U.N.R.R.A. China Office, Monthly Reports (No.1-7) January 1946 - January 1947

box 2, folder 2

U.N.R.R.A. China Office, Monthly Reports January 1946 - January 1947

box 2, folder 9

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Monthly Reports January 1946 - January 1947

box 2, folder 3

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Status Sheets November - December 1946

box 2, folder 4

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Summaries of China Office Reports April, June - August 1946

box 2, folder 5

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Summaries of China Office Reports January - March 1947

box 2, folder 6

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, "The Agricultural Analyst's Digest" February, March, May - October, 1947

box 2, folder 7

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, Monthly Reports November 1946

box 2, folder 8

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, Monthly Reports May - July 1947

box 3, folder 1

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, Weekly Staff Conference February 1947

box 3, folder 2

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, Weekly Staff Conference June - October 1947

box 3, folder 3

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, Weekly Staff Conference November 4, 1947

box 3, folder 4

U.N.R.R.A, China Office, Agricultural Rehabilitation Division, Weekly Staff Conference December 9, 1947

box 3, folder 5

U.N.R.R.A / C.N.R.R.A.. Liaison Office, Weekly Reports July - November 1946