Inventory of the Josephine Naas papers
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Title: Josephine Naas papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1941
Collection Number: XX254
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs and miscellanea, relating to Young Men's Christian Association work with the American Expeditionary Forces in France
at the end of World War I.
Creator:
Naas, Josephine
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Josephine Naas papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Originally from England, Josephine Naas came to the United States in 1912 to work as a secretary. After the armistice, she
was called to Paris, France to work for the Young Men's Christian Association around the year 1919. Having already once been
widowed, she remarried to an American soldier, Lief Naas, while in France. She later went lived and worked in Oakland, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains memoirs and miscellanea related to the Young Men's Christian Association work with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France at the end of World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
Young Men's Christian associations
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
box 1, folder 1
Application for Release
undated
box 1, folder 2
Booklet,
Steps to be Taken in Paris by All Secretaries Arriving from America
box 1, folder 3
Memoirs
1941January
Scope and Contents note
Includes photographs
box 1, folder 4
Memoranda
1918 November 1
box 1, folder 5
Miscellaneous
circa 1917
Scope and Contents note
Includes receipts and American Library Association and YMCA leaflets
box 1, folder 6
Orders
1918 December 10-1919 July 9
