Martin B. Fast papers, 1909-2019

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Creators:: Fast, M. B., 1858-1949
Abstract:: Martin B. Fast (1858-1949) was an author, editor, humanitarian, and early member of the Mennonite Central Committee. The collection is composed of photographs and biographical materials, including Fast's United States passport.
Extent:: 1 manuscript box, digital media (.2 Linear Feet)
Language:: In English and German
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Martin B. Fast papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: The collection is composed of photographs and biographical materials, including Fast's United States passport.
Biographical / historical:: Martin B. Fast (1858-1949) was an author, editor, humanitarian, and early member of the Mennonite Central Committee. He was born in Molochna Colony in 1858, which was a Russian Mennonite settlement in what is now Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine. He immigrated to the United States in 1879. Fast's humanitarian work included helping fellow Mennonites escape Siberia during the Russian Civil War. Fast died in Fresno, California, in 1949.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2023.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Mennonites
Russians -- Foreign countries
Russians -- United States
Photographs
Names:: Mennonite Central Committee
Places:: Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Civilian relief
Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Russia -- Emigration and immigration
Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration

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Restrictions:: 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.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Martin B. Fast papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US