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Title: Ernest Wilson Riggs papers
Date (inclusive): 1919-1943
Collection Number: XX295
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs and correspondence, relating to Turkish atrocities against Armenians in 1915; the expulsion of Americans from Turkey,
1920-1921; Turkish-American relations; and conditions in Greece during World War II.
Creator:
Riggs, Ernest Wilson, 1881-1952
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
[Identification of item], Ernest Wilson Riggs papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
President, Euphrates College, Harput, Turkey, 1910-1921; Child Welfare Director, Near East Relief, 1920-1921.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoirs and correspondence, relating to Turkish atrocities against Armenians in 1915; the expulsion of Americans from Turkey,
1920-1921; Turkish-American relations; and conditions in Greece during World War II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
International relief
Armenian massacres, 1915-1923
World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey
World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece
Turkey -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Turkey
Near East Relief (Organization)