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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Edward Frederick Willis papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1977
Collection Number: 51000
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 card file box, 2 microfilm reels
(3.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, notes, memoranda, clippings, hearing testimony, printed matter, and microfilm, relating to Herbert Hoover, World
War I relief operations, the blockade of Germany at the end of World War I, and the Bonus March on Washington in 1932.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1951.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edward Frederick Willis papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edward F. Willis (1904-1979) was an American historian, Professor Emeritus of William Paterson College (now University), and
former head of the History Department at Jersey City Junior College, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of book drafts, writings, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, printed matter, one reference records
box, and two microfilm reels relating to the work and career of historian Edward Frederick Willis. Willis's work and research
are related to World War I, with an emphasis on Herbert Hoover and Russian prisoners of war, American relief administration
operations, the Allied Maritime Transport Council, the blockade of Germany, and the Bonus Expeditionary Forces March on Washington
in 1932.
The correspondence series consists of letters related to personal and professional matters. The letters document Willis's
inquiries about materials related to Bonus March, a letter from Herbert Hoover to Luther H. Reichelderfer, letters and copies
of telegrams to Herbert Hoover, and correspondence from General Douglas MacArthur to General Perry, and others. The WWI-related
series spans from 1918-1922 and consists of materials related to research materials related to Herbert Hoover and Feeding
Russian Prisoners of War, the American Relief Administration, activities of AMTC, and the blockade of Germany. The majority
of materials within the collection are related to the Bonus Expeditionary Forces March on Washington 1932; Book drafts, research
materials, notes, writings, and documents related to this topic.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Blockades
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
United States -- Politics and government -- 1929-1933
World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, Russian
Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.)
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Bonus Expeditionary Forces
American Relief Administration
Allied Maritime Transport Council