Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Chatfield, Frederick H.
- Abstract:
- Photographs, printed matter and memorabilia, relating to relief activities of the Commission for Relief in Belgium during World War I.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 envelopes, 1 framed certificate (4.3 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English and French
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Frederick H. Chatfield papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photographs, lithographs, printed matter, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities of the Commission for Relief in Belgium and Comité de Secours et d'Alimentation de l'Arrondissement de Liège during World War I. The collection is arranged by medium into three series: Photographs, Printed materials, and Memorabilia.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frederick H. Chatfield was a member of the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB). Chatfield served as secetary of the Cincinnati branch and was the CRB delegate for the Commission du Lait of Le Comité de Secours et d'Alimentation de l'Arrondissement de Liège, a relief committee trying to provide food and establish dairy production centers in Liège during World War I.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1953.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box 4 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Frederick H. Chatfield papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563