Register of the Frank Angell papers
Finding aid prepared by Loralee Sepsey
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Title: Frank Angell papers
Date (inclusive): 1901-1918
Collection Number: 80142
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, French and Flemish
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, memorabilia
(1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, notes, statistics, printed matter, personal documents, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to
the work of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, the Comité National de Secours et d'Alimentation, and Frank Angell's involvement
with both organizations. Materials document the relief work done in Belgium during World War I and its German occupation,
and to Belgian unemployment relief before and during the war. Used as research material for the study by Angell, "The Belgians
under the German Occupation," and the collection includes the typescript of the study.
Creator:
Angell, Frank, 1857-1939
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 in 1980.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank Angell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
American psychologist; special representative, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1915-1916.
| 1857 |
Born in Scituate, Rhode Island |
| 1878 |
Graduated from the University of Vermont |
| 1878-1880 |
Worked as English teacher to Chinese legation in Washington, DC |
| 1880-1887 |
Worked as a physics teacher in a Washington, DC high school
|
| 1887 |
Went to Germany to do graduate work in physics, met psychologist Wilhelm Wundt, and switched field to psychology |
| 1891 |
Graduated from Wundt's laboratory at the University of Leipzig with Ph.D. in psychology |
| 1891-1892 |
Worked as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Cornell University |
| 1892 |
Became Professor and Executive Head of the Department of Psychology at Stanford |
| 1895-1925 |
Associate editor of the American Journal of Psychology |
| 1915-1916 |
Worked for the Commission for Relief in Belgium and did relief work in Belgium |
| 1919 |
Awarded the honor of Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne by the King of Belgium |
| 1922 |
Retired from Stanford as Professor Emeritus |
| 1939 |
Died of a brief illness in Palo Alto, California |
| 1928-1939 |
Associate editor of the Journal of General Psychology |
Scope and Content of Collection
Writings, correspondence, notes, statistics, printed matter, personal documents, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to
the work of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, the Comité National de Secours et d'Alimentation, and Frank Angell's involvement
with both organizations. Materials document the relief work done in Belgium during World War I and its German occupation,
and to Belgian unemployment relief before and during the war. Used as research material for the study by Angell, "The Belgians
under the German Occupation," and the collection includes the typescript of the study.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Unemployed -- Belgium
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
Comité national de secours et d'alimentation (Brussels)
box 2, folder 1
Biographical file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Includes travel documents such as a passport, identification letter from Herbert Hoover, a travel permit from the German government,
and a miscellaneous napkin.
box 2, folder 2
Biographical file
1916-1918
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, letters from provincial relief committees and the Commission for Relief in Belgium, and other personal correspondence
to Frank Angell
box 2, folder 3
Commission for Relief in Belgium, file
1916-1918
Scope and Contents
Membership lists, circulars, a blank donation card, and letters of appreciation from the Pope and Archbishop, from the Commission
for Relief in Belgium headed by Herbert Hoover.
box 2, folder 4
Subject file: Marie Louise Marcy
1918
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence and a life certificate for Marie Louise Marcy
Speeches and Writings
1915-1916
box 2, folder 5
Reports and Essays, file
1916
Scope and Contents
Personal notes, reports, drafts, and other writings made by Frank Angell on unemployment, conditions, statistics, relief distributions,
and other relief related issues during his time in Belgium that are unrelated to his study "Belgians Under German Occupation."
box 2, folder 6
Belgians Under German Occupation Part 1, file
circa 1916
Scope and Contents
Appendices, reports, essays, and other writings containing information on clothing relief, discreet assistance, shelter, unemployment,
and other forms of aid that is used in "Belgians Under German Occupation."
box 2, folder 7
Belgians Under German Occupation Part 2, file
c. 1916
Scope and Contents
Drafts, reports, and other writings related to clothing relief, workhouses, relief categories, and other topics relating to
aid that were used in "Belgians Under German Occupation."
box 2, folder 8
Belgians Under German Occupation Part 3, file
circa 1916
Scope and Contents
Table of Contents and pages 1 through 90 of "Belgians Under German Occupation"
box 2, folder 9
Belgians Under German Occupation Part 4, file
circa 1916
Scope and Contents
A third appendix and pages 91-183 of "Belgians Under German Occupation
Comité National de Secours et d'Alimentation
1914-1916
Scope and Contents
Worksheets and forms used to construct a family profile, determine amount of goods and level of unemployment, and to determine
amount of relief received. Specific to each Belgian province or large municipality.
box 2, folder 10
Circulars and Correspondence, file
1914-1916
Scope and Contents
Circulars to provincial and local committees on changes in policy and relief guidelines, correspondence between chairmen,
pamphlets, reports, and specific instructions and dispatches from Comité de Secours et d'Alimentation and its national, provincial,
and local branches. Topics include unemployment, disability, wage and rent prices, military families, pay periods, and public
utility relief.
box 2, folder 11
Reports on Unemployment, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Reports dealing with unemployment, issued by the subcomittees Aide et Protection aux Chomeurs and Aide et Protection aux Sans-Travail
Necessiteux.
box 2, folder 12
Partial employment forms and claims, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Certificates, forms, and worksheets used by the committee to determine eligibility for relief, partial employment, relief
amounts, and steady employment.
box 2, folder 13
Family profiles and declaration of goods, file
1915-1916
Relief Resources for Committee
1900-1916
box 3, folder 1
Reports and Circulars, file
1900-1916
Scope and Contents
Booklets, pamphlets, reports, circulars, and informational materials from certain local/provincial committees and interest
groups, such as Federation Socialiste Societes de Secours Mutuels du Bassin de Charleroi, and Metalworkers, . Topics include
new relief guidelines and distribution, record keeping, alcoholic drink tender, unemployment, and finances.
box 3, folder 2
Worksheets and Reference, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Lists of relief recipients, charts to determine amounts of relief, expense reports, record keeping logs for relief recipients
and unemployement, and other forms of reference and record keeping.
box 3, folder 3
Relief Resources for Citizens, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Includes relief resources used by Belgian citizens, such as identification cards, identification books, relief tickets, certificates
to receive aid, and statements of merchandise. All tend to belong to one city or province.
Comité National de Secours et Alimentation/Assistance Discrète
1915-1916
box 3, folder 6
Letters from Petitioners, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Letters from petitioners seeking private aid from a benefactor to the Director/President; senders' names blacked out.
box 3, folder 7
Photographs and Reports, file
circa 1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Report describing "secours A" and photographs of women returning from/going to market.
box 3, folder 4
Maps, Graphs, and Calculations, file
1914-1916
Scope and Contents
Maps, graphs, and calculations of wholly unemployed/partially unemployed statistics for specific provinces.
box 3, folder 5
Charts, file
1913-1916
Scope and Contents
Charts of unemployment statistics for each province, numbers of children of unemployed, amounts of aid distributed by each
province, and statistics for the Consultations de Nourrissons
box 3, folder 8
Medical Relief, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Reports on various medical issues concerning Belgium, mainly on tuberculosis and the distribution of aid and relief to combat
the disease.
box 3, folder 9
Food Relief, file
1906-1916
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs, rations calculations based on calories and costs, expense reports for weekly provisions/consumption
of a certain family, and menus of meals provided to a certain family.
Clothing Relief
1915-1916
box 3, folder 10
Workhouses (Ouvroirs), file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Reports and photographs on/of clothing workshouses, a label for workhouse shipments, and a program of lectures given to their
employees.
box 3, folder 11
Expense reports and order forms, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Expense reports, order forms, inventory logs, distribution forms, and price listings for materials and already produced clothes.
box 4, folder 1
Photographs, Maps, and Reports, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Photographs of homes, floor plans, general reports, maps of destroyed homes, expense reports, construction reports, lists
of subsidies by province, construction budgets by province, and order forms as relating to housing relief and the rebuilding
of destroyed homes in Belgium.
box 4, folder 1
Book- "Habitations provisoires dans la Province d'Anvers 1915"
1915
box 4, folder 3
Disability and War Relief, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, worksheets, certificates, receipts, and statements for those who were disabled in the war or lost their main
source of income due to the war.
Children and Orphans, Reports
1914-1916
box 4, folder 4
Reports, Part 1, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Reports and statistics on bread lines, soup distribution, and other issues as pertaining to children and orphans in various
provinces.
box 4, folder 5
Reports, Part 2, file
1914-1916
Scope and Contents
Reports on medical services and the general status on children and orphans in Antwerp.
box 4, folder 6
Reports, Part 3, file
1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Questionnaires, order forms, and worksheets for child relief and orphans, reports on orphanages, and reports on the activities
of committees to aid children and orphans.
box 4, folder 7
Subject file: Cantines Maternelles and Consultation de Nourrissons
circa 1916
Scope and Contents
Reports, flyers, and photographs that deal with the relief organizations Cantines Maternelles and Consultations de Nourrissons,
which both dealt with feeding and taking care of children/mothers/families.
