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Title: Anna Howell Hayward Lisle papers
Date (inclusive): 1934-1957 circa 2001
Collection Number: 2005C64
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Anna Howell Hayward Lisle worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and Near East Foundation
relief efforts in Greece from 1944-1946. The papers include correspondence, reports, and photographs, relating to social conditions
and relief work in Greece at the end of World War II.
Creator:
Lisle, Anna Howell Hayward, 1908-2001
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2005
[Identification of item], Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
| 1908 | Born, Wayne, Pennsylvania, known to friends and family as "Nancy" |
| 1930-1943 | Teacher, Lower School of the Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
| 1943 | First expressed interest in working with World War II relief organizations |
| 1944-1945 October | Began working on a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) funded project in rural Greece, and was supported by UNRRA through October 1945 while working for the Congregational Christian Service Committee. |
| 1945 October - 1946 | Began working for the Near East Foundation as Director of Child Welfare for the West Coast |
| 1946 August | Returned to the United States, married Clifton Lisle, and settled in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania for the rest of her life. |
| 2001 November 3 | Died, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania |
Scope and Content of Collection
Anna Howell Hayward Lisle worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and Near East Foundation
relief efforts in Greece from 1944-1946. The papers include correspondence, reports, and photographs, relating to social conditions
and relief work in Greece at the end of World War II.
The documentation describes Lisle's work in Greece, focusing on the villages of Patras, Yannina, Konitsa, and Agrinion (not
far from the boarder of Albania) where she was part of an effort to establish youth hostels that hosted local children and
children from nearby mountainous regions for three-month periods. The children were bathed, given clothing, shoes, medicine,
and inoculations. They were taught in schoolroom settings and nourished with a healthy diet. Lisle also collaborated with
many charitable groups, including the General Federation of Women's Clubs, to obtain donations of clothing and other items
for the Greek villagers. In addition, she studied the culture and diet of the region, as evidenced in her reports, notes,
and correspondence.
The collection is organized into three series, Biographical Document, Photographs, and Greek Relief Work.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
International relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Near East Foundation