Register of the Anna Howell Hayward Lisle papers
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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
Access
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Use
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2005
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Biographical Chronology
| 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.
Arrangement
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
Biographical File
1953-1957, circa 2001.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a bound document, created circa 2001 with biographical information and photocopies of correspondence from 1934-1957,
training documentation, and general personal correspondence.
box 1, folder 1
Biographical Document
circa 2001.
Scope and Contents note
Bound document with Biographical Information and photocopies of correspondence from 1934-1957
box 1, folder 2
Training and Experience Document
circa 1943
box 1, folder 3
Correspondence (photocopies) unrelated to Greece
1934-1957
box 1, folder 4
Relief of the Northern Provinces of Greece calendar
1953
box 1, folder 5
Christmas cards and clippings
circa 1945-1950.
Scope and Contents note
Some cards include photographs of Greece
Photographs
circa 1945-1946.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints and negatives of landscapes, villages, people, children, camps, youth hostels, and aid workers in Greece.
Some photographs are labeled with the city Konitsa.
box 1, folder 6
"Nancy" Anna Hayward Lisle with other aid workers
circa 1946
box 1, folder 7
Near East Foundation photograph album with captions
circa 1946
box 2, folder 1
Konitsa, Greece, prints and negatives
circa 1945-1946
box 2, folder 2-3
Greece, prints
circa 1945-1946
box 2, folder 4-5
Greece, prints and negatives
circa 1945-1946
Greek Relief Work
1945-1950.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence, reports, notes, and other documentation describing the social and economic conditions in Greece after
World War II and the relief work conducted by organizations such as the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
(UNRRA) and the Near East Foundation
box 2, folder 6-8
Notebook
1945
Scope and Contents note
(3 folders) Describes visits to villages
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA)
box 2, folder 10
Field and Headquarters visit reports
1945
box 2, folder 11
Report on the problem of changing food habits, an analysis of the diet of a Macedonian peasant
undated
box 2, folder 12
Personnel Information
1945-1946
box 2, folder 13
Report on the General Situation of Zakynthos
circa 1946
box 2, folder 14-16
Reports and Correspondence
1945-1950
Scope and Contents note
(3 folders)
box 2, folder 18
Brochures and photographs
circa 1945-1946
box 2, folder 20
Foreign Director's report
Fall 1946
