Inventory of the Polish Grey Samaritans records
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff and Sara Ramsey
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Title: Polish Grey Samaritans records
Date (inclusive): 1918-1965
Collection Number: 57026
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(4.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memoirs, reports, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities carried out
in Poland at the end of World War I, and to conditions in Poland at that time. Includes memoirs by Martha Gedgowd and Amy
Pryor Tapping, members of the Polish Grey Samaritans.
Creator:
Gedgowd, Martha
Creator:
Tapping, Amy Pryor
Creator:
Polish Grey Samaritans
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 1957.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Polish Grey Samaritans records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Organization of Polish-American women relief workers.
Scope and Content of Collection
Memoirs, reports, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities carried out
in Poland at the end of World War I, and to conditions in Poland at that time. Includes memoirs by Martha Gedgowd and Amy
Pryor Tapping, members of the Polish Grey Samaritans.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Polish Americans
World War, 1914-1918 -- Poland
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
International relief
Poland -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
Poland -- Social conditions
box 1, folder 1
"Preparation for Polish Grey's in USA,"
1918-1919
drawer G18
"Preparation for Polish Grey's in USA" (continued)
box 1, folder 2
Amy Tapping documents and photos of Grey Ladies
circa 1919
box 1, folder 3
First trip correspondence and pamphlets
circa 1920
box 1, folder 4
Background materials and booklist
circa 1920
Scope and Contents note
Includes "The Polish Grey Samaritans - An Adventure in Americanization"
box 1, folder 5
"The First American Peace Corps,"
May, 1920
Scope and Contents note
The Polish Greys Become Acquainted with the American Relief Administration (ARA). The Polish Greys Become Permanent Members
of the A.R.A
box 1, folder 6
Poland food distribution correspondence, relief work reports, and maps
September 1920
box 1, folder 7
Polish G.S. General
circa 1920, 1934, 1944, 1957
Scope and Contents note
Newspaper clippings, personal accounts, letters; From Poland to Africa
box 1, folder 8
"How the Polish Grey Samaritains Met the Bolshevik Advance into Poland" manuscript
July, 1922
box 1, folder 9
Amy Tapping correspondence
1963-1964
box 1, folder 10
Polish Grey Ladies, Amy Tapping correspondence
1964-1965
box 1, folder 11
Luncheon in Honor of the Polish Grey Samaritans Unit of the Y.W.C.A, invitation and correspondence
15 August 1921
box 1, folder 12
Polish Grey Samaritans, expenses and financial reports
1923
box 1, folder 13
Clothing distributions
December 1919
box 1, folder 14
Kopeck's illness payment
circa 1922
box 2, folder 1
Amy Tapping, official documents
1919-1922
box 2, folder 2
Bulletins and correspondence providing accounts of individual Grey Samaritans members and their role in Poland
circa 1922
box 2, folder 3
Correspondence, travel arrangements, and reports
1920-1925
box 2, folder 4
Martha Gedgowd's account of her experiences in Poland
1919-1923
box 2, folder 5-6
Reports and experiences of Polish Grey Samaritans
circa 1920
Scope and Contents note
Includes Felicia Krotaviez and Mary Andrezsy, among others
box 2, folder 7
Correspondence, reports, experiences
circa 1921
box 2, folder 8
"The Story of the Polish Grey Samaritans,"
August 1920 - July 1922
Scope and Contents note
Includes description of their last two years in Poland
box 3, folder 1-2
Notebook with personal accounts of the Polish Grey Samaritans,
Monitor Polish Daily blank notebook
11 November 1941
box 3, folder 3
"The Problem of Cieszyn Silesia: Facts and Documents,"
October 1943
box 3, folder 4
Accounts notebook
2 October 1920
box 3, folder 5
"American Relief Administration European Children's Fund Mission to Poland," publication including statistics, goals, and
accomplishments
1919-1922
box 3, folder 6
Martha Graczyk notebook and reports
undated
box 4, folder 1
Martha Graczyk notebook and reports (contd.)
undated
box 4, folder 2
Emily Graves, photographs and descriptions of Warsaw
1920-1922
box 4, folder 3
Photographs, general
undated
box 4, folder 4
Photographs and postcards of soldiers, and the Polish Grey Samaritans Lodge
1919-1921
box 4, folder 5
Photographs of groups, ships, the Statue of Liberty, and reunions, and correspondence from Martha Graczyk
circa 1919, 1933
box 4, folder 6
Photographs of a YMCA school room
undated
Photograph albums
undated
box 5, folder 2
Loose photographs from album
undated
box 5, folder 3
Daily activities in Germany and France
undated
box 5, folder 4
Daily activities in Warsaw
circa 1919
box 5, folder 5
A.R.A children's food kitchen and miscellaneous
undated
box 5, folder 6
Harvest, prisoners, miscellany
undated
box 5, folder 8
Anna Kopec, Helen Mielcarrer, and miscellany
undated