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Title: Maria Wolters papers
Date (inclusive): 1874-1959
Collection Number: 41000
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(3.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The collection includes materials related to famine and earthquake relief and welfare in Japan, and consists of writings,
correspondence, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia.
Creator:
Wolters, Maria, 1866-1962
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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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.
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1941.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Maria Wolters papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Maria Wolters was a German-American relief worker in Japan from 1904 to 1959. She organized a fundraising drive in the U.S.
that raised millions for farmers and victims of earthquakes. She also donated large sums out of her savings for child welfare
in Japan.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers relate to the life of Wolters, documenting her fundraising campaign for relief efforts in Japan in 1904-1959. The
collection includes some biographical information on Wolters, correspondence file, drafts and typescript of Wolters's memoir
"The Power of Love," as well as other writings on her relief efforts in Japan. The papers contain a set of
Relief work files with a variety of collected material such as "The Food-Blockade Petition Book," a scrapbook, financial records, and printed
matter. In addition, the collection contains photographs depicting Wolters and her Japanese colleagues and friends.
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Herbert Hoover subject collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Stanley K. Hornbeck papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
American National Red Cross records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
International relief
Child welfare -- Japan