Inventory of the Philip Skinner Platt papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Philip Skinner Platt papers

Date (inclusive): 1916-1976

Collection Number: 57022

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 folder, 1 envelope (0.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Memoirs, 1976, and photographs, 1916, relating to relief work in Europe during World War I.

Creator: Platt, Philip S. (Philip Skinner), 1889-

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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1957.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Philip Skinner Platt papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American public health official; member of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, American Relief Administration, American Red Cross, and United States Army Sanitary Corps in Europe, 1916-1919.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memoirs, 1976, and photographs, 1916, relating to relief work in Europe during World War I.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief

World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care

World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium

Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

American Relief Administration

American National Red Cross

United States. Army. Sanitary Corps

folder 1

Memoirs relating to relief work in Europe during World War I. 1976

envelope A

Photographs of members of the Commission for Relief in Belgium playing baseball in Brussels, 1916 ( 3 prints / 1 envelope)