Inventory of the Ada Morse Grose papers
Finding aid prepared by Beaudry R Allen
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
2008, 2015
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
hoover-library-archives@stanford.edu
Title: Ada Morse Grose papers
Date (bulk): 1915-1917
Collection Number: XX145
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 envelope, 1 album box, 1 oversized box
(2.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Typescript, correspondence, reports, passports, news clippings, handwritten notes, memorabilia, and photographs, relating
to the peace movement during World War I.
Creator:
Grose, Ada Morse, 1874-
Creator:
Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (Location of meeting: Stockholm, Sweden. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1916.)
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
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ada Morse Grose papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Ada Morse Grose (1874-1959) was the secretary to David Starr Jordan, first president of Stanford University, and Assistant
General Secretary to the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection centers on Ada Morse Grose's participation in the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and Neutral Conference for Continuous
Mediation with the majority of the collection consisting of photographs and her writings, which include additional notes,
news clippings, reports, and correspondence. Also included in the collection are Grose's personal passports and memorabilia
from the Expedition.
Related Collection(s)
Lewis A. Maverick papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Alice Parks papers, 1883-1957, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
David Starr Jordan papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Peace
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
Neutrality -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
Pacifism
Henry Ford Peace Expedition
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Writings
1915-1950
Scope and Contents
Consists of typescript drafts, reports, research notes, correspondence, and news clippings relating to the Expedition and
conference.
box 1, folder 1
"Henry Ford's Neutral Conference," bound typescript, undated
box 1, folder 2-3
Typescript, drafts, undated
box 1, folder 4-5
Typescript and expedition material
1915-1950
Photographs
1915-1917
Scope and Contents
Consists of photographs and one album relating to the Henry Ford Peace Expedition through Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
album box
Trip to Europe and Ford Peace Bureau, photo album
1915-1917
envelope A
12 photographs depicting conference offices and people of the Henry Ford Peace Expedition
1915
1916
box 2
Passports and citizenship registration, 1915-1917
box 2
Briefcase and pins, undated
