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Title: Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers
Date (inclusive): 1916-1956
Collection Number: 56029
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder
(2.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Charlotte Kellogg papers include speeches and writings, correspondence, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to relief
work in Belgium during World War I and in Poland during and after World War II, and to Queen Jadwiga of Poland.
Creator:
Kellogg, Charlotte
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1956.
[Identification of item], Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1874 | Born, Grand Island, Nebraska |
| 1900 | Ph.B., University of California |
| 1903-1907 | English teacher, Anna Head's School in Berkeley, California |
| 1910s or 1920s, circa | Speaking tour for the U.S. Food Administration |
| 1915 | Organized the California Committee for Relief in Belgium and Northern France |
| 1916 | Worked for the Commission for Relief in Belgium |
| 1917 | Author, Women of Belgium: Turning Tragedy to Triumph |
| 1918 | Returned to Belgium and studied lace-making |
| 1919 | Traveled to Poland and studied the work of Polish women |
| 1920 | Author, Bobbins of Belgium |
| 1921 | Escorted Marie Curie to the United States |
| 1928-1929, circa | Campaigned for Herbert Hoover |
| 1931 | Author, Jadwiga: Poland's Great Queen |
| 1939-1946, circa | Chairman, Paderewski Testimonial Fund |
| 1939-1948, circa | Director, Commission for Polish Relief |
| 1960 May | Died |
| 1908 | Married Vernon Kellogg |
| 1910 | Daughter, Jean Kellogg, born in Berkeley, California |
Sources:
Irene Alexander. "Carmel Highlands Resident Presents Banquet Cloth to Hoover Library,"
Peninsula Herald. May 23, 1955.
Guide to the Kellogg-Dickie Papers. Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives. http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0626
Scope and Content of Collection
An author and relief worker, Charlotte Kellogg provided aid to the people of Belgium and Poland. In 1916, she traveled to
Belgium to work with the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB), an organization directed by her husband, Vernon Kellogg.
As an assignment for the CRB, Herbert Hoover asked Charlotte Kellogg to study the women of Belgium and publicize her findings.
In addition to various articles, Kellogg published
Women of Belgium: Turning Tragedy to Triumph, which contains an introduction by Herbert Hoover, and
Bobbins of Belgium, which documents the Belgian lace industry. Many of the
Speeches and writings in the collection reflect Charlotte's role as a relief worker and advocate, drawing from her experiences in Belgium. This
file also includes a typescript of her book on Queen Jadwiga of Poland.
The
Relief work file contains two scrapbooks, identical except for small formatting elements, which were given to Kellogg and the California Committee
for Relief in Belgium by an orphanage in Charleroi, Belgium. The scrapbooks contain photographs and descriptions in French
of the orphans, scenes from their daily lives, and scenes of destruction from World War I.
The Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers were originally part of the Vernon Lyman Kellogg collection, until documents related
specifically to Charlotte were separated.
Source:
Irene Alexander. "Carmel Highlands Resident Presents Banquet Cloth to Hoover Library,"
Peninsula Herald. May 23, 1955.
Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Paderewski Testimonial Fund records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Commission for Relief in Belgium records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Commission for Polish Relief records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Jean Kellogg Dickie collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Kellogg-Dickie papers, Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland
International relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
Jadwiga, Queen of Poland, approximately 1374-1399