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Title: Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers
Date (inclusive): 1902-1932
Collection Number: 56004
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(4.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, printed matter, photographs, drawings, and certificates relating to relief work in Belgium during World War I, the
relief activities of Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
Creator:
Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937
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], Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1867 December 1 | Born, Emporia, Kansas |
| 1889 | Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas |
| 1890-1893 | Assistant professor of entomology, University of Kansas |
| 1892 | Master of Science, University of Kansas |
| 1893-1894 | Associate professor of entomology, University of Kansas |
| 1894-1895 | Assistant and associate professor of entomology, Stanford University |
| 1896-1920 | Professor of entomology, and of entomology and bionomics, Stanford University |
| 1908 | Married Charlotte Hoffman |
| 1910 | Daughter, Jean Kellogg, born in Berkeley, California |
| 1915-1916 | Director, Brussels, American Commission for Relief in Belgium |
| 1917-1919 | Assistant to U.S. food administrator; Chief of mission to Poland, American Relief Administration |
| 1918 | Chairman, Division of Agriculture, National Research Council |
| 1918-1921 | Special investigator in Russia, American Relief Administration |
| 1919-1934 | Various positions for the National Research Council, including permanent secretary |
| 1920-1931 | Director and member, Executive Committee of Commission for Relief in Belgium Educational Foundation |
| 1921-1933 | Member, board of trustees, Science Service |
| 1922-1932 | Member, Executive Committee of the Rockefeller Foundation |
| 1925-1931 | Member, Executive Committee of International Research Council |
| 1931 | Secretary emeritus, National Research Council |
| 1937 August 8 | Died, Hartford, Connecticut |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers include writings, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and certificates relating to
relief work in Belgium and Poland during World War I, the relief activities of Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
In addition to his scientific work, Vernon Kellogg was involved in various relief efforts, including the Commission for Relief
in Belgium as the director in Brussels, where he was later joined by his wife Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg. The
Biographical File contains a biographical sketch listing positions he held throughout his career, as well as a bibliography of his numerous
published works. Some of those works can be found in the
Speeches and Writings series, which contains writings by Kellogg concerning relief efforts, Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
The
Relief Work File relates to Kellogg's involvement in the Commission for Relief in Belgium and the United States Food Administration, including
Kellogg's travel documentation. The correspondence includes a letter from Herbert Hoover.
The
Oversize Material includes materials related to Kellogg's relief work, such as a photo album with pictures of members of the Commission for
Relief in Belgium, as well as various awards that Kellogg received for his aid efforts. In addition, the file includes Kellogg's
diplomas, a children's book written in French, and a tracing of a Colorado River map used on a trip that took place from December
1901 to January 1902.
Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Commission for Relief in Belgium records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
United States Food Administration records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Jean Kellogg Dickie collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Kellogg-Dickie papers, Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives
Materials related to Charlotte Kellogg have been moved to the Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
Food supply
World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Drawing
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
American Relief Administration
United States Food Administration