Overview of the Alvin B. Barber papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Alvin B. Barber papers

Date (inclusive): 1919-1922

Collection Number: 59016

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, reports, and memoranda, relating to Polish railways, coal, oil, and timber resources, Danzig, and Upper Silesia.

Creator: Barber, Alvin B.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1959.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Alvin B. Barber papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American Relief Administration worker; European technical adviser for Poland, 1919-1922.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, reports, and memoranda, relating to Polish railways, coal, oil, and timber resources, Danzig, and Upper Silesia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Railroads -- Poland

Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Poland

Poland -- History -- 1918-1945

Gdańsk (Poland)

Mines and mineral resources -- Poland

Timber -- Poland

Silesia (Poland : Voivodeship)

European Technical Advisers

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