Register of the John A. Dolan papers
Finding aid prepared by Alexandra Kelly
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: John A. Dolan papers
Date (inclusive): 1919-1923
Collection Number: 56021
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Multiple languages
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes relating to Allied administration of occupied territories, relief operations,
labor relations, enforcement of laws and ordinances, and complaints made against Allied occupation troops in the Rhineland.
Creator:
Dolan, John A.
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 in 1956.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John A. Dolan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
John A. Dolan supervised the Child Feeding Relief Efforts in Germany following World War I. He continued his stay in Koblenz,
occupying the position of District Executive for the American Department of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission from
1920 to 1922, at which time the operations were transferred from the Americans to the French.
Scope and Content of Collection
The John A. Dolan papers are comprised of printed matter, correspondence, personnel papers, meeting minutes, reports, and
ordinances regarding the post-World War I Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission. The commission was established to assist
post-war Germany in its recovery and to supervise the activies of the country.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Military government
Germany -- History -- Allied occupation, 1918-1930
Rhineland (Germany)
Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission
American Friends Service Committee File
1920-1923
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
The American Friends Service Committee began its work in the early 1920s and worked to feed hundreds of German children in
various cities following World War I. The series is comprised of correspondence, memoranda and statistical reports relating
to the committee's relief work.
The Board of Conciliation File,
1920-1922
Scope and Contents
The Board of Conciliation was appointed by the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission to arbitrate disputes. The series is
composed of meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports.
box 1, folder 3
Brohltal railroad
1922 April
box 1, folder 4
Koblenz street car strike
1920-1921
box 1, folder 5
Concordia Hutte
1922 March
box 1, folder 6
Correspondence
1920-1923
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence discussing official business, occupied territories, drivers licenses, and thanks for service. Correspondants
include: John A. Dolan, the German Commissioner for the Occupied Rhineland Territories, the President of the Inter-allied
Rhineland High Commission, the Secretary of State, Dr. Brandt, and Henry T. Allen.
box 1, folder 7
Crimes committed by soldiers,
1919-1922
Language of Material: English.
box 1, folder 8
Financial records,
1920-1922
Scope and Contents
Financial information pertaining to the aftermath of World War I, including costs of war, reparations determined at the Paris
Conference and the Cannes Conference, fluctuations of the German mark, and costs of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission.
box 1, folder 9-11
Intelligence Committee meetings
c. 1920
Scope and Contents
Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and draft ordinances.
box 2, folder 1-3
Intelligence Committee meetings
c. 1920
box 2, folder 4
Meeting minutes,
circa 1920
Language of Material: Multiple languages.
Scope and Contents
Discussing issues such as strikes, distribution of materials, and wages.
box 2, folder 5
Ordinances
circa 1920
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 6
Personnel papers
circa 1920
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Documents about Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission employees, including recommendation letters, thanks for service, short
biographies, statements of grief, and an address to the Graduating Class of General and Commercial School A.F.G.
box 2, folder 7
Printed matter
1920-1923
Language of Material: English.
box 2, folder 8
Reports
1921-1923
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Includes brief descriptions of the Commission and its purposes, explanations of representative duties, monthly reports, and
information regarding the ongoings of occupied territories.
DECLASSIFIED U.S. GOVERNMENT RECORDS
1922
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and map regarding the A.R.A - US Navy communcation system in Europe.
box 2, folder 9
2016 May release of records
1922
