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Title: J. Franklin Ray papers
Date (inclusive): 1946-1947
Collection Number: 76054
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Minutes of meetings and reports, relating to relief activities of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
in China at the end of World War II.
Creator:
Ray, J. Franklin (Jefferson Franklin), 1905-
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 1976.
[Identification of item], Jefferson Franklin Ray Papers [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
J. Franklin Ray was an American diplomat who served in several United Nations and State Department positions. From 1945 to
1947 he was the director of the Far East Office of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In this position
he was responsible for supervising the welfare missions in Australia, China, India, Korea, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
Ray was also a member of the 1948 and 1949 delegation to the Far Eastern Commission. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United
States, and United Nations posts dealing with Korean economic development. J. Franklin Ray died on February 22nd, 1991.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Collection composed of meeting minutes and reports, related to the activities of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration (U.N.R.R.A.) in China at the end of World War II.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
International relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- China
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration