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  • Title: Anna V.S. Mitchell papers
    Date (inclusive): 1920-1944
    Collection Number: 67016
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In English
    Physical Description: 7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 9 envelopes (3.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to World War I relief work in France, 1915-1920, and relief work with Russian refugees in Istanbul, 1921-1936.
    Creator: Mitchell, Anna V. S.
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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    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

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    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1967.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Anna V.S. Mitchell papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1915-1916 Worked in Paris with French Institution for the Blind at Reuilly
    1916-1917 Served in canteen for Belgians in Calais and for the French at Bar-le-Duc
    1917-1919 Organized and directed Cantine des Deux Drapeaux at Chalon-sur-Marne under the American Red Cross
    1919-1920 Head of Post de Secours in the region of Colonne-sur-la-Lyse Pas de Calais
    1921-1936 Relief work for Russian refugees in Istanbul

    Digitized Content

    Content from this collection has been digitized and is available via the Hoover Institution Library & Archives Digital Collections portal .

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
    Refugees
    International relief
    World War, 1914-1918 -- France
    Russians -- Turkey
    Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930
    Nansen International Office for Refugees