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Microfilm Reel Contents Guide
To Budapest
From Budapest
To Danzig
General. Letters and memoranda
Cables
From Danzig
General. Letters and memoranda
Cables
To Libau
From Libau
To Moscow
General. Letters and memoranda
From Moscow
General. Letters and memoranda
To Petrograd
From Petrograd
To Prague. Cables
From Prague. Cables
To Reval (Talinn)
To Riga
General. Letters and memoranda
Cables
From Riga
1922
To Vienna. Cables
From Vienna. Cables
To Warsaw
From Warsaw
LONDON OFFICE GENERAL FILE 1919-1923
Accounting records. Includes reports on examination of accounts, memoranda on accounting standard procedures for all missions, financial reports, receipts and expenditure account for European operations, balance sheets of European accounts, summaries on New York current cash accounts, and general correspondence on accounting
Administrative policies, 1919 July-1922 September. Instructions and guidelines for the officers in the relief work of the ARA in Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Finland, and other European countries. Includes one pamphlet titled American Relief Administration: Certificate of Incorporation and a flow chart on the collaboration between the American Relief Organizations and organizations of European countries receiving American aid
Bulletins. Typescript copies
General. ARA London bulletins, Mainly related to operation issues. Designed to keep the field personnel and chief officers informed with current activities, policies, the ways and means of carrying out the programs, the full instructions of handling finance, shipments, accounts, the primary decisions taken at conferences as to the number of children to be fed, the date of closing up of the operations, and the handling of the work as a whole 1920 February-1921 May.
Daily news summaries
Financial documents, Mostly telegrams and some correspondence relating to receipts, refunds, donations, payments of funds, expenses, purchases of supplies, outstanding accounts and claims, expenditure agreement, status of remittance, budget monitoring, and other related financial matters 1919 August-1923 June.
Personal files - Brown, Walter Lyman (director of ARA in Europe). Includes names of personnel, personnel appointments, correspondence, letters of employment, referrals, and interoffice memoranda relating to the entire administration that he oversaw and regarding conducts of the relief operations
Publicity and propaganda file. Includes translations of foreign newspaper clippings, reports, correspondence, telegrams, tables, pamphlets, and some photographs
Purchasing records
General. Correspondence with suppliers on the availability of certain food items, accounting, procedural matters, agreements and negotiations on foodstuff prices, newsprint, supplies, condiments, and payments
Reports. General progress reports on various ARA activities. Includes maps, charts, graphs, surveys, tables, lists, letters, telegrams, pamphlets, and other printed matter
General
General
Political and economic. Mainly from Vienna to London but also from other offices. Reports covered the political and economic situations in Vienna, Austria. Also includes reports on the progress of the Childfund, statistics on births and deaths, and number of contagious disease cases
Shipping records relating to security measures for parcels and commodities at ports, ports availability, sufficient warehouse spaces for storage, and prevention of pilferage
Cables and telegrams. Includes some letters and memoranda
General
September 1922 June-
Correspondence
Telegraphic service file
Accounts 1919 October-1922 October
United States. Embassy (Great Britain)
Austria - "Vinchild"
Vienna to London
London to Vienna
Baltic States
"Green"
"Red"
"Rose"
Riga to London
1922
London to Riga
Constantinople - "Grey"
Czechoslovakia - "Pink"
Prague to London
London to Prague
Danzig
"Purple"
Incoming
Outgoing
Finland - "Silver"
France
"Blue"
"Orange"
Paris to London
London to Paris
Germany
"Green"
"Violet"
Hamburg to London
London to Hamburg
Hungary - "Yellow"
Budapest to London
London to Budapest
Poland - "White"
1920
1921
London to Warsaw
1921
Romania - "Blue"
Russia
"Black"
Moscow to London
London to Moscow
"Bronze"
Trieste - "Tan"
Yugoslavia - "Black"
Miscellaneous
Incoming
Outgoing
LONDON OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE 1919-1923
General
Austria - Vienna
Incoming
1920
1921
1922
Outgoing
Baltic States
Latvia - Riga
Incoming
1921
1922
Outgoing
1922
Constantinople
Czechoslovakia - Prague
Incoming
Outgoing
Danzig
Incoming
Outgoing
Finland - Helsingfors
France - Paris
Incoming
Outgoing
Germany - Hamburg
Incoming
1920
1921
1922
Outgoing
1922
Hungary - Budapest
Incoming
Poland - Warsaw
Incoming
1920
1921
1922
Outgoing
Romania - Bucharest
Trieste
United States
Yugoslavia - Belgrade
United States Grain Corporation. Exchanges between Mr. Brown at the London Office and the New York Office. Also correspondence with other ARA offices
Miscellany. Outgoing letters to other ARA offices
1922
1923
LONDON OFFICE SUBJECT FILE 1919-1921
American Friends Service Committee
General
Incoming (Berlin to London). Includes some pamphlets, photographs, notes, reports, a list of cities in which the American Child Feeding Fund has operated, and comparison of various forms of milk. Also includes a monthly summary statement of the committee's feeding operation, some memoranda, and telegrams
Outgoing (London to Berlin)
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
General
American National Red Cross. Collaborated with the ARA to improve the health of children in the areas of disease prevention and mortality decrease among children in Europe. Includes issues of The Red Cross Bulletin
Telegrams
British relief organizations, Correspondence, cables, some pamphlets, and newspaper clippings of various local relief organizations in England. These organizations provided relief in specific areas such as clothing or specific population such as children. By supporting and contributing their efforts to ARA, they raised funds and sponsored fund raising events. These organizations include Action Lodge Famine Relief Fund, Babies of the Empire Society, British Red Cross, The Epidemic Commission of the League of Nations, Famine Information Bureau, Friend's Emergency and War Victims Relief Committee, Hungarian Relief Fund, Labour Party Appeal in Aid of Hospitals in Vienna, Lay Muriel Paget's Mission, The Official Committee for Relief in Europe, Save the Children Fund, Tyrolese Relief Fund, University Committee Imperial War Relief Fund, The Vienna Emergency Relief, and Women's International League 1919-1922.
Communications. Telegrams, courier schedules, memoranda, and regulations concerning mail services, courier delivery, and wiring services for cables and telegrams
General
Donations. Mainly about the distribution of funds to the neediest cases of adult individuals or families. Certain funds were specially earmarked for particular countries with specific amount of allocations. Includes letters of appreciation, reports, correspondence, and telegrams
Reports
Dutch arbitration, Dispute between the United States Grain Corporation and the Dutch Government on contract issues and shipment matters. Includes one document entitled "Statement of Carrying Charges to the Netherlands Government" and some correspondence 1919 March-1920 March.
European Children's Fund. Documents related to collected data on child mortality and childfund rationing for the study on children conditions. Includes reports, charts, statistics and some correspondence
Feeding and evacuation of Russian refugees. Includes letters, correspondence, telegrams, and some reports regarding the ARA various activities in assisting the Russian refugees in Constantinople
Germany. Correspondence, letters, reports, and telegrams
Gifts. Food supplies donated to ARA by individuals, nonprofit groups, private organizations, and governmental agencies
Great Britain. Documents related to establishing a Consultative Food Committee to provide a means of consultation on questions of food policy and coordination for bringing producers and consumers into close relation to avoid profiteering. Includes general correspondence and some statistics
General
Hoover's American Mission of Relief to Poland. Represented by Mr. Howard and Mr. Durand to restore ruined farmlands in the areas destroyed by the Bolshevik invasions and to form various relief committees to help the affected families and refugees
Insurance. Correspondence and telegrams between offices concerning insurance coverage and rates for damaged goods during transit and protection for storage facilities from fire and war riots
General
League of Red Cross Societies, Coresspondence and telegrams regarding the details of food deliveries to locations outside of Russia for the feeding of Russian refugee children and other related issues such as cooperation with the ARA in the relief program 1919 December-1922 October.
Middle East. Documents appealing for relief, reporting on refugee conditions, and debating on the necessary actions for carrying out operations and requirements in this region
Poland. Ministerstwo Koleji Zelaznych. Biuro Doradcy Technicznego 1920-1922
Telegrams
Polsko-Amerykanski Komitet Pomacy Dzieciom. Documents describing the formation of the P.A.K.P.D. organization. Includes detailed allocation of foodstuff rations for local committees, comparative table of foodstuffs delivered from P.A.K.P.D. warehouses, statistics by regions, lists of names of regional directors and committee members. Also includes some pamphlets and one printed report titled Report of the American Relief Administration European Children's Fund Mission to Poland
Programs
Child feeding. Programs for the local governmental agencies and organizations to continue the relief work as the U.S. withdrew. Includes correspondence, letters, telegrams, tables, and some charts
General
Clothing. A supplement to the food programs, the clothing program furnished clothing outfits to the most needy children between the ages of Includes written proposals, correspondence, memoranda, tables, and telegrams 4 14.
Student feeding. This program was mainly designed to feed university students in affected countries in Europe. Documents include reports on conditions of students in needs, expenditures, administrative matters, cooperation with local organizations, and some publicity materials
Drafts and working materials. General policy on the progress of the operation and agreements on cooperation with the Y.M.C.A. and its sub-organization the World's Student Christian Federation. Includes a copy of Herbert Hoover's inaugural speech as President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers 1920 February
Relief Committee for Poor and Refugees, October. This committee was formed to provide aid to the refugees in Poland caused by the Bolshevik invasions. Includes reports of the refugee conditions, minutes of meetings, memoranda, and some correspondence 1920 August-
United States. Department of the Navy, Documents relating to the cooperation between the U.S. naval forces stationed in Europe and the ARA in Russia on matters of safe ports, transportation, cargoes, communication, U.S. naval vessels in connection with the work of the ARA, carrying relief workers to the scene of their activities on naval vessels, and general rules for U.S. naval vessels in Soviet ports 1921 August-1922 December.
United States Grain Corporation. Resolved shipping problems and handled legal disputes and freight damage claims
Correspondence
Warehouses and food drafts. The object of this project was to add to the total stock of available food supplies in Central and Eastern European countries. Regional warehouses were set up in affected European cities to carry stocks of staple foodstuffs shipped from the United States. The ARA sold food drafts in America to many American families who had family affiliations in Europe in need of food relief in the area. Includes bulletins, correspondence, memoranda, reports, figuring tables for foodstuffs, telegrams, inventory statistics, shipment schedules, pamphlets, and some clippings
General
General
Austria
Letters
Czechoslovakia
Letters
Telegrams
Germany
Hungary
General
General
Poland
Letters
General
General
General
Miscellaneous
General
Copies
Originals
July
General
London to New York 1922
Soviet purchase cables
1922
United States. Department of State cables (re conditions in Russia)
Washington cables - Riga trips 1921-1922
Anchor, Paris to Bordeaux 1919
Apple
London to Rotterdam 1919
Rotterdam to London 1919
Bell
Berry
Bit
Ble
London to Paris 1919
Paris to London 1919
Bread
Constantinople to Paris 1919
Paris to Constantinople 1919
Cake
Paris to Prague 1919
Prague to Paris 1919
Cherry
London to New York 1919
New York to London
1919
May
June
Citron
Conloyork
General - Constantinople-New York (via London)
Crab
Fig
Food
New York Office
Copies
Paris to London (via Washington)
1918
December
1919
January
February
Paris to New York
1919
1920
Paris to New York (via London) 1919
Paris to Washington 1919
Originals
Paris to New York
1919
May
June
1920
1921
Paris Office
New York to Paris
November
Washington to Paris
1918
1919
January
Washington to Paris (via New York)
1918
1919
Fruit
New York Office
New York to Paris
Copies
1919
Originals 1919
Paris Office
New York to Paris 1919
Paris to New York 1919
Gold
London to New York
Copies
1919
1920
1921
December
1922
January
February
March
1923
Originals
1919
October
November
December
1920
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1921
January
August
September
October
November
December
1922
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
1923
New York to London
1919
1920
1921
1922
Grape
Hamburg to London 1919
London to Hamburg 1919
Grub
Bucharest to Paris 1919
Paris to Bucharest 1919
Ham
Paris to Vienna 1919
Vienna to Paris 1919
Hamloyork
Hamyork, Hamburg to New York, September 1923 April-
Hash, Paris to various destinations 1919
Book 1
Book 2
Hay
Rotterdam to Paris 1919
Jam
Lard
Copies
Warsaw to Danzig 1919
Originals - Warsaw to Danzig 1919
Mosloyork, Moscow to New York (via London)
Copies
Originals
1923
Mosyork, Moscow to New York
Copies
Originals
Mud
Orange
Peach
Pie
Paris to Warsaw 1919
Warsaw to Paris 1919
Rice
Rigyork
Copies
Riga to New York
Originals
Rum
Spike
Spud
Steak
Hamburg and Berlin to Paris 1919
Paris to Hamburg and Coblentz 1919
Venloyork
General - Vienna to New York (via London)
Viande
Copies
Trieste to Paris 1919
Originals - Paris to Trieste 1919
Warloyork
General. Warsaw to New York (via London) 1922-1923
Yorkcon. See Conloyork
Yorklocon. See Conloyork
Yorlomos, New York to Moscow (via London)
1922
1923
Yorkloven. See Venloyork
Yorlowar. See Warloyork
Yorkven. See Venloyork
Yorkwar. See Warloyork
GENERAL OFFICE FILE 1916-1937
General
Agreements
General
Cables
General
General
General
London Office
Outgoing
New York Office
Incoming
Outgoing
Paris Office
Outgoing
Russian Unit
Codes. Includes cables about codes
Individuals
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