Register of the United States President's Famine Emergency Committee records

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1 No online items Committee records Finding aid prepared by Processed by Ronald Bulatoff; machine-readable finding aid created by James Ryan Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, (650) XX177 1

2 Title: United States Date (inclusive): Collection Number: XX177 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 31 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 2 envelopes(13 linear feet) Abstract: Correspondence, reports, notes, and clippings, relating to food conservation in the United States and to famine conditions throughout the world. Includes memoranda and diaries of Herbert Hoover, honorary chairman of the committee. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: United States. Committee. Access Boxes 1-33 closed. Microfilm use copy available. Reels and Boxes may not be used without written permission of the trustees of the Hoover Foundation. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Alternative Form Available Also available on microfilm (31 reels). Preferred Citation [Identification of item], United States Committee Records, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Scope and Content of Collection Correspondence, reports, notes, and clippings, relating to food conservation in the United States and to famine conditions throughout the world. Includes memoranda and diaries of Herbert Hoover, honorary chairman of the committee. Historical Note The Famine Emergency Committee was established on March 1, 1946, by President Harry S. Truman for the purpose of aiding the fight against world famine. Herbert Hoover was named Honorary Chairman and Chester Davis, a St. Louis banker, was named Chairman. Together with the Department of Agriculture, the Committee sponsored world-wide food missions that sent Herbert Hoover to the governments of all important nations to enlist and coordinate them in a world front against famine. Thirty-eight countries and states were visited: Great Britain, France, Italy, the Vatican, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Greece, Egypt, Iraq, India, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Cuba. Besides Hoover, members of the mission included Hugh Gibson, Dennis A. Fitzgerald, Perrin C. Galpin, Frank E. Mason, Maurice Pate, John B. Masdon, Charles F. Delzell, Hugo Meier, and Captain Hallam Tuck (USN). (from Herbert Hoover, An American Epic, Volume IV, pp ) Subjects and Indexing Terms Famines. Food conservation.. XX177 2

3 International relief. United States--Foreign relations. World War, Civilian relief. World War, Microfilm Reel Content Guide Additional Guides Downloadable PDF file of the Microfilm Reel Content Guide Box 1-14 Honorary Chairman's File, Correspondence, diaries,speeches, writings, reports, statistical data, press releases and statements, clippings, and other material relating to Herbert Hoover's role as Honorary Chairman of the Famine Emergency Committee, arranged alphabetically by physical form Correspondence Box 1, Folder 1 A -3 B -5 C D E Box 2, Folder 1 F G -4 H I-J K Box 3, Folder 1 L -3 M N-O P R S Box 4, Folder 1 S T V-W -6 Miscellaneous Box 5, Folder 1-6 Miscellaneous Box 6, Folder 1-2 Miscellaneous Anderson, Clinton P. Davis, Chester C. Fitzgerald, Dennis A. Galpin, Perrin Gibson, Hugh Klein, Julius Kleinwaechter, Ludwig La Guardia, Fiorello Lochner, Louis P. Luce, Clare Booth McCabe, Charles B. McMullin, Dare Stark Mason, Frank E. Miller, Bernice Pawley, William XX177 3

4 Honorary Chairman's File, Renner, Karl Folder 19 Stedman, Afred D. 0 Stolper, Gustav 1 Thomas, Lowell 2 Truman, Harry S. 3 Vogl, Oscar Box 7, Folder 1 Voorhees, Tracy Wacker, Hedwig Walsh, Edmund A. Diaries, References to Letters to Herbert Hoover Attacking Supporting Speeches and writings Undated drafts and notes "Food, Relief, Famine and the Economic Front in World War II," n.d. Printed copy Miscellaneous articles, Press release, 1946 February 8. Typescript "Hoover Mourns Cowles," statement, 1946 February 28. Typescript Press conference, 1946 March 1. Typescript Memorandum for Secretary Anderson and Mr. Chester Davis, 1946 March 5. Typescript Press conference, 1946 March 12. Typescript Address on world famine, 1946 March 14. Typescript Address on world famine, 1946 March 17. Typescript Statement, 1946 May 10. Typescript "Reporting on the Famine Emergency," press conference, White House, 1946 May 13. Typescript Folder 19 "World Famine Situation," speech, Chicago, 1946 May 17. Mimeograph copy. Includes Spanish translation 0 Speech, Washington, D.C., 1946 May 20. Mimeograph Spanish translation 1 Speech, Bogota, Colombia, 1946 May 31. Mimeograph English translation of press account 2 Speech, Santiago, Chile, 1946 June 5. Mimeograph Spanish translation 3 Remarks, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1946 June 11. Mimeograph Spanish translation 4 Statement on the Latin American food situation, 1946 June 19. Typescript 5 "To the National Association of Women Directors of the National Association of Broadcasters," 1946 June 19. Typescript 6 Statement, 1946 August 12. Typescript 7 Statement, Salt Lake City, 1946 August 12. Typescript 8 Statement, 1946 November 5. Typescript 9 Speech at N.I.C. Board, 1946 November 17. Typescript Report No. 1 - Germany, Printed copies, February 1 Clippings on public reaction to, March-April Box 8, Folder 1-2 Clippings on public reaction to, March-April Report No. 2 - Austria, 1947 Galley proofs, typescripts and printed copies, March Clippings on public reaction to, March-April Report No. 3 - Germany/Austria, March 1947 Drafts and galley proofs Printed copies Clippings on public reaction to Box 9, Folder 1-2 Clippings on public reaction to Subject file Dulles, John Foster -6 Economic assistance - Germany Box 10, Folder 1 Economic assistance - Germany XX177 4

5 Honorary Chairman's File, Eisenhower, Dwight D. Food missions Countries file. Research material on countries visited by Herbert Hoover -5 Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Box 11, Folder 1 China Colombia Cuba Czechoslovakia Ecuador Egypt Finland France Germany -11 Clippings Letters to Herbert Hoover from German citizens Box 12, Folder 1-2 Letters to Herbert Hoover from German citizens Great Britain Greece India Iraq Italy Japan Korea -11 Mexico Panama -14 Peru Box 13, Folder 1 Peru Philippine Islands Poland Sweden Switzerland Thailand Uruguay Venezuela Yugoslavia Itineraries Asian trips European trips South American trips List of members Box 14 Gibson, Hugh Folder 1 Notes on the European mission, 1946 March 17- May 12 Notes on the South American mission, 1946 May 25 - June 19 Lend-lease operations ( ) - Soviet Union Marshall, George C. United States - Foreign relations - Japan (1947 March) Miscellany Box Office File, Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes of meetings, statistical data, clippings, and printed matter, relating to the daily operations of the Famine Emergency Committee, arranged alphabetically by physical form XX177 5

6 Office File, Box 14, Agreements between the U.S. and recipient governments Cable codes Clippings, 1946 February-March March April Box 15, Folder 1-2 April -4 May June-September Hoover trip to Germany, In German Box 16, Folder 1-2 Hoover trip to Germany, In German Office of Price Administration Roosevelt, Eleanor Correspondence - American National Red Cross, 1946 Exhibits file Membership list Minutes of meetings, 1946 March-April Publicity file Subject file Anti-Nazi League Child health and welfare. Reports on conditions in various countries by Maurice Pate, 1946 Box 17, Folder 1 Displaced persons, immigrants, refugees, 1947 Economic assistance, American Greece and Turkey Turkey Economic Cooperation Administration -6 Emergency Economic Committee for Europe Europe Economic conditions, History Industries European Recovery Program Box 18, Folder 1-3 European Recovery Program Food consumption Far East Romania South Africa United States Box 19, Folder 1-3 Europe Box 20, Folder 1 Europe -3 Food for Freedom, Inc. -5 Grains Potatoes -8 South America Box 21 Germany - History Folder 1-2 U.S. Army food surplus, 1947 Health conditions Europe Hungary National Famine Emergency Council. List of members, 1946 March 13 National Retail Committee XX177 6

7 Office File, Neutral zones in wartime Raw materials - Africa Refugees Defence Committee, London State Food Emergency Program Turkey - Economic conditions United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Economic Notes 1946 January-September October-December 1947 January-February Box 22 United States Folder 1 Appropriations, 1947 Food exports, Food saving proposals by the Girl Scouts of America and other organizations Foreign trade Legislation for relief assistance United States. Maritime Commission United States Information Service. Newsletter issues and press releases, 1946 (in Portuguese) World War, Aerial operations, American Box Countries File, Correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistical data, surveys, and printed matter, relating to the countries visited by Herbert Hoover and the Famine Emergency Committee team, arranged alphabetically by name of country Correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistical data, surveys, and printed matter Box 22 Box 23, Folder 1-5 Argentina Description Relief to other countries Austria Food consumption Children Brazil Hoover trip to, 1946 June Chile China Appeal for aid to the U.S. Colombia Cuba Czechoslovakia Ecuador XX177 7

8 Countries File, Egypt Finland France Folder Nutrition Germany 2 Box 24, Folder 1 Agriculture Child feeding programs Concentration camps Denazification Economic conditions, Fisheries Food consumption -10 Box 25, Folder 1 Foreign relations - Soviet Union Foreign trade Forestry -7 History British occupied zone Postwar unification Reconstruction Box 26 Industry Folder 1 Industrial disarmament Land reform Nutrition -6 Berlin Cologne and North Rhine region Hamburg Box 27, Folder 1 Politics and government Relief organizations Council of Relief Agencies Licensed for Operation in Germany Shipping Social conditions Great Britain Greece - Economic assistance, American India Italy Economic assistance, American United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Box 28, Folder 1 United States. Embassy (Italy). Office of the Press Attache - U.S. correspondents in Italy, 1947 February Japan Fertilizers -4 Natural resources XX177 8

9 Countries File, Folder Box Nutrition Mexico Netherlands Norway - Fish exports Panama Peru Poland Economic assistance, American Sweden Food consumption Relief to other countries Switzerland Thailand Uruguay Card Index File, undated Card index file of individual and organizational donors to the Famine Emergency Committee, arranged alphabetically by donor Box Box Card index file of individual and organizational donors to the Famine Emergency Committee. Arranged alphabetically by donor Yugoslavia Honorary Chairman's File, (Restricted Section) Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, reports, statistical data, press releases and statements, clippings and other material relating to Herbert Hoover's role as Honorary Chairman of the Famine Emergency Committee, arranged alphabetically by physical form Box 31, Folder 1 Correspondence Buck, Pearl La Guardia, Fiorello Mason, Frank E. Includes letters to Julius Klein Meier, Hugo. Includes Hugo Meier's diary Pate, Maurice Ready, Frank Diary 1946 March France March Italy March 25. Switzerland March 28. Czechoslovakia March Poland March 31 - April 1. Finland April 1-2. Sweden April 2-3. Norway April 4-6. Great Britain XX177 9

10 Honorary Chairman's File, (Restricted Section) April 6-8. Belgium April 9. Netherlands April 10. Denmark Folder 19 April Germany 0 April Austria 1 April 16. Yugoslavia 2 April Greece 3 April Egypt 4 April Iraq 5 April India 6 April 27. Thailand 7 April Philippine Islands 8 April 30 - May 3. China 9 May 4. Korea 0 May 4-6. Japan. Includes interview with Douglas MacArthur 1 May 7-8. Hawaii 2 May 25 - June 20. South America Various dates 4 February. Germany 5 Founding documents 6 Minutes of meetings with Harry S. Truman, Clinton Anderson, Robert Patterson and others, 1946 March 1-12 Box 32 Speeches and writings Untitled drafts and notes Folder 1 Argentina Brazil Columbia Displaced persons Ecuador Food Statistics Surplus Germany Greece Latin America Mexico Peru Poland Russia Sweden Thailand Yugoslavia Miscellany Folder 19 "Germany - Mistakes at Potsdam," n.d. Typescript 0 Memorandum to Chester Davis regarding the broadcasting of Herbert Hoover's final report from Canada, n.d. Holograph 1 Press conferences and press releases, 1946 March. Drafts, notes, and typescripts 2 "World Famine Situation," speech, Chicago, 1946 May 17. Handwritten and typewritten drafts 3 Address in Mexico City, 1946 May 28. Holograph and typescript 4 Report to President Truman, 1946 June 9. Handwritten and typewritten drafts 5 Statement on the Latin American food situation, Washington, D.C., 1947 June 19. Typescript 6 Final report broadcast from Canada, Ottawa, 1946 June 28. Typewritten and printed draft 7 "Crimes in Food," 1946 September 13. Holograph and typescripts 8 Economic report to the President, Handwritten and typewritten drafts XX177 10

11 Honorary Chairman's File, (Restricted Section) Subject file 9 Brazil - Food statistics, 1945 Food missions Countries visited 0 Austria 1 Brazil Box 33 European trip Folder March 17 - May February Pate, Maurice, "Some Notes on the Trip with the Hoover Mission, May-June 1946" South American trip, 1946 Account by Hugh Gibson of Herbert Hoover's trip Correspondence. Includes letters of appreciation Immunization record of Herbert Hoover Itinerary Lists of crew members and participants Telegrams Miller, Bernice Venereal disease incidence among U.S. troops in Europe World food conditions Photographs, prints depicting Herbert Hoover and and other members of the Famine Emergency Committee European and Asian food mission Envelope A Envelope B 117 prints depicting Herbert Hoover and other members of the Famine Emergency Committee on the European and Asian food missions 20 United Press International prints depicting officials and operations of the U.S. Committee XX177 11