Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Naas, Josephine
- Abstract:
- Memoirs and miscellanea, relating to Young Men's Christian Association work with the American Expeditionary Forces in France at the end of World War I.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box (0.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Josephine Naas papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains memoirs and miscellanea related to the Young Men's Christian Association work with the American Expeditionary Forces in France at the end of World War I.
- Biographical / historical:
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Originally from England, Josephine Naas came to the United States in 1912 to work as a secretary. After the armistice, she was called to Paris, France to work for the Young Men's Christian Association around the year 1919. Having already once been widowed, she remarried to an American soldier, Lief Naas, while in France. She later went lived and worked in Oakland, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Josephine Naas papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563