Lisle (Anna Howell Hayward) papers, 1934-1957 circa 2001

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Title:
Anna Howell Hayward Lisle papers
Dates:
1934-1957 circa 2001
Creators:
Lisle, Anna Howell Hayward, 1908-2001
Abstract:
Anna Howell Hayward Lisle worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and Near East Foundation relief efforts in Greece from 1944-1946. The papers include correspondence, reports, and photographs, relating to social conditions and relief work in Greece at the end of World War II.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (0.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

Anna Howell Hayward Lisle worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and Near East Foundation relief efforts in Greece from 1944-1946. The papers include correspondence, reports, and photographs, relating to social conditions and relief work in Greece at the end of World War II.

The documentation describes Lisle's work in Greece, focusing on the villages of Patras, Yannina, Konitsa, and Agrinion (not far from the boarder of Albania) where she was part of an effort to establish youth hostels that hosted local children and children from nearby mountainous regions for three-month periods. The children were bathed, given clothing, shoes, medicine, and inoculations. They were taught in schoolroom settings and nourished with a healthy diet. Lisle also collaborated with many charitable groups, including the General Federation of Women's Clubs, to obtain donations of clothing and other items for the Greek villagers. In addition, she studied the culture and diet of the region, as evidenced in her reports, notes, and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1908
Born, Wayne, Pennsylvania, known to friends and family as "Nancy"
1930-1943
Teacher, Lower School of the Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1943
First expressed interest in working with World War II relief organizations
1944-1945 October
Began working on a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) funded project in rural Greece, and was supported by UNRRA through October 1945 while working for the Congregational Christian Service Committee.
1945 October - 1946
Began working for the Near East Foundation as Director of Child Welfare for the West Coast
1946 August
Returned to the United States, married Clifton Lisle, and settled in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania for the rest of her life.
2001 November 3
Died, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2005
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series, Biographical Document, Photographs, and Greek Relief Work.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-01 14:48:39.066052

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
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