A Register of the Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers
Prepared by Elizabeth Konzak
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A Register of the Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers
Dates: 1934-1957
Dates: circa 2001
Collection number: 2005C64
Creator:
Lisle, Anna Howell Hayward, 1908-2001.
Collection Size:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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.
Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Administrative Information
Access
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Anna Howell Hayward Lisle Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2005
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
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . 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.
Biographical Chronology
| 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 |
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series, Biographical Document, Photographs, and Greek Relief Work.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in Stanford University's online catalog.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945, Civilian relief.
World War, 1939-1945, Greece.
International relief.
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
Near East Foundation.
Container List
Biographical File,
1953-1957,
circa 2001.
Scope and Content Note
Includes a bound document, created circa 2001 with biographical information and photocopies of correspondence from 1934-1957,
training documentation, and general personal correspondence.
Box/Folder: 1 : 1
Biographical Document,
circa 2001.
Scope and Content Note
Bound document with Biographical Information and photocopies of correspondence from 1934-1957
Box/Folder: 1 : 2
Training and Experience Document,
circa 1943
Box/Folder: 1 : 3
Correspondence (photocopies) unrelated to Greece,
1934-1957
Box/Folder: 1 : 4
Relief of the Northern Provinces of Greece calendar,
1953
Box/Folder: 1 : 5
Christmas cards and clippings,
circa 1945-1950.
Scope and Content Note
Some cards include photographs of Greece
Box/Folder: 1
Photographs,
circa 1945-1946.
Scope and Content Note
Black and white prints and negatives of landscapes, villages, people, children, camps, youth hostels, and aid workers in Greece.
Some photographs are labeled with the city Konitsa.
Box/Folder: 1 : 6
"Nancy" Anna Hayward Lisle with other aid workers,
circa 1946
Box/Folder: 1 : 7
Near East Foundation photograph album with captions,
circa 1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
Konitsa, Greece, prints and negatives,
circa 1945-1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 2-3
Greece, prints,
circa 1945-1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 4-5
Greece, prints and negatives,
circa 1945-1946
Greek Relief Work,
1945-1950.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, reports, notes, and other documentation describing the social and economic conditions in Greece after
World War II and the relief work conducted by organizations such as the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
(UNRRA) and the Near East Foundation
Box/Folder: 2 : 6-8
Notebook,
1945
Scope and Content Note
(3 folders) Describes visits to villages
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA),
Box/Folder: 2 : 10
Field and Headquarters visit reports,
1945
Box/Folder: 2 : 11
Report on the problem of changing food habits, an analysis of the diet of a Macedonian peasant,
undated
Box/Folder: 2 : 12
Personnel Information,
1945-1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 13
Report on the General Situation of Zakynthos,
circa 1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 14-16
Reports and Correspondence,
1945-1950
Scope and Content Note
(3 folders)
Box/Folder: 2 : 18
Brochures and photographs,
circa 1945-1946
Box/Folder: 2 : 20
Foreign Director's report,
Fall 1946
