Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Gedgowd, Martha, Tapping, Amy Pryor, and Polish Grey Samaritans
- Abstract:
- Memoirs, reports, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities carried out in Poland at the end of World War I, and to conditions in Poland at that time. Includes memoirs by Martha Gedgowd and Amy Pryor Tapping, members of the Polish Grey Samaritans.
- Extent:
- 2 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (4.3 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Polish Grey Samaritans records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Memoirs, reports, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief activities carried out in Poland at the end of World War I, and to conditions in Poland at that time. Includes memoirs by Martha Gedgowd and Amy Pryor Tapping, members of the Polish Grey Samaritans.
- Biographical / historical:
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Organization of Polish-American women relief workers.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1957.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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], Polish Grey Samaritans records, [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