Frank B. and Josephine Whitney Duveneck collection, 1936-1974

Printable guide [HTML]
Request items

Summary

Creators:
Duveneck, Josephine Whitney, 1891-1978 and Duveneck, Frank B.
Abstract:
Pamphlets, leaflets, reports, bulletins, newsletters, statements, Congressional hearings, serial issues, and clippings, relating to the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II; social problems in the United States, especially in California, and especially with reference to migrant farm workers, sharecroppers, blacks, and American Indians; race relations in the United States; and progressive education programs. Collected by Frank B. and Josephine Whitney Duveneck. Includes a few letters written to the Duvenecks.
Extent:
8 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank B. and Josephine Whitney Duveneck collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Received in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988, with an increment in 1998, the Duveneck collection reflects the lifelong social activism of Frank B. Duveneck and Josephine Whitney Duveneck. The causes taken up by the Duvenecks included the plight of migrant farm workers in the United States; the promotion of racial equality in American society; concern for the status of American Indians; and the defense of Japanese Americans who were relocated during World War II. In addition, the Duvenecks devoted time to running an integrated summer camp for children and were active in the Society of Friends (Quakers).

The collection includes material relating to these issues. Of particular interest are those documents relating to the relocation of Japanese Americans, including government publications, letters of protest, and Frank B. Duveneck's personal correspondence with evacuees (see SUBJECT FILE). The collection also includes numerous publications and photographs documenting the living conditions of migrant agricultural workers and Indians in the United States (see SUBJECT FILE and PHOTOGRAPHS), as well as material pertaining to Josephine Whitney Duveneck's activities as a member of various civil rights organizations in California (see SUBJECT FILE).

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1886
Birth of Frank B. Duveneck, Florence, Italy
1891
Birth of Josephine Whitney, Brookline, Massachusetts
1913
Marriage of Frank B. Duveneck and Josephine Whitney
1920s
Josephine Whitney Duveneck serves on the Palo Alto City Council
1924
Purchase of Hidden Villa Ranch, Los Altos, California, which later becomes a summer camp for children and a youth hostel
1942-1945
Both Duvenecks are active on behalf of evacuated Japanese Americans
1978
Death of Josephine Whitney Duveneck
Publication of Life on Two Levels, the autobiography of Josephine Whitney Duveneck
1985
Death of Frank B. Duveneck
Acquisition information:
Acquired.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank B. and Josephine Whitney Duveneck collection, [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
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
Website