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Register of the Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers, circa 1902-1932
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
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- Beth Goder
- Date Completed:
- 2012
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Collection Summary
Title: Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers
Dates: circa 1902-1932
Collection Number: 56004
Creator: Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937.
Collection Size:
2 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 album box, 1 oversize folder
(4.7 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives .
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The papers include writings, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, drawings, and certificates relating to relief work
in Belgium during World War I, the relief activities of Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: The collection is in English, with some documents in French, German, and Polish .
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1956.
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.
Related Materials
Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers, Hoover Institution Archives
Commission for Relief in Belgium records, Hoover Institution Archives
United States Food Administration records, Hoover Institution Archives
Jean Kellogg Dickie collection, Hoover Institution Archives
Kellogg-Dickie papers, Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives
Separated Materials
Materials related to Charlotte Kellogg have been moved to the Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg papers.
Biographical/Historical Note
| 1867 December 1 |
Born, Emporia, Kansas |
| 1889 |
Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas |
| 1890-1893 |
Assistant professor of entomology, University of Kansas |
| 1892 |
Master of Science, University of Kansas |
| 1893-1894 |
Associate professor of entomology, University of Kansas |
| 1894-1895 |
Assistant and associate professor of entomology, Stanford University |
| 1896-1920 |
Professor of entomology, and of entomology and bionomics, Stanford University |
| 1908 |
Married Charlotte Hoffman |
| 1910 |
Daughter, Jean Kellogg, born in Berkeley, California |
| 1915-1916 |
Director, Brussels, American Commission for Relief in Belgium |
| 1917-1919 |
Assistant to U.S. food administrator; Chief of mission to Poland, American Relief Administration |
| 1918 |
Chairman, Division of Agriculture, National Research Council |
| 1918-1921 |
Special investigator in Russia, American Relief Administration |
| 1919-1934 |
Various positions for the National Research Council, including permanent secretary |
| 1920-1931 |
Director and member, Executive Committee of Commission for Relief in Belgium Educational Foundation |
| 1921-1933 |
Member, board of trustees, Science Service |
| 1922-1932 |
Member, Executive Committee of the Rockefeller Foundation |
| 1925-1931 |
Member, Executive Committee of International Research Council |
| 1931 |
Secretary emeritus, National Research Council |
| 1937 August 8 |
Died in Hartford, Connecticut |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Vernon Lyman Kellogg papers include writings, correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and certificates relating to
relief work in Belgium and Poland during World War I, the relief activities of Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
In addition to his scientific work, Vernon Kellogg was involved in various relief efforts, including the Commission for Relief
in Belgium as the director in Brussels, where he was later joined by his wife Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg. The
Biographical file contains a biographical sketch listing positions he held throughout his career, as well as a bibliography of his numerous
published works. Some of those works can be found in the
Speeches and writings file, which contains writings by Kellogg concerning relief efforts, Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
The
Relief work file relates to Kellogg's involvement in the Commission for Relief in Belgium and the United States Food Administration, including
Kellogg's travel documentation. The correspondence includes a letter from Herbert Hoover.
The
Oversize material includes materials related to Kellogg's relief work, such as a photo album with pictures of members of the Commission for
Relief in Belgium, as well as various awards that Kellogg received for his aid efforts. In addition, the file includes Kellogg's
diplomas, a children's book written in French, and a tracing of a Colorado River map used on a trip that took place from December
1901 to January 1902.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
American Relief Administration.
United States. Food Administration.
Food supply.
International relief.
World War, 1914-1918--Belgium.
World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief.
World War, 1914-1918--Food question.
World War, 1914-1918--United States.
Drawings.
Box: 1
Biographical file
1916, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes a biographical sketch, clippings, and photographs. Arranged alphabetically by format.
Box/Folder: 1 : 1
Biographical sketch,
undated
Box/Folder: 1 : 3
Envelope from the White House,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes handwritten list of diplomas
Box/Folder: 1 : 4
Photographs of Vernon Kellogg,
undated
Box: 1
Speeches and writings
1916-1921
Scope and Content Note
Includes manuscripts, typescripts, reprints, and clippings related to relief work, Herbert Hoover, and the world food problem.
Arranged chronologically.
Box/Folder: 1 : 5
Review of
The Children of Warsaw,
undated
Box/Folder: 1 : 6
"La France et la Belgique occupées," reprint,
1916
Box/Folder: 1 : 7
Articles by Vernon Kellogg, clippings,
1916-1921
Box/Folder: 1 : 8
The Food Problem by Vernon Kellogg and Alonzo Taylor, typescript,
1917
Box/Folder: 1 : 9
Mes Soirées au Grand Quartier,
1919
Scope and Content Note
Preface by Theodore Roosevelt
Box/Folder: 1 : 10-11
Herbert Hoover and His Work, manuscript and typescript,
1920
Box: 1-2
Relief work file
1914-1919
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, awards, printed matter, and travel documentation. Arranged alphabetically by format. See also Oversize
material.
Box/Folder: 1 : 12
Awards, rubbing of medal awarded to Vernon Kellogg by the Government of Poland,
1919
Box/Folder: 1 : 13
Clippings on students and World War I,
1914-1919
Box/Folder: 1 : 14
Canton de Wiart, Adrian,
circa 1916
Box/Folder: 1 : 16
Jusserand, Jean Jules,
1918
Box/Folder: 2 : 1
Passports, ID cards, letters of certification, and other travel documents,
1915-1917
Scope and Content Note
Travel documents of Charlotte Kellogg have been separated to her collection.
Box/Folder: 2 : 3
United States Food Administration license regulations,
1918
Box/Folder: 2 : 4
Miscellaneous,
1916-1918, undated
Box: 3-4, album shelf, map case
Oversize material
circa 1902-1932
Scope and Content Note
Includes awards, diplomas, portrait drawings, and a photo album related to relief work, as well as a children's book dedicated
to Kellogg's daughter and a map of the Colorado River containing Kellogg's notes. Includes original housing for posters.
Box/Folder: 3 : 1
Awards,
1918-1930
Scope and Content Note
Includes National Order of the Legion of Honor; United States Food Administration certificate; Council of the American Geographical
Society certificate for election as a fellow; and National Academy of Sciences certificate of membership
Box/Folder: 3 : 3
Les aventures merveilleuses du petit Floridor et de son chien Carabi by Ernest Picard,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Dedicated to Jean Kellogg from three Belgian children and others. Includes photograph of three children.
Box/Folder: 3 : 5
Popular Science award committee posters,
undated
Box: 4
Portraits by H. Lemaire,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Drawings with signatures. Includes portraits of Herbert Hoover and Vernon Kellogg
Album shelf
Photo album,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Members of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, 78 prints
Map case
Médaille Commémorative du Comité National, Belgium certificate,
1919
Map case
Tracing of Map of Colorado River from Needles to Yuma from [Ives] Expedition (1857-1858),
circa 1902
Scope and Content Note
Includes notes of Vernon Kellogg during a trip from December 21, 1901, to January 3, 1902.
