Louis P. Penningroth papers, 1911-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Penningroth, Louis P.
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, memoirs, financial records, reports, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to Young Men's Christian Association aid to Allied prisoners of war in Austria, especially juvenile Russian prisoners; aid to repatriated Russian prisoners at the end of World War I; release of American and British prisoners of war in Russia; and conditions in Russia during the Russian Civil War.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Louis P. Penningroth papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is comprised of correspondence, diaries, memoirs, financial records, reports, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs relating to Young Men's Christian Association aid to Allied prisoners of war in Austria, especially juvenile Russian prisoners; aid to repatriated Russian prisoners at the end of World War I; release of American and British prisoners of war in Russia; and conditions in Russia during the Russian Civil War. Of particular note are photographs of Penningroth working in prison camps with prisoners; a personal diary and several account notebooks; Penningroth's manusript writings of his experiences; and personal letters to his future wife detailing his experiences in Europe.

Biographical / historical:

Louis Phillip Penningroth was born in 1889. He was an American clergyman who served as a Young Men's Christian Association worker in Europe from 1915 to 1919. He was interested in providing aid to prisoners of war, especially juvenile prisoners. When he returned home after the war, he married Ethel Blythe, with whom he kept correspondence while in Europe. They had four children and lived in Iowa until Penningroth's death in 1973.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1993.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two series: Chronological file and Letters to Ethel Blythe

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], Louis P. Penningroth 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
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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