Inventory of the Margaret E. Hill Papers

Box: 1-2

American Relief for France file 1943-1949

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, reports, lists, exhibit materials, and printed matter. Around 1946, the organization changed its name to American Aid to France, which may be found on some of the later documents.

Arrangement

In alphabetical order by project or form and thereunder chronologically

Box/Folder: 1 : 1-2

Argentan file, 1948

Calais file, 1946-1947

Box/Folder: 1 : 3

Le siège de Calais et le dévouement des six bourgeois, by Maurice Martin, Calais city archivist, circa 1946

Box/Folder: 1 : 4

Report by American Aid to France transport driver J.A. Manley, circa 1946

Box/Folder: 1 : 5

Aperçu de l'histoire de Calais, 1947 January 3

Box/Folder: 1 : 6

Florence Gilliam letter on conditions in Calais, 1947 March 31

Package adoption program files, 1944-1949

Box/Folder: 1 : 7

Red Cross Prisoner of War package guidelines, 1944

Box/Folder: 1 : 8

Package adoption program proposal, 1945 November

Box/Folder: 1 : 9

Index cards, 1945-1946

Scope and Content Note

Cards include names of children, age, status of parents, and photographs

Box/Folder: 1 : 10

List of children, 1946 March

Box/Folder: 1 : 11

Los Angeles Times clipping, 1946 May 26

Scope and Content Note

Article includes a photograph of Hill

Box/Folder: 1 : 12

Thank you letters from France, 1946-1948

Box/Folder: 1 : 13

Fundraising appeal, 1949

Public relations bureau file, 1944-1948

Promotional materials, 1946-1947

Box/Folder: 1 : 14

1,200,000 Thanks for 1,200,000 Chocolate Bars, 1946

Box/Folder: 1 : 15

Le Théatre de la mode: A Creation by French Artists and Designers Organised by the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne; Presented to New York by American Relief for France under the Auspices of l'Association Française d'Action Artistique in Aid of l'Entr'Aide française , 1946

Box/Folder: 1 : 16-17

Reports, 1944-1948

Scope and Content Note

Includes reports on Grand-Synthe and joint activities between American Relief for France and the American Friends Service Committee

Box/Folder: 2 : 1-5

Exhibit material on the war in France, produced by the Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, 1943

Scope and Content Note

Includes reprints of photographs by Thérèse Bonney

Box: 3

United Nations War Relief Council file 1943-1947

Scope and Content Note

Contains bulletins, clippings, correspondence, flyers, minutes, radio transcripts, and reports

Arrangement

In alphabetical order by form or title and thereunder chronologically

Box/Folder: 3 : 1

Bulletins, 1944

Box/Folder: 3 : 2-4

Clippings on fundraising events, 1943-1947

Correspondence, 1944-1947

Box/Folder: 3 : 5

California War Chest, 1944-1945

Box/Folder: 3 : 6

Carnet, Joseph M., 1944

Box/Folder: 3 : 7

Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies, 1944

Box/Folder: 3 : 8

Royal Norwegian Information Service, 1944 and 1947

Box/Folder: 3 : 9

Sayler, Lucie R., 1946

Box/Folder: 3 : 10

United Yugoslav Relief Fund of America, 1944

Box/Folder: 3 : 11

Wooster, John B., circa 1945

Scope and Content Note

On the Philippines

Box/Folder: 3 : 12

Flyers and clippings advertising poster exhibit, 1944 April

Box/Folder: 3 : 13

"History of the United Nations War Relief Council," 1947

Box/Folder: 3 : 14

Letterhead, 1945-1947

Box/Folder: 3 : 15

Meeting minutes, 1947 December 3

Radio broadcast transcripts, 1944-1947

Box/Folder: 3 : 16

Françoise Dony interview on the German occupation of Belgium, 1944

Box/Folder: 3 : 17

Irena Grodzka interview, 1944 July 19

Scope and Content Note

Grodzka was a captain of the Women's Auxiliary Service (WAS) in Poland (Pomocnicza Służba Kobiet or PSK)

Box/Folder: 3 : 18

One minute radio spots to raise money for relief efforts in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Holland, and France, circa 1946

Box/Folder: 3 : 19

Claude Angles interview on the French underground, circa 1946

Box/Folder: 3 : 20

Jean-Pierre Aumont and Stanley Maw interview on French relief, circa 1946

Box/Folder: 3 : 21

Radio program by Ralph Rose featuring Basil Rathbone, Jean Hersholt, and Anna Mae Wong, circa 1946

Box/Folder: 3 : 22

"Your World Tomorrow," program with Donald M. Nelson, President of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers and Chairman of the United Nations War Relief Council, Warren A. Wilson, and Manchester Boddy, publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News. circa 1946

Box/Folder: 3 : 23

"Down in Flames, Out by Underground," by Bierne Lay, adapted by Leona Wilson, 1947 June 6

Box/Folder: 3 : 24

"This Day Remembered," 1947 June 6

Scope and Content Note

See also Sound recordings

Box/Folder: 3 : 25

Charles Boyer, Jean Sablon, Louis Jourdan, and Alexandre de Manziarly interviews, 1947 June 18

Box/Folder: 3 : 26

Reports on Great Britain and Holland Relief, 1943-1947

Box: 3-4

Printed matter 1941-1946

Scope and Content Note

Contains pamphlets, brochures, and flyers

Arrangement

In alphabetical order by issuing organization

Box/Item No.: 3 : 27

America Denmark Relief, 1943

Box/Item No.: 3 : 28

American Aid to France, 1942-1946

Box/Item No.: 3 : 29

American Committee for Luxembourg Relief, 1943

Box/Item No.: 3 : 30

American Friends Service Committee, 1942-1944

Box/Item No.: 3 : 31-32

American Red Cross, 1943-1944

Scope and Content Note

Includes Prisoners of War Bulletin

Box/Item No.: 3 : 34

American Relief for Holland, 1946

Box/Item No.: 3 : 35

American Relief for Norway, 1942-1944

Box/Item No.: 3 : 36

American Relief for Poland, 1946

Box/Item No.: 3 : 37

American Society for Russian Relief, 1946

Box/Item No.: 3 : 38

Belgian Information Center, 1941-1943

Box/Item No.: 3 : 39

Belgian War Relief Society, 1941-1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 1

British War Relief Society, 1943-1945

Box/Item No.: 4 : 2

California War Chest, 1945

Box/Item No.: 4 : 3

Czechoslovak National Council of America, 1942-1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 4

Fighting French Relief Committee, 1942-1944

Box/Item No.: 4 : 5

French Press and Information Service, 1944 and 1946

Box/Item No.: 4 : 6

Greek Office of Information, circa 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 7

Greek War Relief Association, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 8

Help the Children Committee, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 9

Los Angeles Area War Chest, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 10

Los Angeles Committee for Christian Refugee Relief, 1942

Box/Item No.: 4 : 11

National Congress of Industrial Organizations War Relief Committee, 1944

Box/Item No.: 4 : 12

National Committee on Food, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 13

National War Fund, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 14

Netherlands Information Bureau, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 15

Polish Government Information Center, 1945-1946

Box/Item No.: 4 : 16

Polish War Relief, 1943-1945

Box/Item No.: 4 : 17

Queen Wilhemina Fund, 1942-1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 18

Refugee Relief Trustees, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 19

Russian War Relief, 1944

Box/Item No.: 4 : 20

Le Secours Français, 1944

Box/Item No.: 4 : 21

Unitarian Service Committee, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 22-23

United China Relief, 1943-1946

Box/Item No.: 4 : 24

United Czechoslovak Relief, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 25

United Jewish Appeal, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 26

United Seaman's Service, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 27

United Service Organizations, 1942-1944

Box/Item No.: 4 : 28

United Service to Holland, 1946

Box/Item No.: 4 : 29

United States Committee for the Care of European Children, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 30

United Yugoslav Relief Fund, 1943

Box/Item No.: 4 : 31

War Prisoners Aid of the Young Men's Christian Associations, 1943-1944

Box/Item No.: 4 : 32

Yiddish Scientific Institute, 1944

Box: 5

Oversize material 1944-1947

Scope and Content Note

Contains a poster and albums of photographs and drawings

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically

Box/Folder: 5 : 1

City of Calais album dedicated to American Aid to France, 1946

Scope and Content Note

Contains watercolor and crayon drawings by children

Box/Folder: 5 : 2

City of Calais album dedicated to Los Angeles, 1946

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of buildings in Calais after the war

Box/Folder: 5 : 3

Federation of Religious Vacation Camps album presented to American Aid to France, 1946 December

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of children in Calais

Box/Folder: 5 : 4

Christmas poster dedicated to American Aid to France from the city of Calais, 1947 December

Box: 5 and Film shelf

Films 1940s

Scope and Content Note

Except for one 25mm film strip, all are 16mm acetate film reels.

Arrangement

In alphabetical order by canister title

Box/Folder: Film shelf

"8.L.0.2"

Box/Folder: Film shelf

"Belgium"

Box/Folder: Film shelf

"Bridge to Yinhsi"

Box/Folder: Film shelf

"Corsica"

Box: 5

"Let's Look at China," United China Relief, 1944

Scope and Content Note

150 still pictures of China on 25mm film strip

Box: Photo file

Photographs 1940-1947

Scope and Content Note

Contains prints and negatives from press services and relief agencies

Envelope: A

Calais, France, after World War II, 1946-1947

Scope and Content Note

Large format negatives

Envelope: B

"Le Théatre de la mode" exhibit, 1946

Scope and Content Note

Photographs from an exhibit featuring the work of French artists and designers organized by American Relief for France. See Box 1 for exhibit catalog

Envelope: C

Calais, France, after World War II, 1946-1947

Scope and Content Note

Includes index of photographs

Envelope: D

United Nations War Relief Council fundraising events in Los Angeles, 1945-1947

Scope and Content Note

Includes photograph of Pearl S. Buck

Envelope: E

American Relief for France in Calais, 1942-1947

Envelope: F

Norwegian Official Photo Service, 1940-1943

Scope and Content Note

Depicts bombing in Narvik, Norway and conditions during the German occupation

Envelope: G

American Relief for Czechoslovakia photo service, 1944-1947

Scope and Content Note

Includes the Czechoslovak army training in England and Edvard Beneš with soldiers

Envelope: H

Polish Government Information Center photo service, 1943-1944

Scope and Content Note

Depicts victims in Warsaw, Polish refugees in Iran, and the concentration camp Majdanek

Envelope: I

Miscellaneous relief agencies, 1942-1946

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs from British War Relief, Russian War Relief, United China Relief, United Yugoslav Relief, and War Prisoners Aid

Box: Record cabinet

Sound recordings 1944 and 1947

Scope and Content Note

Contains broadcast recordings produced by United China Relief and the UNWRC

Arrangement

In alphabetical order by disc title

"Let's Look at China," United China Relief, 1944

Scope and Content Note

16" vinyl disc

Box/Folder: Record cabinet

"A Message from France," with Jean-Pierre Aumont, circa 1946

Scope and Content Note

12" vinyl disc

Box/Folder: Record cabinet

"This Day Remembered" 1947 June 6

Access Information

Use copy reference number: 79071_a_0002897

Scope and Content Note

Radio dramatization commemorating the third anniversary of D-Day. Describes American pilots shot down, rescued by a French farmer, and aided by the French underground. Use copy available on computer workstation

Box/Folder: Record cabinet

"United Nations War Relief Council," 1947 June

Scope and Content Note

Side A: "Sale of America." Side B: One minute cuts on the UN, Holland, Norway, Poland, Philippines, France. 16" vinyl disc

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