C.R.B. Educational Foundation records, 1920-1956

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930) and C.R.B. Educational Foundation
Abstract:
Reports, minutes of meetings, correspondence, charts, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to Belgian-American exchange fellowships sponsored by the foundation, Belgian-American cultural relations, child health and nutrition in Belgium, the German occupation of Belgium in World War II, Kings Albert I and Leopold III of Belgium, and the 1950 Belgian plebiscite on the restoration of the monarchy.
Extent:
7 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 4 envelopes, 1 stack of oversize charts (5.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], C.R.B. Educational Foundation Records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:

The C.R.B. Educational Foundation was endowed from residual funds of the Commission for Relief in Belgium. Its operations included the sponsoring of Belgian-American exchange fellowships, the fostering of Belgian-American cultural relations, and aid to child health and nutrition programs in Belgium.

In 1938, the C.R.B. Educational Foundation changed its name to Belgian-American Educational Foundation.

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], C.R.B. Educational Foundation Records, [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