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Title: C.R.B. Educational Foundation Records,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1956
Collection number: 46005
Creator:
C.R.B. Educational Foundation
Collection Size:
7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 5 envelopes, 1 stack of oversize charts
(3.5 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Language:
English.
Collection open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to
view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working
days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you
wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately
accessible.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
[Identification of item], C.R.B. Educational Foundation Records, [Box no.], Hoover
Institution Archives.
Also available on microfilm (7 reels).
Leopold III, King of the Belgians, 1901-
Albert I, King of the Belgians, 1875-1934.
Education--Belgium.
Education.
Belgium--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Belgium.
Plebiscite--Belgium.
Scholarships--Belgium.
Scholarships--United States.
Students, Interchange of.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
Belgium.
Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Belgium--Politics and government--1914-1951.
United States--Foreign relations.
Child welfare--Belgium.
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
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.