Fred Lyman Adair papers, 1918-1942

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Summary

Creators:
Adair, Fred Lyman, 1877-1972
Abstract:
Correspondence, reports, notes, printed matter, and photographs relating primarily to activities of the American Red Cross in Belgium, 1918-1919, and to the America First Committee, 1940-1942.
Extent:
10 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 envelopes, 2 sound discs, memorabilia (6.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fred Lyman Adair papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, reports, notes, printed matter, and photographs relating primarily to activities of the American Red Cross in Belgium, 1918-1919, and to the America First Committee, 1940-1942.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1877 July 8
Born, Anamosa, Indiana
1898
B.S., University of Minnesota
1901
M.D., University of Chicago
1918-1919
Physician with Red Cross in France and Belgium
1926-1929
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota
1929
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago
1930
Chairman, Committee on Prenatal Care, Hoover Conference on Child Health and Protection
1940
Author, Obstetric Medicine, Fetal and Prenatal Death
1940-1942
Member, America First Committee, Chicago Chapter
1972
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1950.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 7, OCM16 and OCM19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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], Fred Lyman Adair 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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