Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Grose, Ada Morse, 1874- and Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (Location of meeting: Stockholm, Sweden. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1916.)
- Abstract:
- Typescript, correspondence, reports, passports, news clippings, handwritten notes, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to the peace movement during World War I.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope, 1 album box, 1 oversized box (2.8 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ada Morse Grose papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection centers on Ada Morse Grose's participation in the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation with the majority of the collection consisting of photographs and her writings, which include additional notes, news clippings, reports, and correspondence. Also included in the collection are Grose's personal passports and memorabilia from the Expedition.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ada Morse Grose (1874-1959) was the secretary to David Starr Jordan, first president of Stanford University, and Assistant General Secretary to the Henry Ford Peace Expedition and Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ada Morse Grose papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563