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American Constantinople Relief Committee records, 1912 -- 1914
This series is open for research.
0.25 linear feet; 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
This series contains correspondence, committee minutes, reports sent to missionaries in the field, news clippings, photographs, and publicity materials. Correspondence, which comprises the bulk of the collection, shows the frequent sums of money being sent in small increments for relief work and acknowledgment of donations. Other details describe the experience of those in places such as Albania, Thrace, Bulgaria, and Turkey who were subject to severe disease; overcrowded hospitals from civilians and soldiers; official numbers of refugees; and the number of buildings destroyed. Telegrams asking for aid; information on other missionaries in the area; and information about Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, United States Ambassador in Constantinople, are also included. Other correspondence deals with people looking for information on the legitimacy of the Relief Committee and William W. Howard, who wrote many letters asking organizations for donations to the Committee. Howard's letters discuss his own findings when traveling across Albania.
This series is arranged by format.
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence of W. W. Peet, August 1913 -- January 1914
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence of W. W. Peet, January 1914 -- June 1914
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence of William W. Howard, May 1913 -- April 1914
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence of Oscar S. Strauss, 1913
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence of Oscar S. Strauss, 1914
Box 1 Folder 6
General correspondence, 1912 -- 1913
Box 1 Folder 7
General correspondence, 1914
Box 1 Folder 8
Minutes and reports, 1912 -- 1914
Box 1 Folder 9
News clippings, 1913
Box 1 Folder 10
Photographs , circa 1912 -- 1914
Box 1 Folder 11
Publicity materials, 1913 -- 1914