European Student Relief Committee of the World's Student Christian Federation minutes and reports, 1924
Scope and Contents
The European Student Relief Committee of the World's Student Christian Federation is formed in 1920 in response to emergency needs of Austrian students by providing material and intellectual relief. The program quickly expanded to include relief of students in all of Europe and by 1923 the program was serving 19 countries with support from 36. Minutes and reports include financial summaries of how contributions are used and collected, reports on the relief work from each country served and descriptions of the social, economic and political situations facing students in Europe.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1924
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.
However, by agreement with the YWCA of the U.S.A., microdexes known to contain financial records or personal health information (usually on job applications) were not digitized and/or not published in our online repository as part of the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections grant. These microdexes may still be accessed on the original microfilm, and digital files may be made available to individual researchers upon request.
Extent
270 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
- World's Student Christian Federation (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository