Hoover Institution

Adair (Fred Lyman) papers, 1918-1942

Fred Lyman Adair papers, 1918-1942

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

Indexed terms

Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
Neutrality -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Sound recordings
Names:
American National Red Cross
America First Committee

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
Correspondence, 1918-1919
Containers:
Box 1
Biographical account of F. L. Adair's medical service in Belgium, 1918
Containers:
Box 1
Reports to the American Red Cross on medical care for children and expectant mothers, 1918
Containers:
Box 1
Red Cross pamphlets
Containers:
Box 1
Medical notes and hospital diagnosis forms
Containers:
Box 1
Newspaper clippings, 1918-1919
Containers:
Box 1
Postcards of Europe, 1918-1919
Containers:
Box 1
Passes and orders
Containers:
Box 1
Mementos, 1918-1919
Containers:
Box 1
Newspaper clippings, February 23, 1892 (about Lincoln's birthday) and May 1888 (about a tribute to Roscoe Conkling)
Containers:
Box 1
Chalk sign for patient intake
Containers:
Box OCM19
America First Committee, 1940-1942
Contents
Correspondence
Containers:
Box 2
Organizational records
Containers:
Box 2
Campaign materials
Containers:
Box 2
Printed matter
Containers:
Box 2
Newspaper clippings
Containers:
Box 2
2 stamps "America First Committee"
Containers:
Box OCM16
Miscellany
Contents
Correspondence
Containers:
Box 3
Professional papers
Containers:
Box 3
Genealogy
Containers:
Box 3
Biographical matter
Containers:
Box 4
Memorabilia
Containers:
Box 4
Diplomas and certificates
Containers:
Box 4
Medals
Containers:
Box 4
Writings
Containers:
Box 5
Writings
Containers:
Box 6
Notes
Containers:
Box 6
Postcards
Containers:
Box 10, Folder 1-2
Address cards
Containers:
Box 10, Folder 3-5
Glass slides
Containers:
Box 7
Scope and content:

Box 7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

Background

Scope and content:

Box 7 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.

Photographs and slides
Containers:
Box 8
Photographs and slides
Containers:
Box 11
Diplomas and certificates
Containers:
Box 9
Photographs
Scope and content:

88 photographs / 3 envelopes

Background

Scope and content:

88 photographs / 3 envelopes

Contents
81 photos of the staff and patients of a Red Cross hospital in Courtrai, Belgium, scenes of war damage in Belgium, and a French tank, undated
Containers:
Envelope A-B
7 photos of Fred L. Adair and his colleagues, undated
Containers:
Envelope mC
Sound recordings
Containers:
Record cabinet