THE  AMERICAN  CHILDREN’S  RELIEF  PROGRAM  AND  THE  ESTONIAN  CHILDREN’S  RELIEF  SOCIETIES  IN  1919 Cover Image

THE AMERICAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF PROGRAM AND THE ESTONIAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF SOCIETIES IN 1919
THE AMERICAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF PROGRAM AND THE ESTONIAN CHILDREN’S RELIEF SOCIETIES IN 1919

Author(s): Olavi Arens
Subject(s): History, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus

Summary/Abstract: The American Relief Administration sponsored Children’s Relief Program operated in Europe in 1919-22. The program was initiated and organized by Herbert Hoover, the head of the American Relief Administration (ARA) in Europe. The article provides a comprehensive account of the program in-so-far as it affected Estonia. The financing, the administration, and the distribution of food to children via the Estonian Children’s Relief Committees will be covered.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 78-96
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English
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