1922

This folder refers to the time Beulah Hurley was in Russia detailing efforts to provide food and other relief. Her letters continue to be historical and descriptive documents.

Highlights include:

1922 1/19. Food for relief came from Tashkent; description of train ride to and from Buzuluk and Sorochinskoye and various other relief workers

1922 1/21. Description of a typical day, including of some of the relief workers

1922 telegram to William Hurley reporting that Hurley has typhus, though by 8 April, she writes herself proclaiming herself well, and reporting again on food and other shortages

1922 7/15. Describes visit to Moscow, including cultural events and then relief efforts and statistics

1922 5/1. In Moscow during May Day festivities. On Red Square, army reviews and Trotski commended their efforts and successes; then came groups of factory workers, clubs, Cossacks, Anarchists, Communists

1922 5/12. Lenin inquired about one of their relief workers who had typhus

1922 5/19. Expect to be feeding 150,000 a month soon

1922 7/15. Report on the feeding effort by Field Director Beulah Hurley

1922 9/-. Proposed agreement between AFSC and Russian government for continuing work in Russia, with specifics outlines

1922 9/15. Continuing famine and need for continued relief efforts, but with work from recipients in return

1922? Copy of a translation of a memorandum concerning the future work of all foreign relief organizations in Russia (including AFSC) written by K. Lander, the acting representative plenipotentiary RSFSR