Subject Files, 1928-1941
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Item Bennington College Committee for War Children (Memorandum)(Bennington College, 1940-08-19)Program: Temporary Care on Campus of 150 ChildrenItem Committee for the Care of European Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-20) Leigh, RobertI am well aware of the continuing uncertainty which governs all that is done by the United States Committee. It would be a great help to me, however, if you could advise me what likelihood there is that Bennington College will be used by the Committee as a reception agency for the European children (a. in the next few weeks, b. later in the fall).Item Correspondence Between President Leigh and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Regarding British Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-10-05) Fisher, Dorothy Canfield; Leigh, RobertItem Executive Committee, Bennington County Committee for the Care of European Children (Memorandum)(Bennington College, 1940-07-25) Leigh, RobertItem Francis Fergusson to President Leigh Regarding Dr. Richard Goetz (Memorandum)(Bennington College, 1940-09-16) Fergusson, FrancisItem Gifts from Bennington for Office Expenses(Bennington College, 1940-10-02)Item In view of a proposal to use Bennington College as a center for the reception and distribution of refugee children....(Bennington College, 1940-08-08) Godwill, OliveItem Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to President Leigh(Bennington College, 1940-08-15) Stearns, Alfred E.We are coming to consider Bennington as our right-hand bower in this big game we are playing and I can assure you of our deep appreciation....Item Letter from Alfred Stearns to Robert Leigh Regarding British Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-22) Stearns, Dr. Alfred...Frankly, it is impossible for any of us here to tell just what must be planned for during the next two or three weeks in connection with our prospective English guests. At the moment I cannot believe that there will be any urgent demand between now and the opening dates of our schools and colleges next month for emergency reception centers such as you have so generously offered to provide at Bennington.Item Letter from Dr. Richard Goetz to President Leigh Accepting the Offered Lectureship(Bennington College, 1940-09-03) Goetz, RichardItem Letter from Dr. Richard Goetz to President Leigh Regarding a Possible Lectureship(Bennington College, 1940-08-09) Goetz, Dr. RichardItem Letter from John Kouwenhoven Requesting War Children to be Placed in his Home(Bennington College, 1940-07-31) Kouwenhoven, John...writing to make a formal application for a child to come and make its home with us..Item Letter from Mary Denman to Mildred Boardman Leigh Regarding the Children's Aid Society of Vermont(Bennington College, 1940-08-09) Denman, Mary T.Item Letter from President Leigh to Mrs. Mary Denman Regarding the Local Chapter for the Placement of Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-22) Leigh, Robert...I took the initiative in Bennington to have a local committee for Refugee children organized. There was an existing local interest which seemed to require some sort of intelligent leadership...Item Letter from Robert Leigh to Dr. Alfred Stearns Regarding Placement of Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-14) Leigh, Robert...In addition to this offer of the complete college facilities during our vacation period, we are now making arrangements to discover a local hotel or large houses which we could take over during the time the college is in session....Item Letter to Mary Denman Regarding the Establishing of a Vermont Chapter for the Care of European Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-14) Leigh, Robert...steps are being taken to establish a Vermont state committee...Item Letter to Persis Holden from President Leigh Regarding a Vermont Chapter for the Care of European Children(Bennington College, 1940-08-14) Leigh, Robert D....I was in the office in New York a week or two ago and they convinced me that it would be better to have a responsible state committee under which local committees such as that of Bennington could work, rather than to have a number of overlapping local committees..Item Letter to Richard Goetz from President Leigh Regarding Possible Honorary Fellow Lectureship(Bennington College, 1940-08-29) Leigh, RobertItem Memo from Francis Fergusson to Elisabeth Bowie Regarding the First Lecture of Dr. Richard Goetz(Bennington College, 1940-09-12) Bowie, ElisabethItem Memo Regarding British Refugee Children(Bennington College, 1940-07-31) Hutton, HV