Overview
| Title: | Barbara S. Kraft papers |
| Call Number: | Coll086 |
| Creator: | Kraft Barbara S. |
| Dates: | 1963-2007 |
| Size: | 9 boxes (9 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Collection pertains to the research of Dr. Barbara S. Kraft. Dr. Kraft’s files contain research pertaining to the Jane Addam’s biography, the 1920’s and 1930’s, concepts and constructions of the peace movement, and the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII. Included are chapter drafts and manuscripts for her work on Jane Addams and on Japanese American internment. |
| Language: | English |
| Citation: | Barbara S. Kraft papers, Collection 86, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
Dr. Barbara S. Kraft was a freelance writer, editor and historian in Washington, D.C. She wrote “The Peace Ship: Henry Ford’s Pacifist Adventure in the First World War” (Macmillan, 1978) and was an editor on the Booker T. Washington Papers project, among others. When she retired in 2007, she was researching for a book about Jane Addams and writing the historical background for a book of testimony by Japanese-Americans interned in the U.S. during WWII.
Provenance Information
Collection was donated by Miriam Tillman in 2010, MSS 2010-10.
Collection unprocessed.
Access & Use
This collection requires review by Special Collections staff prior to use by researchers. Users should submit their request to view this collection at speccoll@umbc.edu or 410-455-2353.
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Subject Headings
- Addams Jane 1860-1935
- Kelly Florence 1888-1979
- Hamilton Alice 1869-1970
- Rice Harriette L.
- Wells-Barnett Ida B. 1862-1931
- Stead William H. (William Henry) 1899-1959
- Lloyd Henry Demarest 1847-1903
- Starr Ellen Gates
- World War, 1914-1918 Peace
- Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
- Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Oscar II (Ship)
- Kraft, Barbara S. Archives