| Description | Letters from Stella M B Webb, Greece, January 1946-October 1946.
1 Cash book of Stella's personal expenditure, August-December 1946.
2 Two and a half pages of general comments on life in Greece.
3 Five pages report describing a girl's school in Thessalonki established in 1945 to train village girls to raise standards in their own villages.
4 Two pages comparing Greece and Ireland.
5 Copy of disposition of Friends' Relief Service personnel in Greece in January 1946 from Norman Gilbertson [Friends' Relief Service representative] to Angela Clark [Voluntary Societies Liaison].
6 Four page hand-written letter from Norman Gilbertson in Salonika, 1 March 1946, to Stella Webb with a summary of the various jobs presently undertaken by Friends' Relief Service personnel in Greece.
7 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, 12 March 1946 to Norman [Gilbertson] expressing appreciation of Norman's appointment as Friends' Relief Service representative in Greece.
8 Letter from Lettice Jowtitt, Friends House, London, 16 Match 1946, to Stella Webb, inviting her to 'look into our office whenever you are in London'.
9 Letter from Norman [Gilbertson], Salonika Region, UNRRA, 18 March 1946, to Stella Webb, hoping she will visit and requesting 'maps to replenish my rapidly depleting stocks'.
10 Copy of circular addressed to 'All team leaders', Friends' Relief Service, Friends House, London, 18 March 1946, with an extract from the Minutes of the Ways and Means Committee referring to terms of contract for field workers.
11 Letter from Roger C Wilson, Friends House, London, 19 March 1946, to Stella Webb concerning the proposed visit of Roger, Robert Rossborough and David Henley [of the American Friend' Service Committee] to Athens and Salonika.
12 Letter from David Jenkins, Overseas Department, Friends' Relief Service, Friends House, London, 20 March 1946, to Stella Webb replying to points in Stella's letter of 3 March.
13 Note from David Jenkins, Overseas Department, Friends' Relief Service, 25 March 1946 to Stella Webb, David Henley will not be visiting Greece.
14 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 27 March 1946, to Norman [Gilbertson] mentioning 'unsettlement' and 'upheavals'. Hopes to send his maps with Dorothy [Harrison]. Refers to expected visit of Roger Wilson, Robert Rossborough and David Henley.
15 Letter from Amy [Lewis]. Overseas Personnel, Secretary, Friends' Relief Service, Friends' House, London, 28 March 1946, to Stella Webb, giving news of the various Friends' Relief Service schemes and personnel.
16 Memo to the Commissariat Office, UNRRA, Athens, 29 March 1946, from UNRRA HQ regarding visit of two Friends' Relief Service representatives.
17 Letter [unsigned] from HQ, UNNRRA, 31 March 1946, to Robert [Rossborough] the Overseas Secretary, Friends' Relief Service, London, giving news of work in Athens, and mentioning the elections.
18 Drachma Account of Stella Webb with Friends' Relief Service, December 1945-June 1946.
19 Dorice White and Stella Webb, account with Friends' Relief Service to 20 April 1945.
20 Letter from Roger Wilson, Friends' Relief Service, Friends House, London, 4 April 1946, to Stella Webb, concerning arrangements for the proposed visit. Joe Brayshaw to take the place of Robert Rossborough.
21 Cable from Friends' Relief Service, London, 4 April, 1946 to Stella Webb, UNRRA, Greece regarding arrangements for visit.
22 Letter from Stella Webb, UNRRA Greece Mission, 5 April, 1946 to Roger Wilson, regarding arrangements for visit.
23 Note from Dennis Westbrook, Friends' Relief Service, London, 9 April 1946, to Stella Webb to remind her that she was due a cholera inoculation, and Dorice White a typhus inoculation.
24 Letter from Roger Wilson, Friends' Relief Service, London 10 April 1946 to Stella Webb, confirming BOAC flight on 25 April.
25 Copy of memo from Dorice White and Stella Webb, UNRRA Greece Mission, Athens, 11 April 1946, to M Geldard-Brown with contents of cable and requesting that one member should be released to attend a meeting in Salonica to discuss the future of Friends' Relief Service in Greece.
26 Letter from Amy [Lewis] Friends' Relief Service, London, 13 April 1946 to Stella Webb, confirming proposed departure of Roger Wilson and Joe Brayshaw on 24 April, for Greece and that Amy and herself plan to go to Dublin Yearly Meeting.
27 Copy of programme for Roger Wilson's and Joe Brayshaw's visit to Greece, 15 April 1946.
28 Copy of memo regarding accommodation of visiting Friends' Relief Service, personnel to Greece, 18 April 1946.
29 Letter from J M Loch, UNRRA, Thessalonika, April 20, to Stella Webb, requesting that Hilda Davis who was working in the Farm School Group should have permission to buy at the Officer's Shop as she is in need of clothing.
30 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 21 April 1946, to Amy Lewis, describing Easter celebrations.
31 Copy of Letter from Stella Webb, Delphi Hotel Athens, 24 April 1946, to Colonel M R Lubbock, regarding arrangements for the visit of Friends' Relief Service members.
32 Copy of welcoming note from Stella Webb, Delphi Hotel, Athens, 24 April 1946 to Roger Wilson and Joe Brayshaw.
33 Cable to Stella Webb from Friends' Relief Service giving expected time of arrival of [Roger] Wilson at Athens airport, morning 26 April.
34 Four page report by MO Davies on the Domestic Training School at Salonika, 28 April-12 June 1946.
35 Copy of an invitation from Dorice White and Stella Webb to meet Roger Wilson and A Joe Brayshaw at the Delphi Hotel, Athens on 28 April 1946.
36 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 1 May 1946 ,to Robert Rossborough, Overseas Secretary, Friends' Relief Service, London. Refers to various current happenings including the recent visit of Roger Wilson and Joe Brayshaw.
37 Letter from Amy Lewis Friends' Relief Service, London, 15 May 1946, to Stella Webb describing her visit to Stella's parents in Dublin and to Dublin Yearly Meeting.
38 Note from Amy Lewis, Friends' Relief Service, London, 16 May 1946, to Stella Webb reminding her she was due for typhus inoculation.
39 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 16 May 1946, to Hilda Davies about arrangements for Hilda's repatriation.
40 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 16 May 1946, to Norman Gilbertson regarding Hilda Davies' repatriation.
41 Letter from Norman [Gilbertson] Friends War Relief Service, Students Hostel, Philpot Street, London, to Stella Webb about 'my truck', no date.
42 Memo from Roger C Wilson, Travelling Commissioner in Europe, Friends' Relief Service, Athens, 16 May 1946, to Voluntary Societies Liaison Officer regarding Hilda Davies repatriation.
43 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ, UNRRA, Greece Mission, 17 May 1946 to Fred J Tritton, Europe Committee, Friends' Service Council, sets out her feelings about the importance of Friends' presence being maintained in Macedonia 'for many years to come'.
44 Copy of memo from Assistant General Secretary, Friends' Relief Service, Athens, 17 May 1946, to Voluntary Societies Liaison Officer requesting speedy repatriation for Ronald Hadley.
45 Memo from Buell F Maben, Chief of Mission, 17 May 1946, to the Regional Director concerning two brief cases for members of Friends' Relief Service.
46 Letter from Stella Webb, Delphi Hotel, 18 May 1946, to Norman Gilbertson regarding donation of drachmas to his team's village welfare scheme, and arrangements for a truck to go north.
47 Memo from Buell F Maben, Chief of Mission, 18 May 1946, to the Regional Director regarding repatriation of Hilda Davies.
48 Note from Norman [Gilbertson] Friends' Relief Service, London, no date to Stella Webb, "herewith the paper for six pairs of shoes.
49 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ, UNRRA, Greece Mission, no date. to Norman (Gilbertson) Denis Mann is taking the truck to you today. References to cash; address; other members in Athens.
50 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ, UNRRA, Greece Mission, 24 May 1946, to Frank (?) refers to photographs of his team in Pavla Melas, departure of Roger (Wilson), Joe (Brayshaw) and Ron Hadley.
51 Note from Reg Rountree, Friends' Relief Service, London, 17 May 1945, to Stellla Webb, requesting her to look into enclosed letter (below) to Dorothy Harrison.
52 Copy of letter from Reg Rountree to Dorothy Harrison, 27 May 1946, referring to her missing baggage.
53 Memo from Amy Lewis, Overseas Personnel Secretary, Friends' Relief Service, London to Team Leaders Overseas - arrangements for inoculation of team leaders.
54 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 30 May 1946 to Roger Wilson and Ronald Hadley describing problems with the deportation of Italians, news of other members in Athens, need for a book on Quakerism for Greeks.
55 Letter from Joe Brayshaw, Friends' Relief Service, London, 30 May 1946 to Stella Webb, thanking her for 'kindness in arranging everything so well in Athens'. Is trying to get a dictionary and book on Quakerism to send.
56 Report on creche in the village of Neo Agioneri, 3 June 1946.
57 Note from Norman Gilbertson, Friends' Relief Service, London, 1 June 1946, to Stella Webb asking her to settle a dept owed by John Saunders to Mr Astras.
58 Letter from Stella Webb, HQ UNRRA, Greece Mission, 8 June 1946, to Robert [Rossborough] Army Post Office facilities have been withdrawn, comments on repatriation and people.
59 Letter from Norman [Gilbertson], Thessalonkia, 11 June 1946, to Stella Webb regarding obtaining blankets, etc.,. from an army surplus depot.
60 Letter from Ron [Hadley] Overseas Department, Friends' Relief Service, London, 18 June 1946 to Stella Webb ' he now has particular responsibility to the work in Germany and Greece, I hope that you are feeling happier about the situation in Athens now'.
61 Duplication of above.
62 Letter from Stella Webb, Delphi Hotel, Athens 23 June 1946, to Norman [Gilbertson]. 'Various people have departed, is following up left items from army surplus store, lost trunk'.
63 Letter from Stella Webb, Delphi Hotel, Athens, 25 June 1946, to Robert [Rossborough], Overseas Secretary Friends' Relief Service, London. Postal arrangements. departures, repatriation, have been engaged on a survey of all the people in Hadjikyiriakon Assembly Centre for outgoing Displaced Persons to report on the ineligibles there. 'A lot of people are political refugees, and are what is know as UNO problems, but are not strictly UNRRA responsibility, and who should really be in the Ministry's camp at Syros, We can now do something to help the Aliens Bureau deport the Germans and Austrians who want to return to central Europe ... What is more, this includes those who contracted unsuccessful marriages'.
64 Copy of letter from Ron Hadley, Overseas Salonika, 27 June 1946 to Norman Gilbertson 'we have been doing immense amount of Committee Work about Greece. I have taken over a certain measure of responsibility in the Overseas Office for Greek matters'.
65 Letter from Ron Hadley, Overseas Friends' Relief Service, 27 June 1946 to Stella Webb request for 'a pretty full report to arrive in early December. We do share a concern that the small number of 'hard core' displaced persons in Greece are not forgotten, and I hope that as long as there is some chance of our influencing the policy with regard to their treatment, you will feel able to remain in Athens'.
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66 Two page copy of letter from Ron Hadley, Overseas FRS 27 June 1946, to Dorothy Harrison and Noel Gilbert, regarding Maternity Home, Salonika - terms of service and future plans for the Maternity Home.
67 Two page minute of the Overseas Committee of the Friends' Relief Service referred to in 65 a-b and 66 above. 'It is recommended that Friends' Relief Service should withdraw from work in Greece over the next 12 months but seek continuation of certain long term work by more appropriate bodies'. Suggestions for various ways of implementing this statement. Athens 'We agree that Stella Webb should remain in repatriation work in Athens under UNRRA or the Greek Government until she feels that the work is satisfactorily concluded or until the end of the year, when this committee should again review the position'.
68 Copy of Minute X 421 of the Ways and Means Committee, 17 June 1946, regarding personnel in Greece. Copy of Minute 192 of the Friends' Service Council Europe Committee Executive, 14 June regarding future work in Greece.
69 Memo from Friends' Relief Service, Robert Rossborough to Stella Webb and other team leaders requesting files for the records group in London, and warning that because of acute shortage of people able to give service in London, there will be much less clothing and other supplies available for the coming winter, no date.
70 Translations of extracts from letters of pupils in the Girl's School, Salonica Greece, June 1846' commenting on the lessons learned.
71 Letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 30 June-3 July to Robert Rossborough, Overseas Secretary Friends' Relief Service, London. Various subjects, clothing, personnel, repatriation, information bulletins, screening of collaborators, Mary Pease and American who would like to join Friends' Relief Service and finance.
72 Copy of letter from Joe Brayshaw, Friends' Relief Service, London, 1 July 1946, to Margaret Davies, Friends' Relief Service, Thessalonika regarding continuing support for the Girls' Domestic School in Greece, and for Margaret Davies who was appointed head of the school.
73 Copy of letter from Joe Brayshaw,1 July 1946, to Avrilia [Vlachou] Friends' Relief Service, Thessalonki. Thanks for work in the Girls' Domestic School - 'the whole committee.. recognise the generosity of the further sacrifice you are making'.
74 Letter from Joe Brayshaw, 1 July 1946, to Norman Gilbertson, Friends' Relief Service, Thessalonika explaining that a permit for the export of nails to Greece cannot be obtained because the UK is short of nails. Embroidery silks will be sent shortly.
75 Letter from Joe [Brayshaw], 1 July 1946, to Norman Gilbertson Friends' Relief Service Thessalonika regarding material and information for publication in the press.
76 Report July 1946 on camps run for needy and orphan boys from Palaio Agioneri, Khalkidon, Mavrouda, and Xiropotamos.
77 Receipt for 135,000 drachmas for five days living and quarter allowance, signed by L D White, 19 July 1946.
78 Letter from Ron Hadley, Friends' Relief Service Overseas Department, London, 12 July 1946, to Stella Webb, Athens, expecting Dorice White.
79 Letter from Ron Hadley, Friends' Relief Service London, 17 July 1946 to Stella Webb, Athens replies to various points in Stella's letters. Enclosing an 'Offer of Service' form for Mary Pease.
80 List of Hilda Davies' Equipment, sleeping bag, blanket, etc., sent by Stella Webb to Sidney and Joice Loch at the American Farm School, Salonica, no date.
81 Letter from Joe (Brayshaw), Friends' Relief Service, London, 17 July 1946, to Norman Gilbertson Salonika, regarding funding of pocket money and leave allowance.
82 Letter from Joseph Mortland, Friends' Relief Service, London, 25 July 1946 to Stella Webb, Athens, regarding misunderstanding over system of paying members' pocket money.
83 Copy letter ([unsigned] 28 July 1946 from Friends' Relief Service, Thessalonika, regarding system of payment of pocket money, accounting and leave allowance, defending the actions of members of Greece.
84 Stella M B Webb in account with Friends' Relief Service, 31 July 1946.
85 Copy letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 31 July 1946, to Norman Gilbertson quoting the letter received from Joseph Morland and requesting a copy of Norman's reply to the same letter.
86 Letter from Amy Lewis, Overseas Personnel and Welfare Secretary, Friends' Relief Service, London, 1 August 1946, to Stella Webb, Athens. Enclosing copy of letter to Avrilia Vlachou regarding financial hardship because of a claim for funds from UNRRA.
87 Copy of letter from Amy Lewis, Friends' Relief Service, London, 1 August 1946 to Avrilia Vlachou in Athens, regarding financial arrangements for Avrilia's living expenses.
88 Letter from Avrilia Vlachou, Marouni, no date to Stella Webb requesting advice on money matters.
89 Note from Amy Lewis, Friends' Relief Service, London, 16 August 1946 to Alfred Wilson, Booksellers, London, giving Stella's new address for the forwarding of periodicals.
90 Copy of letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 16 August 1946 to Alfred Wilson, Booksellers, London regarding system of keeping personal accounts.
91 Note from Stella Webb, Athens, 16 August 1946 to Norman Gilbertson regarding payment of two sums of money.
92 Copy of letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 16 August 1946 to Norman [Gilbertson] regarding payment of two sums of money.
93 Copy letter from Rob Hadley, Assistant Overseas Secretary, Friends' Relief Service London, 17 August 1946 to Margaret Davies, Thessalonki, regarding continued funding for the Domestic Training School in Salonika, hopefully from Friends Service Council.
94 Receipt signed by Avrilia Vachou, 19 August 1946, for 500,00 drachmas received from Stella Webb.
95 Copy of a memo from Leonard Elliott, Friends' Relief Service, London, 30 August 1946, to Norman Gilbertson regarding representation of members in Greece at a forthcoming conference,
96 Drachma Account of Stella Webb, 31 August 1946.
97 Copy letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 5 August 1946, to Robert Rossborough, Friends' Relief Service, London, regarding Jane Hersch, Finance Repatriation Section, Accommodation, Meeting for Worship, shipping, including import of a boar, Noel Gilbert.
98 Letter from Joseph Morland Friends' Relief Service, London, 4 September 1946, to Stella Webb, Athens, regarding system of accounting for personal expenditure.
99 Copy of memo from Norman Gilbertson Friends' Relief Service, London, 9 September 1946, to Mrs Parkin Voluntary Societies Liaison, regarding withdrawal of the welfare team from Greece. Stella Webb working with the Ministry of Repatriation in Athens to arrange her withdrawal date directly with Mrs Parkin.
100 Copy of a memo from Norman Gilbertson, Friends' Relief Service, London, 9 September 1946 to Margaret Davies, headmistress, Thessalonika. Friends' Service Council have decided to assume responsibility for the Girls' Domestic School for one year from June 1947. The decision was partly swayed by the essay of the pupil Maria Chasapi.
101 Copy letter from Joe Brayshaw, Friends' Relief Service, London, 9 September 1946, to Charles House, American Farm School, Thessalonika, informing him that the Friends, Service Council will undertake responsibility for the Girls, Domestic School, and thanking him for help and accommodation for the school.
102 Copy letter from Joe Brayshaw, Friends' Relief Service, London, 9 September 1946, to Dorothy Harrison and Noel Gilbert at the Maternity Training hospital, Thessalonika. Discusses future contracts and length of service. Friends' Relief Service to be wound up in the near future but other sources of funding anticipated.
103 Copy letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 14 September 1946, to Norman Gilbertson repaying loan of 50,000 drachmas.
104 Letter from Norman Gilbertson, no date, repaying a dept of 100,000 drachmas to Stella.
105 Copy letter from Stella Webb, Athens, 15 October 1946, to Janet Robinson, UNRRA Salonika, with 190,000 drachmas for the team welfare fund.
106 Letter from Ron Hadley, Friends' Relief Service, London, October 17 1946, to Norman Gilbertson, Friends' Relief Service, Thessalonki. Hopes to obtain consent to fund the Agioneri Village scheme until April 1947.
107 Note from Stella Webb to Janet Robinson regarding 50,000 drachmas to t w fund. |
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