Silver Thimble Fund records, 1924-1950 | Louisiana Research Collection

Scope and Contents: This collection consists chiefly of correspondence between Silver Thimble Fund founder Miss H. E. Hope-Clarke, of Wimbledon, England; and her close friend Martha Robinson, of New Orleans, concerning Robinson's efforts to establish a Silver Thimble Fund branch in the United States during World War II, the success of the venture, other war relief efforts, and personal comments between the two women on the progress of the war. There are also wartime newspaper clippings from England and America, and printed material regarding the Fund, including financial records and correspondence with various American and British war relief organizations.