Brändström, Elsa, 1888-1948
Elsa Brändström, a relief worker born in Russia, was of Swedish descent and worked with the Swedish Red Cross in Russia on behalf of prisoners of war (1914-1920). She married Robert Ulich in 1929; they emigrated to the United States in 1934, when he joined the Harvard School of Education. Elsa Brändström was second president of the Window Shop (Cambridge, Mass.), an organization for refugees, and founder of Good Will House, Groton, Mass., a refugee hostel. She received honorary doctorates from the universities of Tübingen, Königsberg, and Uppsala, the Serafim Medal (from Sweden) and the Prince Karl Red Cross medal. Her book, Among War Prisoners in Russia and Siberia, 1914-1920, was published in 1922.
From the description of Papers, 1933-1982 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007843
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