Bondy, Robert

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August 13, 1895 Born in Dover, Minnesota. 1917 Graduated from University of Chicago. Married Ruth Dunn. 1917 1918 Columbus Chamber of Commerce: Manager, Social Service Bureau (Columbus, OH). 1918 U.S. Army: Private, Infantry 1919 1920 American Red Cross: Director of Field Service, Department of Civilian Relief, Lake Division (Cleveland, OH). 1920 1922 American Red Cross: Assistant Manager, Southwest Division (St. Louis, MO). Involved in 1921 Colorado flood relief. 1922 1927 American Red Cross: National Director, War Service (Washington, DC) and member of American Legion National Rehabilitation Committee. Bondy's work related to helping World War I veterans return to civilian life. 1927 1931 American Red Cross: Manager, Eastern Area (Washington, DC). Directed flood relief for Mississippi Valley area in 1927 and drought relief for eastern states in 1930-1931. 1931 1939 American Red Cross: National Director, Disaster Relief. Responsibilities included: 1932-1933, Executive Director, Cotton Distribution Program.1936, Director of relief operations for spring flood, including Johnstown Flood.1937, American delegate to League of Red Cross Societies, International Conference on Disaster Relief and Nursing.1938, Director of relief, New England Hurricane. 1933 1935 Montgomery County, Maryland, Civic Federation: President. 1939 1941 Washington, DC: Director of Public Welfare. 1940 1941 District of Columbia Council of Defense: Chairman, Welfare and Consumer Interest Committee. Worked to address problems of transient armed forces personnel. 1940 American Association of Social Workers: Chairman, Public Welfare Discussion Group. 1940 1945 National Social Work Council: Chairman (New York, NY) 1944 1946 National Social Work Council: Chairman, National Committee on Service to Veterans 1941 1946 American Red Cross: Administrator, Services to Armed Forces. 1947 1967 National Social Welfare Assembly, formerly National Social Work Council: Director. 1948 Second marriage, to Marjorie Knapp Workman 1948 1953 American Immigration Conference: Board Member 1959 AFL-CIO: Chairman, Health and Welfare Advisory Council, Community Services Committee. March 1990 Death in Tampa, Florida

From the guide to the Robert E. Bondy papers, 1917-1946, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives [swha])

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