Papers, 1881-1987

American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

Mary Frederika Farley, 1884-1986

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Mary Frederika Farley, American Red Cross nurse, was born on January 17, 1884, in New York. She was the only child of Mary (Parnell) and Oliver Calot (spelled Callet on the copy of MFF's certificate of baptism) Farley. MFF attended public schools and spent many summers with her aunt Mary (Wells) Farley in Rowe, Mass. It was her aunt Mary who encouraged MFF to become a nurse, despite the objections of her mother. MFF graduated from a combined degree program at Simmons College and Bos...

Farley family

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