Papers, 1881-1987 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1881-1987 (inclusive).

Collection includes diary of her trip to Russia, her work there, and her return home via China and Japan; travel documents, photographs from Kiev and her travels; family photographs; passport, certificates, and other biographical material; correspondence; and two articles by Farley.

.25 linear ft.

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Farley family.

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Farley, Mary Frederika, 1884-1986.

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A graduate of Simmons College and the nursing school of Boston Children's Hospital (1907), Farley was one of the first to volunteer for overseas duty with the American Red Cross in 1914. She served as a nurse in Kiev and was awarded the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne by Czar Nicholas II. In 1916 she was appointed director of the Teaching Center of the New York chapter of the American Red Cross where she started a training program for nurse's aides in city high schools. The program later serv...

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...