Marion Backus papers, 1918-1946.

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Marion Backus papers, 1918-1946.

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Correspondence, certificates, documents, postcards, and related memorabilia of Backus, a Minneapolis Red Cross nurse stationed in France during World War I. They cover her induction in New York City; work with the Children's Bureau in Paris; service at a field hospital in Beauvais, and with an emergency mobile hospital unit near Chantilly; and recuperation in Paris from bronchial pneumonia following the Armistice. Several letters are censored and a number of documents are in French.

1.5 in. (55 items)

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eng,

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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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...

Children's Bureau (Paris, France).

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Backus, Marion Azella, 1891-1979.

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