Gertrude Behr Milne diaries, 1939-1945.

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Gertrude Behr Milne diaries, 1939-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144652445

Collection consists of three volumes of Behr's diary kept from March 1939 through August 1945 in which she recorded war news, comments on the news, and her volunteer and social activities.

.4 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6827495

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Milne, Gertrude Behr.

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Gertrude Behr (later Milne) worked as a Red Cross volunteer in New York during World War II. From the description of Gertrude Behr Milne diaries, 1939-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652445 ...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...