Papers, 1917-1923.

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Papers, 1917-1923.

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This collection consists of letters, photos, albums of children's art, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, a ledger and an almanac. Most of these chronicle Davis's work with Russian refugees and orphans displaced by the Russian Revolution. David was director of the American Red Cross in the Far Eastern Base and worked in Istanbul, Smyrna and Lemmos.

2 boxes, one oversized folder.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Davis, Charles Claflin.

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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...