Collection of papers, 1896-1924.

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Collection of papers, 1896-1924.

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The collection is organized in the following series: A. letters, letter fragments, telegrams, and postcards (ca. 45 items) written by Clara Barton from 1904-1911; B. letters (six items) written to Clara Barton from 1899-1907; C. official correspondence (ca. 100 items) to Ms. Barton, almost all from the National First Aid Association; D. other correspondence, not to or by Ms. Barton from 1896-1922; mostly by Mary Kensel Wells and Roscoe Wells; E. typescript essays about Clara Barton; F. documents about the Association from 1906-1924: members lists, reports of meetings; G. miscellaneous notes, papers, and printed items; H. various newspaper clippings about Clara Barton and the Association.

0.7 linear ft. (2 archival boxes) ; 27 x 39 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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SNAC Resource ID: 7624646

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Barton, Clara, 1821-1912

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Civil War nurse, suffragist, and founder of the American Red Cross Clarissa Harlow Barton was born in North Oxford, MA, on December 25, 1821, the fifth and last child of Stephen and Sarah (Stone) Barton. She was a shy and lonely child, and for two years at the age of eleven she devoted her time to nursing her brother David during a protracted illness, an experience which later affected her life's work. At eighteen she began to teach in neighboring schools. In 1850 she spent a year at the Libe...

Kensel, Mary

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Wells, Roscoe

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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...

National First Aid Association of America

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