Elsa Butler Grove papers, 1921-1969.

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Elsa Butler Grove papers, 1921-1969.

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Papers primarily concern her work with the American Red Cross and include correspondence, 1921-1924; her diary with entries about her Baltic experiences, 1921; typescript article about government, children, women, labor, and charity work in the Baltic States based on her work there, 1921-1922; photographs of Grove and of Verdun, 1936 and undated; and miscellaneous maps, booklets, and articles. Other items include eight letters relating to the proposed Vassar Archives, 1956; and her obituary, 1969.

0.5 cubic ft. : (2 boxes)

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Vassar College. Vassar Archives.

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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...

Grove, Elsa Butler, 1884-1969

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Grove, a 1905 Vassar graduate, was a medical social worker who was with the Red Cross at Verdun during World War I and did child relief work in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. From the description of Elsa Butler Grove papers, 1921-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576487 From the description of Papers, 1921-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519031 ...