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Clara Barton papers, Series I, Box 1, Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1887-1892 and undated


Summary:Clara (Clarissa Harlowe) Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, was born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Barton's general correspondence addresses the issues of the Russian famine (1887), the Carlsruhe conference (1892), the status of Red Cross auxiliaries, and efforts to address Cuban relief. For more information, see the complete finding aid to the collection at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1749.
Creator:Barton, Clara, 1821-1912
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Temporal subject: 1891-1900
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Topical subjects: Barton, Clara, 1821-1912
ArchivesUM location:Clara Barton papers
  • series 1
  • box 1
  • folder 2
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:War, Military
Women's Studies
Copyright holder:Public Domain
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