Summary: | Clara (Clarissa Harlowe) Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, was born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts.This series consists of printed material, correspondence, a sample of the corps letterhead, and a membership list of the Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. The correspondence (1889-1890) is from U.S. Representatives and Senators to Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller and Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood, secretary and president of the corps respectively, on Senate Bill 373 of the 51st Congress, which proposed pensions for army nurses. For more information, see the complete finding aid to the collection at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1749. |
Century: | 1801-1900 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Temporal subject: |
1881-1890
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1901-1910
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Topical subjects: |
Barton, Clara, 1821-1912
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National Women's Relief Corps (U.S.) -- History -- Sources |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Nurses -- History -- Sources |
ArchivesUM location: | Clara Barton papers
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | War, Military |
Women's Studies |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
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