American Red Cross

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The collection contains correspondence, reference materials, photographs, and Red Cross publications. Most of the material originated from the chapter's World War I activities, and reflects the relief programs in effect during that war.

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The collection contains the personal and professional papers of noted public welfare administrator and social work educator, Benjamin E. Youngdahl. Personal correspondents include Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Hubert Humphrey, and John F. Kennedy. Materials documenting Youngdahl's career in the academic and public sectors form the bulk of the collection.

Abstract Helen Hall was a settlement worker and social reformer. These personal and professional papers reflect her career as a leader in the settlement house movement, particularly during the period 1933-67, including her involvement in the National Federation of Settlements – particularly with its studies of unemployment during the late 1920s and early 1930s – and the United Neighborhood Houses of New York City. The papers also document her involvement with various consumer groups, her initiative...

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Correspondence, reports, minutes, proposals, magazines, newspaper and journal articles, financial documents, manuals, pamphlets, yearbooks, program catalogs, building plans, histories and images among other records of the North American YMCA’s work with other organizations, including the YWCA, the White House and other government agencies, colleges, community funds, and social welfare, citizenship, peace work, war work, and group work organizations.

Abstract The Robert Bondy papers consist of personal correspondence; committee reports, minutes, and working papers; and newspaper clippings, journal articles, and photographs related to his professional career from his first post in 1917 until he assumed directorship of the National Social Welfare Assembly (NSWA) in 1946. The records are primarily concerned with Bondy's work for the American Red Cross and the District of Columbia Defense Council during the 1930s and 1940s. Bondy's papers do not...

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The collection contains William Tenney's scrapbook, appointment to act as a lawful attorney for others, and an invitation, Frank’s card of recognition from the Red Cross, Verdun Medal, and letters concerning a portrait plate and publication of a portrait.