18 March 1945

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia saw a man from the Red Cross speak about his activities in England.

GLC09414.0545

30 June 1943

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia sends Moe $10. Says her sister Mad had gone to a Red Cross Training and that her husband, Sammy, wants to reconcile, Mad does not. A new investigator with whom she went to Brooklyn College was transferred to her office, and was on a date with someone from Fort Lewis. She describes the date and asks Moe if he knows him.

GLC09414.0068

circa 1941

Humphrey, Walter Beach, 1892-1966

Poster

Title: American junior red cross

GLC09520.06

07 September 1943

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Written at 5:00 PM. Sylvia has started writing at work so the first portion is typewritten and then is handwritten. She reports on an ex-coworker at the Welfare Department (Paul Stein). Sylvia also has the opportunity to move out of the field and back into Intake at work, asks him what he thinks. She is thinking about returning to school. Talks about going overseas with the Red Cross. Written at 9:30 at home. Sylvia has been invited to participate in the dedication of the Honor Roll Plaque for the Jewish War Vets.

GLC09414.0105

24 September 1943

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Written at 9:30 PM at Margie's. Sylvia did some work for the Allied War Relief Luncheon and then went out into the field. Reports on friends.

GLC09414.0123

25 September 1943

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia saw a picture of her brother Alvin, who is still in Tennessee, but will probably be leaving soon. Reports that Leslie Smith is disgusted with the Royal Maritime Service, because they wanted to ship him back out too soon, after being injured. The Union helped him get a passport to Canada. He is through with the English Navy and will ship out from Canada in a Canadian ship. Tells Moe to "say the word" and she will join the American Red Cross Overseas in England.

GLC09414.0124

1921-1948

unknown, fl. 1921-1948

Header Record

Title: [Collection of items belonging to the American Red Cross, n.d., 1921-1948][Decimalized .01-.16]

Collection of 16 items related to the American Red Cross volunteer nurses dated 1921-1948. Consists of a newspaper article related to the program, photographs of Black volunteer nurses and a poster illustrating the various services provided by the organization to communities and areas of disaster relief.

GLC09823

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Red Cross Dog and Soldier for Whom He Got Help

A dog wearing a Red Cross collar stands beside a wounded soldier. Red Cross dogs would find wounded soldiers and lead medical and rescue teams to the site.

GLC09584.114

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Dog in War--Reporting to First Aid Squad with Helmet of Wounded Soldier

Three medical soldiers stand in a ditch as a Red Cross dog approaches, holding in its mouth the helmet of a wounded soldier.

GLC09584.115

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Rendering First Aid to the Wounded in the French Trenches

Two soldiers look on as three medical personnel tend to a wounded soldier in a trench in France.

GLC09584.117

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Bringing in Wounded on French Front after Battle Ablain St. Nazaire

Soldiers surround a wounded man lying on a stretcher at a first aid camp near Albain St. Nazaire in France.

GLC09584.118

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: British Red Cross Ambulance in French Service, Northern France

Two French soldiers exit a Red Cross ambulance while five others stand outside it, one with a bandage around his head.

GLC09584.120

1916-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Taking Away the Wounded in Motor Ambulance (Somme)

Three soldiers load a wounded man on a stretcher into a Red Cross ambulance.

GLC09584.121

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Tangled Ruins of Marne Bridge Blown Up by Germans and Red Cross Train Wreck.

The battered remains of the Marne Bridge and railroad, including a wrecked Red Cross train. The Germans deployed this explosion to destroy as much as possible in the wake of their retreat.

GLC09584.020

January 28, 1944

Bruttman, Sade, fl. 1943-1944

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard Jerome Silbiger

One letter from Sade Bruttman to Richard Jerome Silbiger, dated January 28, 1944. Sade writes hoping that Dorothy is on the road to recovery. She reminds him to be careful and not get in trouble, even though she understands he wants to be with Dorothy. She hopes that Dorothy will be permitted a ten day hospitalization as in New York they are only giving seven days after an appendicitis surgery. Sade writes that under no circumstances should Dorothy be permitted to work for a month so she recovers properly. If they need money to let her know. She also states that if Dorothy and Richard need…

GLC09684.22

18 May 1936

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Pamphlet

Title: Prohibit Commercial Use In United States Of Coat Of Arms Of Swiss Confederation

One pamphlet entitled, "Prohibit Commercial Use In United States Of Coat Of Arms Of Swiss Confederation," dated May 18, 1936. This pamphlet concerns a bill that will fulfill a treaty obligation to prohibit the commercial use of the coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation in the United States. The treaty mentioned is the Red Cross Convention signed at Geneva, Switzerland on July 27, 1929.

GLC09693.24

1933-1945

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Header Record

Title: [Thirty-two presidential messages] [Decimalized .01- .32]

Collection of thirty-two presidential messages issued during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, 1933-1945. The pamphlets concern many topics including; banking, commerce, taxes, agriculture, weapons, employment, transportation, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Volstead Act, drugs and alcohol, education, and veterans.

GLC09693

January 21, 1942

American Red Cross

Printed document

Title: "Statement of Policy Regarding Negro Blood Donors"

One document issued by the American Red Cross, dated January 21, 1942. The document is entitled "Statement of Policy Regarding Negro Blood Donors." Outlines a new policy that facilities are now "prepared here-after to accept blood donations from colored as well as white persons." The blood will be "processed separately so that those receiving transfusions may be given plasma from blood of their own race." The policy was issued by the Chairman of the American Red Cross and the Surgeons General of the Army and the Navy and approved by the Secretaries of War and the Navy.

GLC09745.01

1943

unknown, fl. 1943

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Red Cross nurse's aide, Norma McClellan]

One photograph of Norma McClellan dated 1943. Image is of McClellan attending to a bedridden patient. On the reverse side, the text states that McClellan was a volunteer aide for a Red Cross nurse in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

GLC09823.01

1943

unknown, fl. 1943

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Red Cross nurses in Clubmobile]

One undated photograph of four Red Cross nurses inside of a Clubmobile. The four nurses identified are Charlene F. Wharton, Mary L. Divers, Lois E. Brown, and Lydia L. Gadsen.

GLC09823.02

23 June

unknown, fl. 1941-1945

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of performers for the Junior Red Cross convention dinner]

One undated photograph of four students who would perform at the Junior Red Cross convention dinner. Student performers were pianist Diana Molinari, singer Janet Helms, ballet dancer Joyce Johnson, and magician Pete Thompson.

GLC09823.03

1921

unknown, fl. 1921

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of nurses in VNA dispensary in New Haven, Connecticut]

One photograph dated 1921 of nurses at the VNA dispensary in New Haven, Connecticut. Image is of nurses with children inside the dispensary. On reverse side, noted in pencil are the names of three nurses captured in the photograph; Nurse Ross, Nurse Johnson, and Nurse Louise Clark.

GLC09823.04

5 September 1947

unknown, fl. 1947

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of residents and nurses in Galesburg, Illinois]

One photograph dated September 5, 1947 of nurses and residents in Galesburg, Illinois. Pictured are nurses and residents of Galesburg eating ice cream and cookies. On reverse side is a typed note lists the names of a few volunteers for the Gray Lady corps.

GLC09823.05

3 September 1947

Wilkinson, fl. 1947

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Patricia Brown, Staff Assistant at the Red Cross]

One photograph dated September 3, 1947 of Patricia Brown, a staff assistant for the Red Cross. Typed notes on reverse side provide background information on Brown's job responsibilities, education and extracurricular activities.

GLC09823.06

December 1947

Myers, fl. 1947

Photograph

Title: Teamwork in Tuskegee

One photograph dated December 1947 taken by Myers from the American Red Cross. Image is of a group of teenage girls from Tuskegee Institute High School writing Christmas cards for patients at the Tuskegee Veterans Hospital. Typed notes on the reverse side profiles the local chapter of Tuskegee volunteers as well as identifies the students in the image. Names included are Mary Carolyn Derbigny, Mrs. M.G. Young, Jeanne Johnson, Dona Cooper, Doris Stokes, Marjorie Holland, Rosemary Howell and Barbara Williams.

GLC09823.07