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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CLARA BARTON SPEECHES & WRITINGS FILE Books A Story of the Red Cross Proof sheets Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... A STORY OF THE RED CROSS A STORY OF THE RED CROSS GLIMPSES OF FIELD WORK BY CLARA BARTON FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS AND PRESIDENT, 1881 - 1904 NEW...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... Preface Since the foundation of the Red Cross in America, many direful calamities have afflicted the country. In each of these visitations in the Red Cross has acted in some degree as...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY continuous war. Of these latter, many were women who dragged out weary lives in their own homes, some went to hospitals and retreats for rest and care, and some were...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY postage of some ten cents a volume, we were compelled to limit the circulation to the means. The following year, 1883, a disastrous rise in the Ohio River called for...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY ferers, we would do our best to serve them while at the field - make report directly to each and all contributors, so far as in our power, and proceed...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY man if one could be found, threw off boxes of clothing, and hove off coal for a two weeks' supply, and steamed away to the opposite side, leaving only gratitude,...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY A STORY OF THE RED CROSS farming tools ready to go on with the season's work. Picture, if possible, this scene. A strange ship with a strange flag steaming up...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY package which we had left for her at the town on our way down had never reached her. She was a widow—Mrs. Plew—whose husband, a good river pilot, had died...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 10 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... EARLY HISTORY her house when it should be done? She thought a second, and caught the idea. "Yes," she replied quickly, with a really winsome smile on that worn and weary face,...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE TEXAS FAMINE selves and starvation for their stock stared them in the face. They could not pick up and go back —the rivers were dry from the Rio Grande to the...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE TEXAS FAMINE peror of ninety-two, and his tenderly spoken, “It Is the last time, good-by”; the loving and last farewell of the beloved Empress Augusta, the patron saint of the Red...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA The Red Cross sent no Northern nurses. But eighteen or twenty "Howard nurses," mainly colored, went out from New Orleans under charge of Col. Fred. F. Southmayd, their...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 14 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA no regular train would be permitted to take them. The Red Cross secured and paid a special train for them, and, as if in bold relief against the...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 15 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... A Story of the Red Cross 1-38 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 16 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA ing of every man, woman, and child in Macclenny is on them." It was with a kind of paternal pride that Dr. Gill advanced and placed before us...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 17 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA was an echo of their own; and Lena Seymour added tenderly: "We have been trying for these two months to convince Mammy about this, but she is firm...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 18 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD of destruction and trying to arouse themselves from the lethargy that had taken hold of them when they were stunned by the realization of all the woe that had...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 19 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD house, to find who needed and suffered, and to carry to them from our tents on their shoulders, like beasts of burden, the huge bundles of relief, where no...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 20 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD keeping furniture. A competent landlady, who, like the rest, had a few weeks before floated down over the same ground on the roof of her house in thirty feet...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 21 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD required, and seven two-horse teams ran daily for three and a half months in the distribution, at customary rates of pay. These were the workingmen of the town who...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 22 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE RUSSIAN FAMINE America. She would even send her ships for any food that might be offered. This, America would not permit and Congress was appealed to for ocean transportation. The senate...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 23 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE RUSSIAN FAMINE The Department of State at Washington, under date of January 11, 1894, forwarded the following: "I have to inform you that on November 7, 1893, the American Minister at...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 24 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE SEA ISLAND RELIEF We found them an industrious, grateful class of people, far above the ordinary grade usually met. They largely owned their little homes, and appreciated instruction in the way...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 25 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE SEA ISLAND RELIEF ventory of them, disperse these men, and rid the city of the demoralizing influence of idle people. The doors are closed and the inventory begun." The local committee...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 26 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE SEA ISLAND RELIEF representative came again. He had been asked by the people to come and bring their thanks to the Red Cross for "de home, de gard'n, de pig, and...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 27 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... THE SEA ISLAND RELIEF twenty-five had contracted a debt for supplies: an experience before unknown in their history A report was made and passed into the hands of our legal counsellor, who,...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 28 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... ARMENIAN RELIEF ters, preventing all communication and the receiving of any funds sent them from abroad. England had a large waiting fund which it could not distribute, and appealed to the American...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 29 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... ARMENIAN RELIEF advanced views on general subjects, he impresses one as a man who would sanction no wrong it was in his power to avert. Mr Terrell's introduction was most appropriate and...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 30 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... ARMENIAN RELIEF This was not a case for "persuasion," but of heartfelt thanks from us all, that Sir Philip had remembered to call us, whom he had never met. But here was...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 31 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... ARMENIAN RELIEF reduced the inhabitants, was by no means the smallest difficulty to overcome. Here was realized the great danger felt by all--that of continued alms-giving, lest they settle down into a...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 32 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... ARMENIAN RELIEF the situation as the safest escort for our men. Perhaps the greatest danger encountered was in the region of Farkin, beyond Diarbekir, where the official escort had not been waited...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 33 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... VIII CUBA 1898 On our return to "civilization" we were rejoiced to find that as a result of our three months' labors, the former tumult of Armenia had died away into a...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 34 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA great hospital ships were fitting for the care of the men of both Army and Navy. Surely they could have no need of us. We had taken possession of our ship...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 35 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA pressed a desire for any assistance we could give them. They would be glad to have the Red Cross Sisters in their little hospital, but begged us to wait just a...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 36 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA --- shore in a surf which, after ten o'clock in the morning, allowed no small boats to touch even the bit of a pier that was run out without breaking either...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 37 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA --- It did not seem to be me, and still I seemed to know how to do it. When the bubbling contents of our kettle thickened and grew white with the...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 38 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA --- tea, chocolate, and even prepared beefsteak and vegetables, and other things good for men who could not eat army rations. "Now, Colonel, when will you send for these supplies?" asked...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 39 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA But she had foreseen the situation to a certain degree and followed the army as quickly as possible— to wait for the emergency, rather than have the emergency wait for her....
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 40 of Clara Barton Papers: Speeches and Writings File, 1849-1947; Books; A Story of the ... CUBA eagerness that was pitiful. I felt conscience-smitten. But it was a question of saving the eyes of the wounded men, and there was no other way. To make the ice last...
- Contributor: Barton, Clara
- Date: 1880