Manuscript/Mixed Material Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909
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Image 1 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 Clara Barton. General Correspondence. Allison, William M. Oct. 1889-Dec.1909
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 2 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 32 Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct 29, 1889. Dear Miss Barton: Your letter of Oct 25 reached me yesterday. It was a delight to read it. Appreciation and praise from you make anyone feel…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 3 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 R. Alleren Allegheny, Penn's July 14, 1904 No. 813 Federal St. Thursday, 8:25pm Dear Miss Barton: The Reception of your letter this evening has greatly cheered, as well as honored, me +…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 4 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 2/ I, long ago, learned to "discount them", partly through my personal experience as Editor of the Los Angeles Republican in the Hayes campaign of 1876 + They didn't "make me wince,"…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 5 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 4/ I am pained at the thought that you "spent an entire afternoon in Pittsburgh" without my seeing you! I couldn't have been "too busy" to have "sought you out" - and…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 6 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 DEEDS VS. DOLLARS. What the Red Cross, Through Clara Barton, Has Accomplished. (Butler, Pa., Citizen.) Some of the great newspapers and men throughout the country are criticizing the National Red Cross society.…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 7 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 [*Ansd, Oct 8 1904*] Pittsburgh, Penn'a Sept 30, 1904. (Homewood) No. 522 Albion St. -- Friday, 2:10 A.m. Dear Miss Barton: I am not going to reply to this notice, unless you…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 8 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 [left side] William M. Allison Jr d. Oct - 3- 904 [Right side] Allegheny, Penn'a, Dec 22, 1909. No. 422 Sherman Avenue, Wednesday, 6:30 P.m. (Elbert Hubbard made "The Humanist" Eleven years…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 9 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 2/ For nearly seven months now my life has been full of "strange coincidences"; but the strangest "coincidence" of all was that you should have returned into it with "your message of…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 10 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 4/ When this message reaches the world, your "real work" will have "only commenced+" Do not be oppressed by the weight of "your message" - make it "as lightsome" as you please+…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 11 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 Postmark: GLEN ECHO DEC 24 P.M. 1909 MD. Glen Echo, Maryland, December 31, 1909 Mr. William Allison, 422 Sherman Ave... Allegany, Ta. My dear Boy, Do you mind if I scribble you…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 12 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 (W.A.#2) asserted itself. Think what will be as you follow on and realize still more the power of this ------- shall we call it Science? I am quite prepared to hear you…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
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Image 13 of Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909 (Wm.A. #4) delightful leisure, I worked like a driven bond-woman, with quick meals and short sleep, and in spite of all came home the middle of November with an accumulation of nearly…
- Contributor: Allison, William M.
- Date: 1889
About this Item
Title
- Clara Barton Papers: General Correspondence, 1838-1912; Allison, William M., 1889-1909
Names
- Allison, William M.
Created / Published
- 1889-1909
Headings
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
- - Andersonville Prison
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
- - Women--Suffrage--United States
- - Women's rights--United States
- - Social problems--United States
- - Barton family--Correspondence
- - Hubbell family. Julian B. Hubbell family papers
- - American National Red Cross
- - Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army. Office of Correspondence
- - International Committee of the Red Cross
- - National First Aid Association of America
- - Geneva Convention (1864 August 22)
- - Ambulance service
- - Disaster relief
- - First aid in illness and injury
- - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871--Civilian relief
- - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871--Medical care
- - Humanitarianism
- - Military nursing
- - Prisoners of war--Georgia--Andersonville
- - Spanish-American War, 1898--Civilian relief
- - Temperance--United States
- - War relief
- - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief
- - Manuscripts
Genre
- Manuscripts
Call Number/Physical Location
- MSS11973, box: 63; Microfilm reel: 51
- series: General Correspondence, 1838-1912
Source Collection
- Clara Barton papers, 1805-1958
Repository
- Manuscript Division
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- online text
- image
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Subject
- Ambulance Service
- American National Red Cross
- Andersonville
- Andersonville Prison
- Barton Family
- Civil War
- Civilian Relief
- Correspondence
- Disaster Relief
- First Aid in Illness and Injury
- Franco-Prussian War
- Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army. Office of Correspondence
- Geneva Convention (1864 August 22)
- Georgia
- History
- Hubbell Family. Julian B. Hubbell Family Papers
- Humanitarianism
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Manuscripts
- Medical Care
- Military Nursing
- National First Aid Association of America
- Prisoners and Prisons
- Prisoners of War
- Social Problems
- Spanish-American War
- Suffrage
- Temperance
- United States
- War Relief
- Women
- Women's Rights