Guide to the American Red Cross, Laramie County Chapter Collection

Collection — Volume: 1-2

Identifier: H2000-57

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Two scrapbooks containing local, national and international news articles on American Red Cross war efforts during World War II 1943, 1945, 1946. Articles include news on POW updates, welfare reports, dependency and hardship cases, and home services; recruitment and achievements of Army and Navy nurses, liberated soldiers, Red Cross speakers, war bond drives, cartoons, and Canteen Corps; meeting and training announcements. Articles taken from Wyoming Eagle and Wyoming Star Tribune newspapers. In addition to articles, Black Book-1945 contains one piece of correspondence from the Public Information Chair, Laramie County Chapter ARC to the Administrative Assistant, Chapter Service in St. Louis, MO, discussing a Awar food window display@ and war fund campaign speaking engagements

Dates

1943, 1945, 1946

Creator

American Red Cross. Laramie County Chapter (Wyo.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Extent

2 Volumes

Additional Description

Abstract

Two scrapbooks with clippings on the American Red Cross work, and correspondence from the Laramie County Chapter

Arrangement

Chronological

Acquisition Information

Collection was donated prior to 2000

Physical Description

Paper pages are protected by heavy cardboard covers held together by corded string. Articles are attached to pages by tape and staples. In most cases tape has aged, causing loss of adhesiveness. Articles separate from pages when handled and are extremely fragile when handled. Discoloration of news paper has begun