American Red Cross Scrapbooks, 1939-1940, 1945-1948 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: American Red Cross Scrapbooks, 1939-1940, 1945-1948

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-096

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 10/21/1987

Subjects: African Americans, American Red Cross, Nonprofit organizations, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Organizations

Forms of Material: Advertisements, Annual reports, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Journals (periodicals), Magazines (periodicals), Newsletters, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Four 1939-1948 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings related to the Norfolk Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross. The scrapbooks include information on activities and services, annual drives for membership and monetary donations, war relief, aid to servicemen, and advertisements.

Subject/Index Terms

African Americans
American Red Cross
Nonprofit organizations
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Organizations

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: American Red Cross, Tidewater Chapter, by donation

Preferred Citation: American Red Cross Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-096, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 28, 2017.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Scrapbooks, 1939-1946],
[Box 2: Scrapbooks, 1946-1948],
[Box 3: Loose Materials, 1939-1948],
[All]

Box 1: Scrapbooks, 1939-1946

Item 1: Scrapbook 1, 1939 March 1 - 1940 May 25
Item 2: Scrapbook 2, 1945 March 22 - 1946 March 10: Includes 1944 and 1945 correspondence to Mrs. J. Warren White.

Box 2: Scrapbooks, 1946-1948

Item 1: Scrapbook 3, 1946 March 10 - 1947 April 9
Item 2: Scrapbook 4, 1947 November 23 - 1948 May 21

Box 3: Loose Materials, 1939-1948

Folder 1: Loose Materials from Scrapbook 1, 1939-1940: Includes The Tidewater Trail, Volume 6, Number 13 (October-November 1939).
Folder 2: Loose Materials from Scrapbook 4, 1947-1948: Includes one 1947 Annual Report and Transit Topics, Volume 3, Number 6 (March 15, 1948).