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Leon Fraser papers, 1897-1945, bulk 1924-1943
28 linear feetAmerican National Red Cross, 1939-1943 Box 27
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- American National Red Cross, 1939-1943
Series II: Professional Activities, 1918-1945
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- National Red Cross, and Columbia University. Please note that box 27 contains material related to material
Settlements, the United States Steel Corporation, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, the American - Abstract Or Scope
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Series II consists of materials related to the professional activities of Leon Fraser from 1918-1943. Contained within this series are annual reports, by-laws, correspondence, legal and financial documents, and other printed material. Documented here is Fraser's work with the Bank for International Settlements, the United States Steel Corporation, Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, the American National Red Cross, and Columbia University. Please note that box 27 contains material related to material found in earlier boxes, researchers should consult both instances of an organization.
Diplomas and Certificates Collection, 1714-2003, bulk 1800-1959
56.87 linear feetAmerican national Red Cross, Life Member, 1905 Box 2
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- American national Red Cross, Life Member, 1905
Michael Idvorsky Pupin papers, 1800-1995
5 linear feetPersonal and professional correspondence, including 25 long letters from Professor Henry F. Herbig; manuscripts (mainly speeches); specifications for patents in electrical fields; technical and personal photographs; and memorabilia. Included is a copy of the famous "shot in hand" x-ray photograph, ca. 1896, one of the first ever to be taken. This collection also contains the correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and memorabilia of Professor Pupin's daughter, Varvara Smith, and his son-in-law, Louis Graham Smith. His daughter's letters and documents deal with her financial difficulties, her administration of Pupin's estate and her claims against Columbia University. Louis G. Smith's letters deal with his anti-Communist sentiments and his manuscripts are mainly ideas for popular songs and plays. There are three letters (photostatic copies) to Smith from Dwight D. Eisenhower.
American National Red Cross. Life Member, 1916 June 01 Oversize 2
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- American National Red Cross. Life Member, 1916 June 01
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Signed by B.Magee, Woodrow Wilson.
Eggers & Higgins architectural records, 1903-1963
2,924 photographsThe collection consists of 2,924 photographs and 1,327 drawing reproductions of architectural projects by the firm of John Russell Pope, and later Eggers & Higgins.
American National Red Cross Building (Brooklyn, NY), 1952-1953 Box 41, Folder 01
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- American National Red Cross Building (Brooklyn, NY), 1952-1953
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Drawing Reproductions : 3 items
Helene Hanff papers, 1931-1995
2 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, reviews, clippings, and other printed materials about Hanff, as well as books by and about her.
The American National Red Cross, Standard First Aid & Personal Safety, Doubleday, 1977 Box 17
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- The American National Red Cross, Standard First Aid & Personal Safety, Doubleday, 1977
Frankenhuis posters collection, 1914-1926
22 linear feetA collection, assembled by Dutch businessman Maurice Frankenhuis (1893-1969), consisting primarily of World War I posters, and in addition, post-war political and international pacifist movement posters, merchandise and motion picture advertisements, post-war anti-German propaganda, and war-related kindness to animals (horses) posters. Approximately half of the posters ate illustrated and half are textual; there are a few examples of handwritten, hand-lettered, or hand-painted posters. The general topics include: calls for money (war loans, subscriptions, war savings stamps, etc.), war material exhibitions, ordinances, war news (including battles such as Verdun, the French call for mobilization, victories such as the fall of Warsaw, the U.S. entry into the war, etc.), maps, propaganda, plans for the post-war world, recruiting appeals, Red Cross appeals, etc. The majority of the posters are German, for domestic consumption or for the people in the occupied parts of Belgium, France, and Russia. The nations whose posters are represented include: Australia, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, South Africa, and the United States. The languages used include: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Franch, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Madrasi, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, and Yiddish
John Hazard Collection of World War I posters, 1917-1923
3 linear feetPosters originating primarily in the United States (with some from Canada and France) publicizing various activities on the home front in World War I: recruitment efforts, Red Cross Drives, the sale of Liberty Bonds, War Savings Stamps, and Thrift Stamps, the YMCA, various austerity measures, and appeals for charitable contributions. Included in the collections is the well-known recruitment poster "I want you for the U.S. Army."