Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Administrative History
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | American Red Cross. Vassar Unit |
| Title: | American Red Cross Vassar Relief Unit Records |
| Dates: | 1914-1920 |
| Quantity: | 6 cubic feet (17 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Records concerning the Vassar Relief Unit's their work in France during and after World War I. |
Administrative History
In January 1918, the Associate Alumnae of Vassar College voted to send a delegation of Vassar graduates to France to assist in the relief efforts of the American Red Cross. There are many sources of further information on the Vassar Relief Unit, including:
Lambie, Margaret. Verdun Experiences. Washington: Courant Press, 1945. [Main D570.9 .L28 1945]
Several articles in the Vasssar Quarterly [Main LH1.V3 V37]
The Vassar College Subject Files [folders 26.57-26.60]
TopScope and Content Note
Records concerning the Vassar Relief Unit's their work in France during and after World War I, including letters, photographs, reports, financial statements, account books, clippings, circular letters, Red Cross publications, and Vassar Unit newsletters. Correspondence is primarily of Elsa Butler Grove and Margaret Lambie. There are also two diaries kept by Grove concerning a trip to France in 1914 and her experiences with the Vassar Unit in 1920. There are also various realia and uniforms of the Vassar Unit.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Grove, Elsa Butler, 1884-1969
- Lambie, Margaret
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Students
Subjects:
- International relief
- Medical social work--France--Verdun
- Women college students
- Women--Diaries
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross
Places:
- France--Description and travel
Document Types:
- Account books
- Diaries
- Photographs
VCL Categories
- Vassar College Non-campus Organizations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
American Red Cross Vassar Relief Unit Records, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Boxes 1-12 are from the first accession, only boxes 1-2 have been processed, boxes 3-12 remain unprocessed. Five other boxes are a second accession and are not numbered as part of this collection (A2005-005) and include uniforms, other realia, correspondence, photographs, and publications.
Acquisition Information
Gift of multiple donors.
Series List
Series I. Correspondence |
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Series II. Other Material |
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Series III.Later Accession(A2005-005) |
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Container List
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Details
Records concerning the Vassar Relief Unit's their work in France during and after World War I.
