Inventory of the Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross, 1947
MF005
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Georgia Institute of Technology Library |
| Title: | Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross |
| Dates: | 1947 |
| Abstract: | The Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross is a single issue of the Atlanta Chapter's newsletter, dated March 1947. It contains an article concerning a flu epidemic on the Georgia Tech campus. |
| Quantity: | .05 linear feet (one archival folder) |
| Identification: | MF005 |
Administrative History of the Atlanta Chapter, American Red Cross
In 1947, the Atlanta Chapter, American Red Cross reached over 2,000 servicemen, veterans, and their families monthly through its Home Service division. Other major divisions of the Atlanta Chapter included First Aid, Water Safety, Accident Prevention, Home Nursing, Nutrition Service, and Junior Red Cross, but the Chapter offered eighteen continuous services. The March 1947 newsletter, distributed as a fundraising tool, highlighted the Chapter's activities. At that time, Oby T. Brewer served as chairman of the Atlanta Chapter.
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Description
The Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross is a single issue of the Atlanta Chapter's newsletter, dated March 1947 (volume 1, number 6). It contains a front-page article on the assistance provided by the Chapter's Nurses Aides during a flu epidemic on the Georgia Tech campus in late February 1947. The nurses aides, listed in the article, worked three shifts a day to care for the ill students.
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Restrictions
Restrictions: Access
None.
Restrictions: Use
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
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Subject Headings
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Please cite the American Red Cross, Atlanta Chapter Report, Archives, Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Provenance
The Library and Information Center purchased this item in 2000 (Accession #2001.009).
Processing Information
Susan J. Illis processed this item in 2001.
Revision Information
2005: Finding aid converted from Encoded Archival Description Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Christine de Catanzaro.
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