Walla Walla County Chapter of the American Red Cross Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to the Walla Walla County Chapter of the American Red Cross from 1946 to 1978, including pamphlets, training materials, certification cards, Civil Defense information, emergency preparation and care instructions, and the "American Red Cross Home Nursing: Care of the Sick and Injured" instructors' guide, along with two textbooks regarding health care. The collection also contains scrapbooks, binders with newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and photographs. One scrapbook is related to the Walla Walla Overseas Wives Club, which was a group sponsored by the Red Cross for women who had a spouse serving in Vietnam.
Dates
- 1946-1978
Creator
- American Red Cross. Walla Walla County chapter (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet (1 record carton, 1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walla Walla County Chapter of the American Red Cross Collection contains materials related to the American Red Cross and training conducted at the Red Cross chapter in Walla Walla, Washington. There are pamphlets, training material, and certification cards included. This collection, which dates from 1946 through 1978, also consists of civil defense information, emergency preparation and care instructions, as well as scrapbooks, meeting minute, and photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Dixie Ferguson, a Walla Walla County Red Cross volunteer. The accession number associated with this donation is 2017-033.
Creator
- American Red Cross. Walla Walla County chapter (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Walla Walla County Chapter of the American Red Cross Collection
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository