| Title |
1940-1942_Northern Utah Chapter American Red Cross Scrapbook |
| Creator |
Northern Utah Chapter American Red Cross |
| Description |
The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
| Subject |
American Red Cross. Programs and Services; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence |
| Keywords |
Porter, Maude Dee; McDonald, Madeline; Barton, Clara |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1940; 1941; 1942 |
| Date |
1940; 1941; 1942 |
| Date Digital |
2018 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003 |
| Item Size |
14.5x12.25x2.75 inch |
| Medium |
Hardbound Scrapbook |
| Item Description |
Brown leather cover with a gold rectangle on the front. It contains 217 pages of newspaper clippings and other paraphernalia. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5771875; Cache County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5772317; Davis County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5773664; Morgan County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5778525; Rich County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780377; Weber County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5784440 |
| Type |
Text; Image/StillImage |
| Access Extent |
133,122 KB |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. OCR created by using ABBYY Fine Reader. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Sponsorship/Funding |
Made available through grant funding provided by the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB). |
| Source |
MS 462 Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s60afee3 |
| Setname |
wsu_arc |
| ID |
79323 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s60afee3 |
| Title |
1940-42_RedCross 181 |
| Description |
The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
| Subject |
American Red Cross. Programs and Services; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Correspondence |
| Type |
Text; Image/StillImage |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| OCR Text |
Show Prior to the war, the group fur¬nished Christmas boxes for needy children, supplied Braille covers for the children of the School for the Blind and presented potted plants to the veterans' hospital. However, since the war, Mrs. Hopkins stated, the work is confined to require¬ments of the soldiers. Miss Sarah McCracken is vice chairman of the chapter. Bob Peterson is president of the Junior Red Cross council and John E. Velton, Jr., is vice president. Tremondous Work Done by Red Cross Groups RED CROSS VOLUNTEER WORKERS ON DUTY…In upper photo, Mrs. W. Karl Hopkins, chairman of Junior Red Cross, supervises the filling of comfort bags for service men. She is assisted by John E. Velton, Jr. (left) vice president of Junior Red Cross council, Miss Jane Rae Scow and Bob Peterson, president. At lower left is Mrs. William H. Loos, chairman of receptionists for the Red Cross, checking her records, and at lower right, Miss Lucille Taylor, R. N., assistant superintendent of nurses at t |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_arc |
| ID |
79802 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s60afee3/79802 |
