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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

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Title	1940-42_RedCross 336
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 CHILD’S KNITTED SUIT Three-year-old reason (refugee from Alasce Lorraine) why so many volunteers elect to turn out knitted suits Equipment Needed: Yarn-4/14 (medium weight), ¼ to ½ pound (depending on the size made), of any color not too bright. Needles-two needles to fit the Red Cross Needle Gauge marked for socks and medium-weight sweaters. Needles slightly smaller may be used to advantage for ribbing. Elastic-1/2 to 3/4 –yard in length, 1/2-inch in width. Scale: 7 stitches to the inch, 9 rows to the inch. Make a sample to find out how many stitches are required for you to knit an inch. If your scale is not that given here, try a smaller or larger needle until you obtain this scale. If you have to use a different size needle from that called for above, it will not in any way alter the garment provided you knit 5 stitches to the inch and 6 rows to the inch. ARC 400-4 Rev. Oct. 1942 Code AF 72-U.S. Army MUFFLER (U.S. Army) Equipment Needed: Yarn: 8 ounces, 4/8 sweater yarn, olive drab. Needles: Two needles to fit the Red Cross needle gauge for mufflers, etc. Gauges available from area offices. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING Cast on 44 or 48 stitches to make full 9 inches in width. (Be sure to use a multiple of four.) K 2, P 2 for 2 inches Knit Plain for 50 inches K 2, P 2 for 2 inches Bind off loosely, knitting the knit stitches and purling the purled stitches. Chapter label should be sewed in one corner. Do not start another garment with left-over yarn. Please return all unused yarn to chapter. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS Washington, D.C. ARC 400-4 Rev. Feb. 1942 Code K 8-Foreign War Relief Code AF 72-U.S. Army Code A F 73-U.S. Navy MUFFLER Equipment Needed: Yarn: One pound, 4/8 sweater yarn. Needles: Two needles to fit the Red Cross Needle Gauge for mufflers, etc. Gauges available from Area Offices. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING Cast on 56 stitches. K 2, P 2 for 2 inches Knit plain for 68 inches K 2, P 2 for 2 inches Bind off loosely, knitting the knit stitches and purling the purled stitches. Chapter label: Should be sewn in one corner. Do not start another garment with left-over yarn Please return all unused yarn to Chapter. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS Washington D.C.
Format	application/pdf
Setname	wsu_arc
ID	79957
Reference URL	https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s60afee3/79957