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Box 21

 Container

Contains 19 Results:

Food Preparation, n.d. (11)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This deals with the more organized Red Cross again, including many photos of staff members from the later part of the 20th century. Also present are photos of official functions such as fund raisers and annual meetings. This sub-series focuses almost entirely on the people within, having mostly photos and no records of these events.

Dates: 1859-1996

Tuscola Flooding, 1996 (16)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series focuses on the wide array of disasters and relief efforts of the Kent County Chapter, but for sites outside of the Grand Rapids area. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and famine, as well as others are depicted in these images from throughout the United States and internationally. Some slides and news clippings provide further information. Also included are many informational pamphlets that deal with disasters and how to handle them, showing Red Cross standard procedures. This series...
Dates: 1859-1996

We The 48th, n.d.

 File — Box: 21
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series deals with the details of the organization of the Kent County Chapter as a group and a business, throughout its history. There are many records of expenditures and fund raising activities including the extensive capital campaign. Also included are photos that show the organization such as displays. Also, the information dealing with the history of the Red Cross is present here, including a wide range of news clippings that have not been specified as belonging elsewhere. These...
Dates: 1859-1996

Miscellaneous, n.d. (33)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series deals with the details of the organization of the Kent County Chapter as a group and a business, throughout its history. There are many records of expenditures and fund raising activities including the extensive capital campaign. Also included are photos that show the organization such as displays. Also, the information dealing with the history of the Red Cross is present here, including a wide range of news clippings that have not been specified as belonging elsewhere. These...
Dates: 1859-1996

HIV Class, 1996 (15)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists of all printed material, detailing the efforts of the Red Cross to educate the community on dangers and important issues. It travels from such things as pamphlets on diet and nutrition to those on pollution to those on pet emergencies. Included are scrapbooks and photos of community blood drives, showing the Red Cross locally in action.

Dates: 1859-1996

Volunteers, n.d. (33)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series shows Red Cross volunteers and how they are organized. There are numerous photos and slides of volunteers at work spanning many years, as well as pamphlets of instruction on volunteering and how to handle volunteers. These provide some insight into the people behind the relief operations and what a normal person can do to help those in need.

Dates: 1859-1996

International Youth, n.d. (6)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains documents relating to youths in the Red Cross. Youth volunteers slides and photos are separate from the standard volunteer ones, and allow us to see how young people are introduced to what the Red Cross does and given activities they are capable of doing to help. As with earlier series, there are information pamphlets which deal with the role of youth in the Red Cross.

Dates: 1859-1996

Youth, n.d. (23)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains documents relating to youths in the Red Cross. Youth volunteers slides and photos are separate from the standard volunteer ones, and allow us to see how young people are introduced to what the Red Cross does and given activities they are capable of doing to help. As with earlier series, there are information pamphlets which deal with the role of youth in the Red Cross.

Dates: 1859-1996

Youth Camp, n.d. (24)

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains documents relating to youths in the Red Cross. Youth volunteers slides and photos are separate from the standard volunteer ones, and allow us to see how young people are introduced to what the Red Cross does and given activities they are capable of doing to help. As with earlier series, there are information pamphlets which deal with the role of youth in the Red Cross.

Dates: 1859-1996