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Clara Barton Papers
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SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
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Contents
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Box 1: folder 1
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Genealogy, biographical notes, and poems,
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 2
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Pamphlets,
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1911-61
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Box 1: folder 3
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Clippings, articles, and obituaries,
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1910-65
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Box 1: folder 4
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Teaching certifications,
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1849-53
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Box 1: folder 5
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Funeral service,
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1912
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Box 1: folder 6
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Wills (Clara and Stephen Barton),
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1918, n.d.
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Box 1: folder 7
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Clara Barton Literary Committee,
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1915
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Box 1: folder 8
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Memorials and tributes
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Miscellaneous,
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1900-17
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Box 1: folder 9
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Correspondence,
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1903-17
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Box 1: folder 10
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Andersonville Survivors Association,
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1869
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Box 1: folder 11
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Correspondence of Percy H. Epler to William
Barton re: biography of Clara Barton,
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1907-19
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Box 1: folder 12
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William E. Barton biography
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Notes,
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1910-15
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Box 1: folder 13
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Correspondence
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1917-28
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Box 1: folder 14
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With Stephen Barton,
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1912-19
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Box 1: folder 15
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SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE
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From Clara Barton
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Miscellaneous,
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1874-76, 1893
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Box 2: folder 1
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William E. Barton,
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1895-1919
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Box 2: folder 2
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Mamie (Barton?),
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1903, 1907
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Box 2: folder 3
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Esther P. Barton,
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1900, 1902
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Box 2: folder 4
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General J.C. Breckinridge,
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1898
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Box 2: folder 5
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E. Herbst,
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1908
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Box 2: folder 6
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Secretary of State John Hay,
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1903
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Box 2: folder 7
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To Clara Barton
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A-Z,
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1852-92, n.d.
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Box 2: folder 8
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Unidentified,
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1854-74
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Box 2: folder 9
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David Barton,
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1853-57
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Box 2: folder 10
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Julia Porter Barton,
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1854
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Box 2: folder 11
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Stephen Barton,
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1865
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Box 2: folder 12
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M.A. Denison,
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1856
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Box 2: folder 13
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John G. Elwell,
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1863, n.d.
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Box 2: folder 14-15
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Dr. Edward B. Foote,
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1875
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Box 2: folder 16
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Lucy A. Frayer,
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1885, 1886
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Box 2: folder 17
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Dr. S.C. Hewett,
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1875
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Box 2: folder 18
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Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden,
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1887-89
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Box 2: folder 19
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Dr. Charles Main,
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1874, 1875
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Box 2: folder 20
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Antoinette Margot,
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1880, 1888-90
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Box 2: folder 21
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Mrs. C.W. Morrison,
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1874-75
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Box 2: folder 22
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Joseph and Abby Sheldon (includes 1 letter to B..B. Vassall from J. Sheldon
re C.B.'s health),
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1875
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Box 2: folder 23
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Dr. H.B. Storer,
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1875
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Box 2: folder 24
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George and Mary Tower,
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1854-55
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Box 2: folder 25
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Bernard and Irving Vassall,
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1853
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Box 2: folder 26
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Frances Childs (Vassall),
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1853
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Box 2: folder 27
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Sarah (Barton) Vassall,
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1854-56
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Box 2: folder 28
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Vester Vassall,
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1856
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Box 2: folder 29
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Elihu Washburne,
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1869, 1871
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Box 2: folder 30
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Joseph Wheeler,
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1898
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Box 2: folder 31
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Miscellaneous
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William E. Barton to William Howard Taft
(Secretary of War),
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1906
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Box 2: folder 32
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Julian B. Hubbell to Stephen and William
Barton,
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1920-24
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Box 2: folder 33
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Herman P. Riccius to Stephen E. Barton,
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1919
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Box 2: folder 34
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Dr. William Barton,
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1916-28
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Saidee Riccius,
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1916-28
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Box 2: folder 35
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Francis Atwater,
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1916-22
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Box 2: folder 36
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Hannah McLaren Shepard to Joseph Christie,
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1882
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Box 2: folder 37
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SERIES III. SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
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Cooper Institute,
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1868
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Box 3: folder 1
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Notes made during her illness,
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1870s
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Box 3: folder 2
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Dansville, N.Y.
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1879
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Box 3: folder 3
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1882
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Box 3: folder 4
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Boston Music Hall,
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1888
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Box 3: folder 5
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Girls College at Scuturi, address to
alumnae,
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1896
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Box 3: folder 6
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Universalist Church, Oxford(?), Thanksgiving
Day,
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1905
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Box 3: folder 7
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"To the girls of the teens and twenties,"
Woman's Home Companion,
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1906
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Box 3: folder 8
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Natural History Camp,
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1906
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Box 3: folder 9
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Place unknown,
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1907
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Box 3: folder 10
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Oxford Library,
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1909
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Box 3: folder 11
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Oak Park Church, Mother's Day,
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1910
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Box 3: folder 12
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Abraham Lincoln Center, Chicago,
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1910
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Box 3: folder 13
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Universalist Church (Notes for speech on Red
Cross),
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Box 3: folder 14
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Woman's rights,
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Box 3: folder 15
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Tribute to Dr. Jackson,
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Box 3: folder 16
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Verse copied by Clara Barton,
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Box 3: folder 17
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Handwritten material in bound
volumes/binders
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"The Old-old-book,"
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1887-1910
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Box 4
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"Work and incidents of army life,"
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Box 4
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Civil War experiences,
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Box 4
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1882
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Box 4
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SERIES IV. CIVIL WAR AND RELIEF ACTIVITIES
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Civil War
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Army passes and authorizations,
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1861-65
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Box 5: folder 1
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Financial report to Congress, 1868; Senate
report for appropriations,
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1866, 1869
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Box 5: folder 2
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Dorence Atwater and the Union soldiers at
Andersonville Prison,
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1868, 1912, n.d.
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Box 5: folder 3
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American National Red Cross
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American Association for the Relief of the
Misery of the Battle Fields, letter of Rev. Henry
Bellows,
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1866
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Box 5: folder 4
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Organization, history, and miscellaneous
printed material,
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1863-1918
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Box 5: folder 5
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Mabel T. Boardman/Clara Barton
controversy,
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1903-16
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Box 5: folder 6
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Reports,
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1896-1901
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Box 5: folder 7
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Cuban relief,
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1898
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Box 5: folder 8
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Disaster relief reports,
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1896-1901
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Box 5: folder 9
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Insignias
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Red Cross
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Box 5: folder 10
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Russian famine relief,
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1892
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Box 5: folder 11
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National White Cross of America, Senate Bill
5583 to incorporate,
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1899
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Box 5: folder 12
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Woman's National Relief Association (N.Y.
State Auxiliary): Annual Report, printed material,
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1880-81
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Box 5: folder 13
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SERIES V. MEMORABILIA AND PHOTOGRAPHS
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Memorabilia
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Postcards and calling cards,
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Box 6: folder 1
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Miscellaneous,
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1822-1911
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Box 6: folder 2
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Photographs
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Box 6: folder 3
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Portrait, one marked "at the time of the
Civil War" (2 copies),
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Box 6
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Worcester (with a horse),
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1903
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Box 6
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As a young woman reading,
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Box 6
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Seated with white ruffled front,
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Box 6
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Standing facing left,
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Box 6
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Standing with hand on chair,
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Box 6
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Portrait marked "from Clara Barton to her
little namesake,"
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Box 6
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William Barton (?),
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Box 6
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Sarah Stone Barton,
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Box 6
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Capt. Stephen Barton,
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Box 6
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Grand Duchess Louise,
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1889
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Box 6
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Drawing of Kaiser Wilhelm,
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1888
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Box 6
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Barton homes,
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Box 6: folder 3
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Birthplace, Oxford, MA (3 postcards, 1
snapshot)
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Box 6
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Summer home, Oxford, MA (3 postcards, 2
snapshots)
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Box 6
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Dansville, NY
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Box 6
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Glen Echo, NJ (3 snapshots)
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Box 6
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Converse house where Clara Barton boarded
while teaching in Charlton, MA
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Box 6
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Stone school in Charlton, MA where Clara
Barton first taught school (3 snapshots),
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Box 6
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Cemetery plot where Clara Barton is buried
(4 snapshots, 1 postcard),
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Box 6
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Universalist Church, Oxford, MA
(postcard),
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Box 6
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Andersonville memorabilia,
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Box 6
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SERIES VI. KENSEL-WELLS FAMILY
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Personal material
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Correspondence,
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1890-1919
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Box 7: folder 1
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Miscellaneous,
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1865-1911
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Box 7: folder 2
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Scrapbook,
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Box 7: folder 3
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Mary Kensel Wells, writing,
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1935-60
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Box 7: folder 4
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Photographs,
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Box 7: folder 5-6
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National First Aid Association of
America
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Annual reports (1-4),
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1906-09
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Box 8: folder 1
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Publications,
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1906-20
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Box 8: folder 2
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Certificate, incorporation papers, and
letter from Clara Barton,
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1905-07
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Box 8: folder 3
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Box 8: folder 4
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Photographs,
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Box 8: folder 5
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Red Cross,
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1895-96, n.d.
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Box 8: folder 6
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Clara Barton
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Correspondence,
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1906-12
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Box 8: folder 7
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Clippings,
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1879-1929
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Box 8: folder 8
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Miscellaneous printed material,
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1917-82
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Box 8: folder 9
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1900-24, n.d.
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Box 8: folder 10
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Photographs,
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Box 8: folder 11
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OVERSIZE MATERIALS
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Flags
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Clara Barton Staff colors
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Box 9
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Clara Barton Ambulance Corps
colors
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Box 9
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Women's Relief Corps medals
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Box 10
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Civil War relics
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Sewing kit and miscellaneous fragments
from Civil War battlefields
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Box 11
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Civil War belt buckles
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Box 11
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Fragment of a Bible, baking pan, and
spoon from Andersonville Prison
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Box 11
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Civil War money
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Box 11
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Miscellaneous memorabilia
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Violet from a bonnet worn by Clara
Barton
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Box 12
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National First Aid Association medals
and pins (7)
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Box 12
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Pin of the St. John ambulance
Association from it's first meeting,
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1906
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Box 12
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Assorted buttons, medal, 10 cent piece
from canteen at Fort Warren, 2 small gifts
presented to several of her friends by Clara
Barton
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Box 12
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Pin: "Recuerdo"
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Box 12
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Copper plate with image of Clara
Barton
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Box 12
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G.A. Kensel certificate of promotion to
Colonel,
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1865
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Flat file
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Roscoe Wells' certificate of appointment
to Major General in Clara Barton Ambulance
Corps
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Flat file
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Photo of flags (NFAA?)
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Flat file
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Photo of NFAA with Clara Barton and
Roscoe Wells
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Flat file
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Portrait of Clara Barton (2
copies)
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Flat file
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Framed signed portrait of Clara
Barton
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Flat file
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VOLUMES ON SHELF
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Bound volume of clippings: reviews of
William Barton biography
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Barton, William E., The Life of Clara
Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross. (Boston:
Houghton Mifflin),
(2 vols.)
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1922
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Epler, Percy H., The Life of Clara Barton
(New York: Macmillan Co.),
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1915
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Williams, Blanche Colton, Clara Barton,
Daughter of Destiny (New York, Lippincott),
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1941
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Rhode Island. Joint Special Committee on
Erections of Monument at Andersonville, Ga. Report.
(Providence, E. L. Freeman & Sons, State
Printers,
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1903
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