Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross
Abstract
The Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross is a single issue of the Atlanta Chapter's newsletter, dated March 1947. It contains an article concerning a flu epidemic on the Georgia Tech campus.
Dates
- 1947
Creator
General Physical Description note
(one archival folder)
Restrictions: Access
None.
Restrictions: Use
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents
The Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross is a single issue of the Atlanta Chapter's newsletter, dated March 1947 (volume 1, number 6). It contains a front-page article on the assistance provided by the Chapter's Nurses Aides during a flu epidemic on the Georgia Tech campus in late February 1947. The nurses aides, listed in the article, worked three shifts a day to care for the ill students.
Administrative History of the Atlanta Chapter, American Red Cross
In 1947, the Atlanta Chapter, American Red Cross reached over 2,000 servicemen, veterans, and their families monthly through its Home Service division. Other major divisions of the Atlanta Chapter included First Aid, Water Safety, Accident Prevention, Home Nursing, Nutrition Service, and Junior Red Cross, but the Chapter offered eighteen continuous services. The March 1947 newsletter, distributed as a fundraising tool, highlighted the Chapter's activities. At that time, Oby T. Brewer served as chairman of the Atlanta Chapter.
Other Finding Aids
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
Provenance
The Library and Information Center purchased this item in 2000 (Accession #2001.009).
General Physical Description note
(one archival folder)
Processing Information
Susan J. Illis processed this item in 2001.
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross, 1947
- Subtitle
- MF005
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan J. Illis
- Date
- Copyright 2001.
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Updated Using Rlg Best Practice Guidelines For Encoded Archival Description
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository
Library
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