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Biographical Note
Lenna E. Brown Baird was born in Shanghi, Illinois, Nov. 21, 1868, the
child of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown. She died at Spokane, Washington, Dec. 22,
1945. She married Thomas Wiley Brown, born Biggsville, Illinois, June 24, 1896,
at Alexis, Illinois. In 1910, she moved to Spokane, Washington, where, among
other activities, she was active in several civic groups, including the Red
Cross Canteen during and after World War I.
Content Description
The papers of Lenna Baird include office files from the Spokane,
Washington, Red Cross Canteen, correspondence from servicemen, and photographs
taken in both the United States and in Europe.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
This collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation :
[Item Description]. Cage 99, Guide to the Lenna E. Brown Baird Papers.
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University
Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The papers are arranged with related materials drawn together in
several sequences such as office files, personal correspondence, photographs,
and so forth.
Related Materials :
Additional records of the Spokane Red Cross Canteen are deposited at
the Eastern Washington State Historical Society in Spokane, placed there by
Edith Smith, another Red Cross staff member.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Spokane Red Cross Canteen files
Container(s)
Description
Box/Folder
1 / 1
1917
1 / 2
January-June, 1918
1 / 3
July-December, 1918
1 / 4
1919
1 / 5
1920-1943
1 / 6
Undated letters, memoranda, map,
and exhibit items
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
