Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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Collection Number:
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Cage
99
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Creator:
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Baird, Lenna E. Brown
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Title:
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Lenna E. Brown Baird
Papers
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Dates:
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1917-1943 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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2 containers.
.5 linear feet of shelf
space.
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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Correspondence, memoranda, clippings,
photos, and other papers re: soldier's relief.
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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.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged with related materials drawn together in
several sequences such as office files, personal correspondence, photographs,
and so forth.
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.
Subjects
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.
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| Baird, Lenna E. Brown--Archives (creator) |
| American National Red Cross. Spokane Chapter |
| World War,
1914-1918--Personal narratives |
| World War,
1914-1918--War work--Red Cross |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Spokane Red Cross Canteen files
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Container(s)
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Description
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1917
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January-June, 1918
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July-December, 1918
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1919
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1920-1943
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Undated letters, memoranda, map,
and exhibit items
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Soldier mail
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Container(s)
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Description
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January-June, 1918
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July-December, 1918
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1919
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1919-1921
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Undated
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Red Cross overseas employees'
letters, , 1918-1919
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The War Mothers League of America,
, August, 1917
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Mrs. T.W. (Lenna) Baird's "adopted"
son, Martin J. Broswick, , 1917-1918
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Photographs by Martin J. Broswick, Germany,
, 1919
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Spokane, Washington, Red Cross
Canteen, troop train data, , 1918
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Spokane, Washington, Red Cross
Canteen, troop train data, , 1919
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Spokane, Washington, Red Cross
Canteen,
photographs, , 1918-1921
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Spokane, Washington, Red Cross
Canteen,
photographs of workers, , 1918-1919
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Spokane, Washington, Red Cross
Canteen,
photographs of train service, , 1918-1919
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Photographs sent of Lenna Baird by her
"boys", , 1918-1919
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Picture
post cards, U.S.A., , 1918-1919
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Picture
post cards, Europe, , 1918-1919
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Photographs of naval troopship USS
Sebrony
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