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Author: Whitney Hopkins

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From the Archives – President Kennedy and Red Cross

by Whitney Hopkins November 22, 2013November 22, 2013

On the anniversary of his death, we remember President John F. Kennedy with this August 1962 image. He met with international youth delegates at the White House as part of …

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History, Military Support, Volunteers

From the Archives – Victory Book Campaign

by Whitney Hopkins, Historical Programs and Collections Associate, American Red Cross November 5, 2013March 7, 2019

In November 1941, the American Red Cross, the United Service Organizations (USO) and the American Library Association (ALA) formed the Victory Book Campaign (originally named the National Defense Book Campaign). …

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From the Archives – Junior Red Cross News

by Whitney Hopkins October 23, 2013October 24, 2013

Here is a fall-themed cover of the Junior Red Cross News from October, 1937. Sent to classrooms across the United States, the Junior Red Cross News first appeared in 1919 …

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Disaster, History, International

From the Archives – Motherland

by Whitney Hopkins October 3, 2013October 3, 2013

Many are curious about the statue of a mother protectively embracing her child, located on the lawn outside the American Red Cross National Headquarters at 430 17th Street, N.W. in …

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From the Archives – The Hartford Circus Fire

by Whitney Hopkins July 9, 2013July 10, 2013

On July 6, 1944, in Hartford, CT, a flame ignited the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus big top tent during the afternoon show. The fire started along the side …

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Disaster, History, Volunteers

From the Archives…

by Whitney Hopkins April 26, 2013

The Long Beach Earthquake Eighty years ago, in April 1933, Southern California was recovering from a major earthquake that struck March 10. The quake hit at 5:54 p.m. and a …

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Disaster, History

From the Archives

by Whitney Hopkins February 25, 2013February 25, 2013

American Red Cross has a long history of responding to weather-related disasters, including this blizzard that hit the Blue Ridge Mountains of  North Carolina in 1960. West Jefferson, NC, March …

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Blood, History

From the Archives

by Whitney Hopkins January 29, 2013

January is National Blood Donor Month! In honor of the occasion we’d like to share a little history of our blood donor program. In 1936, the Red Cross, obtained permission …

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Disaster, History

From the Archives

by Whitney Hopkins December 3, 2012December 4, 2012

A Day Long Remembered… Hurricanes hitting the Northeast may seem like the exception, but over the years that region has seen its fair share of destructive storms. On September 21, …

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