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History

From the Archives…

by Susan Watson March 1, 2013March 1, 2013

MARCH is RED CROSS MONTH  The tradition of March is Red Cross month started in 1943 during World War II. Prior to that, the Red Cross ran Roll Call campaigns. …

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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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History, Holiday

From the Archives: Christmas Seals and Combating Tuberculosis

by Susan Watson December 24, 2012January 5, 2013

In the early twentieth century, the American Red Cross played a role in the fight against tuberculosis with Christmas seals. Before the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s, tuberculosis or …

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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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History, Volunteers

From the Archives…

by Susan Watson November 20, 2012November 27, 2012

Norman Rockwell and the American Red Cross Well known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, Rockwell’s images of idealized American life hold an enduring place in the country’s iconographic landscape. …

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History

Tales of the Archivist

by Susan Watson September 18, 2012

Vivian Hayes was part of the Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas (SRAO) program.  Starting in 1965, at the request of military authorities, the Red Cross sent teams of young, female college …

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