Contents

• DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
• COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
• SERIES LIST
• INFORMATION FOR USERS
• SUBJECTS
• CONTAINER LIST

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Tompkins County American Red Cross records, 1917-2012
Collection Number: 6985

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Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
		Series I. Minutes and Reports
Box 1	Folder 1-27	Tompkins County Chapter-Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and various other committee meeting minutes; Treasurer's reports and other reports	1917-1956
Box 2	Folder 1-19	Tompkins County Chapter-Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and various other committee meeting minutes; Treasurer's reports and other reports	1956-1975
Box 2	Folder 19A	Tompkins County Chapter-Annual Reports, Board Resolutions	1995-1999
Box 2	Folder 19B	Tompkins County Chapter-Annual Meeting Minutes	October 2004
Box 4	Folder 5,7,9-10,14-15,18	Tompkins County Chapter-Annual Meeting Minutes	2005-2011
		Series II. Publications
Box 2	Folder 20	First Aid Notebook	no date
Box 2	Folder 21	Manual on Hairdressing/Massage	no date
Box 2	Folder 22	Brochure "The Red Cross is Universal"	no date
Box 6		"The Red Cross at Work"	1917
Box 6		Textbook on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick	1918
Box 2	Folder 23	Report of the Men's Red Cross Drive	1933
Box 2	Folder 24	Introduction to Case Work and Administration of Relief	July 1933
Box 2	Folder 25	The Red Cross Courier	August 1935
Box 2	Folder 26	First Aid Handbook	1941
Box 2	Folder 27	In the Wake of Disaster; An Episode in the Life of Nature's Little People	1942
Box 2	Folder 28	Nursing Service Manual	1950
Box 2	Folder 29	Volunteer Nurse's Aide Service Manual	1956
Box 2	Folder 30	100 Years of Reflections-First Presbyterian Church-Story of the Friendship Center	1988
Box 2	Folder 31	Courier-Chapter Newsletter	1992-1998
Box 2	Folder 32	Courier-Chapter Newsletter	1999-2005
Box 2	Folder 33	Newsletter produced for 80th Anniversary	1997
Box 2	Folder 25	125th Anniversary Booklet "Defining Moments in History 1881-2006"	2004
Box 2	Folder 34	National American Red Cross Publications	Various Dates
		Series III. Photographs
Box 9		Junior Red Cross 21st National Convention Dinner in Philadelphia-Panorama	June 1946
Box 2	Folder 35	Flood Related	1977
Box 2	Folder 36	Various People	1990s
Box 2	Folder 37	Staff and Board Members	1990s
Box 2	Folder 38	Various People and Events	1990s
Box 2	Folder 39	Various People and Events	1990-2000
Box 2	Folder 40	Various Events and Meetings	2000-2001
		Series IV. Financial Records
Box 9		Accounting Book	1917-1926
Box 3	Folder 1	Recipts	1920s
Box 3	Folder 2	Receipts	1930s
Box 3	Folder 3-4	Expense Reports	1925-1927
Box 3	Folder 5	Expense Reports	1928-1934
Box 3	Folder 6	Cash Ledger	1953
Box 3	Folder 7	Accounts	1972
Box 3	Folder 8	Accounts	1974
Box 3	Folder 9	Chart of Accounts	1975
Box 3	Folder 10	Chart of Accounts	1975-1978
Box 3	Folder 11	Miscellaneous Journals	1975-1976
		Series V. Subject Files – Chronological Order
Box 3	Folder 18	Historical Timeline and Events-Tompkins County Chapter
Box 3	Folder 19	Historical Highlights of the Tompkins County Chapter	1917-1981
Box 6		Lists of items received by Red Cross and where they came from	1918-1919
Box 3	Folder 20	Correspondence/Memos/Radio Broadcasts	1940s
Box 3	Folder 21	Certificate of Honor	1950
Box 3	Folder 22	Ticket for 100th Anniversary of Tompkins County Chapter	1963
Box 3	Folder 23	Press Release	1966
Box 3	Folder 24	Inventory	1969-1972
Box 3	Folder 25	Emergency Community Shelter	1980s
Box 3	Folder 26	Articles and Memos-Tompkins County Chapter	1980-1999
Box 3	Folder 27	Award Certificates and Proclamations	1985-2006
Box 3	Folder 28	Friendship Center History	1995
Box 3	Folder 29	Harlem Rockets Game-Sponsored by Red Cross	1999
Box 3	Folder 30	"September 12th" About Sculpture Donated to Tompkins County Red Cross	2001
Box 3	Folder 31-33	Tompkins County Disaster Response Plan	2000
Box 3	Folder 34	Partnering to Address Food Needs in a Disaster	2000
Box 3	Folder 40	Tompkins County Chapter-Newspaper clippings, publications	2002-2004
Box 3	Folder 35	Iraq War-Response	May 2003
Box 3	Folder 36	Midwest/Southeast Tornados-Response	May 2003
Box 3	Folder 37	Hurricane Isabel-Response	September 2003
Box 3	Folder 38	California Wildfires-Response	October 2003
Box 3	Folder 39	Panel Discussion on Emergency Management for Seniors-Response	October 2003
Box 4	Folder 1	Volunteer and Fund Raising Information	2005
Box 4	Folder 2-3	Newspaper clippings/Press releases	2005
Box 4	Folder 4	Disaster Operations Summary Report	2005
Box 4	Folder 5	Tompkins County Chapter-Reports, Newspaper clippings, Memos, Calendars	2005
Box 4	Folder 6	Special Communications Task Force-Correspondence, memos	2005
Box 4	Folder 7	Tompkins County Chapter-Reports, Minutes of Meetings, Memos	2006
Box 4	Folder 8	Kendal Exhibit	February 2007
Box 4	Folder 9	Tompkins County Chapter-Meeting Minutes, Blood Services, Memos	2007
Box 4	Folder 10	Tompkins County Chapter-Meeting Minutes, Volunteer Recognition, Newspaper Clippings	2008
Box 4	Folder 11	Press Releases	2008
Box 4	Folder 12	Radio Spots	2008-2009
Box 4	Folder 13	Board Orientation Handbook	2009
Box 4	Folder 14	Tompkins County Chapter-Meeting Minutes, Reports, Newspaper Clippings,	2009
Box 4	Folder 15	Tompkins County Chapter-Meeting Minutes, Reports, Newspaper Clippings	2010
Box 4	Folder 16	E-mails	2011
Box 4	Folder 17	News Releases	2011
Box 4	Folder 18	Tompkins County Chapter-Reports, Memos, Newspaper Clippings	2011
Box 4	Folder 19	News Releases	2011
Box 4	Folder 20	News Releases	2012
		Series VI. Scrapbooks
Box 5		Scrapbook	1917-1919
Box 5		Scrapbook	1919-1925
Box 5		Scrapbook	1931-1932
Box 5		Scrapbook	1941-1945
Box 5		Scrapbook	1942-1943
		Scope and Contents Includes newspaper clipping from the Ithaca Journal, Cornell Daily Sun and Syracuse and county papers, publicizing Red Cross efforts in the local communities during World War II.
Box 5		Scrapbook	1944-1945
		Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings of local servicemen either killed or wounded during World War II.
Box 9		Scrapbook-Ithaca's War Effort with Red Cross	1944-1945
Box 6		Newspaper Clippings	1945-1946
Box 7		Scrapbook-Blood Program	1951-1961
Box 7		Scrapbook-Korean War	1950-1954
Box 7		Scrapbook-Administration	1950-1954
Box 7		Scrapbook	1953-1955
Box 7		Scrapbook-Administration	1954-1958
Box 7		Scrapbook-Administration	1958-1965
Box 7		Scrapbook	1961-1971
Box 7		Scrapbook	1965-1973
Box 6		Scrapbook	1972-1977
Box 8		Scrapbook-Newspaper Clippings	1987
Box 8		Scrapbook-Newspaper Clippings	1988-1995
Box 8		Scrapbook-Red Cross Mailings	1991-1992
Box 8		Scrapbook-Newspaper Clippings	1991-1997
		Series VII. Awards
Box 8		Plaque-Community Leader-Room Furnished by Contributions in Memory of Natalie Miller	1976
Box 8		Plaque-Eastern New York Territory Honor Chapter Sward	1986-1992
Box 8		Plaque-Walk America	1991
Box 8		David Malcom Award to Terry Garahan and Lt. John Beau Saul	2002
Box 8		Good Neighbor Award	2007
		Series VIII. Memorabilia
Box 6		Diaries	1933-1937
Box 6		Guest Book	1955
Box 6		Cardboard American Junior Red Cross Carton
Box 8		Mission Statement of the American Red Cross
		Map depicting Red Cross in the World	1963
Box 9		Various pins