American Red Cross - Superior Upper Peninsula Chapter Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-363

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, circa 1919-circa 1956, of the Superior Upper Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross. Includes a manuscript history of the organization's history, written circa 1919, describing the work of the chapter during World War I as well as the staffing of an emergency hospital set up at the Michigan College of Mines to combat the influenza epidemic of 1918. Also contains minutes of the chapter as well as correspondence, membership lists and other office documents.

Dates

Circa 1919-Circa 1956

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

The American Red Cross, as one of the nation's premier humanitarian organizations, is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross societies, throughout the world. It depends on generous contributions of time, blood, tissue, and money from the American public to its national headquarters and chapters and blood regions throughout the country in support of its lifesaving services and programs.[CR][CR]Located in the state of Michigan, the Superior Upper Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross serves ten counties in northern Michigan. The American Red Cross continues to serve communities in disaster relief and preparedness. The Superior Upper Peninsula Chapter of The American Red Cross currently has three offices throughout the Upper Peninsula, including Marquette, Gladstone and Houghton.