Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Florence Deakins Becker papers, 1891-1963
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Main title
- Florence Deakins Becker papers, 1891-1963 (bulk 1910-1963).
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Description
- 3,000 items.
- 10 containers plus 21 oversize.
- 8.2 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010287 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- Fort Meade
- Oversize 0115C
- Oversize 5:1
Biography/History note
- Nurse and volunteer worker.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in seven series. Series 1: Diaries, 1924-1944; Series 2: Family Papers, 1891-1957; Series 3: General Correspondence, 1902-1962; Series 4: Speeches and Writings File, 1922-1933; Series 5: Subject File, 1901-1963; Series 6: Miscellany, 1891-1954; and Series 7: Oversize, 1903-1929.
Summary
- Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, subject files, family papers, scrapbooks, and other papers relating principally to Becker's volunteer activities on behalf of various health and medical causes, especially the crusade against cancer and tuberculosis. Documents her work with the George Ferdinand Becker Memorial Library, Independence, Va.; Ligue du Nord Contre la Tuberculose; Tuberculosis Association of Bengal; and Urgent Relief for France. Subjects include American efforts to render medical aid to French refugees during World War I, the Maryland tercentenary, medical conditions in veterans's hospitals, the Michigan Tuberculosis Association, and the Washington Animal Rescue League. Correspondents include American Public Health Association, Clarence W. Barron, Suzanne Earle Ogden-Jones Emmons Bartlett, George F. Becker, Joseph Colt Bloodgood, William Edgar Borah, W. Norman Brown, Edward T. Devine, William P. Dillingham, John Campbell Forrester, Florence Keen, Thomas E. Rush, and William H. Taft.
LC Subjects
- Barron, Clarence W. (Clarence Walker), 1855-1928--Correspondence.
- Bartlett, Suzanne Earle Ogden-Jones Emmons, 1861-1954--Correspondence.
- Becker, George F. (George Ferdinand), 1847-1919--Correspondence.
- Bloodgood, Joseph Colt, 1867-1935--Correspondence.
- Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940--Correspondence.
- Brown, W. Norman (William Norman), 1892-1975--Correspondence.
- Devine, Edward T. (Edward Thomas), 1867-1948--Correspondence.
- Dillingham, William P. (William Paul), 1843-1923--Correspondence.
- Forrester, John Campbell--Correspondence.
- Keen, Florence--Correspondence.
- Rush, Thomas E., 1867-1947--Correspondence.
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Correspondence.
- American Public Health Association--Correspondence.
- George Ferdinand Becker Memorial Library.
- Ligue du Nord Contre la Tuberculose.
- Michigan Tuberculosis Association.
- Tuberculosis Association of Bengal.
- Urgent Relief for France.
- Washington Animal Rescue League.
- Animal rescue--Washington (D.C.)--Societies, etc.
- Cancer--Prevention.
- Health.
- Libraries--Virginia--Independence.
- Veterans' hospitals.
- Nursing.
- Public health--Societies, etc.
- Refugees--France.
- Tuberculosis--Prevention.
- Tuberculosis--France--Prevention.
- Tuberculosis--India--Prevention.
- Tuberculosis--United States--Prevention.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care.
- Maryland--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- Nurses.
- Volunteers.
Notes
- Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collection material in English and French.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Mrs. George F. White, 1969.
Cite as
- Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Florence Deakins Becker Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
LCCN
- mm 76023523
Other standard no.
- MSS23523
Language code
- eng fre
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 5:1
- OV Container 31
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
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- Not Charged
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- Oversize 0115C
- OV Containers 11-30
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
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- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- FORT MEADE
- Request in Manuscript Reading Room (Madison LM 101). Material stored offsite - advance notice of one to two business days required for retrieval.
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) - STORED OFFSITE
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- Not Charged