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Mrs. M. L. Tanner clarifies that in her previous note, the reference to Miss Barton meant Clara Barton, president of the American Red Cross.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04
Secretary of State Hay has nothing to do with appointing delegates to the St. Petersburg conference, as the Red Cross selects their own delegates. Hay lists the people he knows will be attending the conference.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-05
Theodore Roosevelt cannot write the letter about Clara Barton that Mrs. John A. Logan wants him to because he was not impressed by Barton’s work during the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-26
President Roosevelt defends the action he took in sending money to the Red Cross, in that the prime concern was to meet the immediate emergency in San Francisco, which it was able to do. Now that local relief organizations have been created, further funds will be sent to them. Previous scandals and allegations of mismanagement of funds by the Red Cross were linked with Clara Barton, who resigned from he organization in 1904, and the organization is now efficiently organized.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-25
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to her brother, President Roosevelt, about Red Cross matters, including Clara Barton’s hasty resignation. She has enclosed a telegram that recently reached her and will send a letter which is expected to follow, as soon as it comes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-21
This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
1900
Gary Ross Mormino explores the relationship between Florida, Cuba, and the Spanish-American War. Mormino describes the enclaves of Cuban immigrants in Florida, and he notes that cities like Key West, Florida, were home to revolutionary movements and figures like Jose Marti. Mormino examines the influx of soldiers into Florida cities such as Tampa, Lakeland, and Miami, and he details the not unexpected difficulties with drink, women, and race relations between white and African American soldiers. Mormino also describes the chaotic mustering and departure of the troops from Florida, and he asserts that while much of Florida may have experienced a temporary economic boost from the war, it had “little long-term impact” on the state.
Eight photographs and five illustrations populate the article.
Mrs. M. L. Tanner inquires if anything has been done regarding sending a California woman to St. Petersburg as a delegate to the Red Cross Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-07