Finding aid for the British War Relief Society Scrapbooks
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: British War Relief Society, Cleveland Regional Committee
Title: British War Relief Society Scrapbooks
Dates: 1940-1945
Extent: 2.40 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize package)
Abstract: The Cleveland Regional Committee of the British War Relief Society was the Cleveland, Ohio, branch of a national organization which raised funds for civilian relief in Britain during World War II. The Cleveland Regional Committee raised funds to aid refugee civilians, supported the American Hospital at Oxford, funded the American Ambulance Service, and supported children's nursery homes throughout England. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, leaflets, letters and news bulletins relating to the activities of the British War Relief Society in general and its Cleveland Committee in particular.
MS Number MS 3363
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The British War Relief Society Scrapbooks, 1940-1945, consist of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, leaflets, letters and news bulletins relating to the activities of the British War Relief Society in general and its Cleveland Committee in particular.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of philanthropy and charity in Cleveland, Ohio, during World War II. It will also be useful to researchers studying women's history in Cleveland during the early 1940s. Researchers should note that this collection includes the record book kept by Marie Odenkirk Clark that includes meeting minutes and correspondence.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

British War Relief Society. Cleveland Regional Committee.
Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Great Britain.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3363 British War Relief Society Scrapbooks, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Marie Odenkirk Clark (Mrs. Harold T. Clark) in 1949.

Detailed Description of The Collection

British War Relief Society Scrapbooks 1940-1945

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1 Three scrapbooks 1941-1942
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2 Two scrapbooks 1940-1941
2 Records of the British War Relief Society, Inc., Cleveland Regional Committee, kept by Mrs. Harold T. Clark (Marie Odenkirk Clark), including correspondence, minutes, and reports 1940-1945
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3 Two scrapbooks 1940
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4 Two scrapbooks 1940-1941
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5 Two scrapbooks 1941
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6 Oversize Package 1: scrapbooks and miscellaneous material, including a banner 1940-1942