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The American Red Cross in the Great War, 1917–1919

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Henry P. Davison
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28 pages

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This pamphlet is the third in a series offering those interested in planning relief abroad a digest of pertinent materials prepared by organizations other than the Russell Sage Foundation. Topics include the operation of the American Red Cross in France, Italy, the Balkans, and Russia. It also discusses peacetime responsibilities of the Red Cross.

HENRY P. DAVISON was an American banker and philanthropist.

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The Near East Relief, 1915–1930

Author
James L. Barton
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Publication Date
28 pages

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This pamphlet is the second of a projected series of papers intended to offer those interested in planning relief abroad a digest of pertinent material prepared by organizations other than the Russell Sage Foundation. It covers needs to be met in the Near East; racial, religious, political, and other problems; forms of assistance; and achievements.

JAMES L. BARTON, an American Protestant missionary, established educational institutions in the Near East.

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The Near East Relief, 1915–1930

Author
James L. Barton
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Publication Date
28 pages

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This pamphlet is the second of a projected series of papers intended to offer those interested in planning relief abroad a digest of pertinent material prepared by organizations other than the Russell Sage Foundation. It covers needs to be met in the Near East; racial, religious, political, and other problems; forms of assistance, and achievements.

JAMES L. BARTON, an American Protestant missionary, established educational institutions in the Near East.

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Setting Up a Program of Work Relief

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Joanna C. Colcord
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23 pages

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This booklet provides guidance on setting up a program of work relief. Topics include underlying work relief, finances, advanced planning, personnel, the office system, registration of applicants, determination of need, choice of work projects, work assignments, transfer and dismissal, reassignments, wage rates and hours, method of payment, and protection against injury.

JOANNA C. COLCORD was the director of the Charity Organization Department at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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Sources of Information Used as the Basis of Treatment

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Russell Sage Foundation
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1 pages

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A form listing people and places—including churches, employers, medical agencies, and public officials—that social agencies might have visited with columns for noting the number of visits to each. An explanation following the list notes that agencies using the largest number of outside sources of information will be seen as having made the best investigation into the cases they are treating.

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Which Is Better? This or This

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Russell Sage Foundation
Ebook
Publication Date
5 pages

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This illustrated booklet focuses on the causes of poverty and ways to alleviate it. It asks such questions as which is better: helping the poor in their poverty or helping the poor out of their poverty and is it money alone that the poor need?

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Forwarding Centers

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Russell Sage Foundation
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1 pages

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This one-page sheet provides a list of societies that have agreed to serve as forwarding centers for correspondence related to families in need in places without any charity organizations.

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Forwarding Centers

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Russell Sage Foundation
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1 pages

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This one-page sheet provides a list of societies that have agreed to serve as forwarding centers for correspondence related to families in need in places without any charity organizations.

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Publications of the Charity Organization Department of the Russell Sage Foundation

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Russell Sage Foundation
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Publication Date
1 pages

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This one-page sheet provides a list of publications published by the foundation’s Charity Department.

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Directory of Charity Organization Societies of the United States and Canada

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Russell Sage Foundation
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Publication Date
16 pages

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This booklet, printed but not published by RSF, provides a list of charity organizations in the United States and Canada along with a selected list of foreign societies and US consuls.

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