Barton Clara, Signed (11 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. with Photograph (illustrator). Handwritten letter [undated] of introduction signed by Clara Barton. Mounted together with a classic photographic portrait. Archival matte in a 20x24, 2 1/2" wide hardwood frame. Makes an excellent presentation. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of the founder of the American Red Cross, American Civil War nurse Clara Barton's childhood memoirs. 12mo, original publisher's full red sheep with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece portrait of Barton. Presentation copy, inscribed by Barton on the half-title page, "To Lena Hubbell Chamberlin [sic], in the truth that maketh free. A simple story simply told, but such as it is will one dear Lena accept it with the heart hove of Clara Barton Glen Echo February 8th 1910." The recipient, Lena Hubbell Chamberlain, was the niece of Dr. Julian Hubbell, Barton's long time assistant and the first American Red Cross chief field agent whom Barton relied upon to direct day-to-day relief operations including the distribution of supplies and relief workers. Barton's most loyal companion, Hubbell read about Barton's accomplishments during the Civil War and upon meeting her, dedicated his services entirely to her cause. When Barton resigned in 1904, he resigned too and continued to assist her until her death in 1912, preserving her home and mementos which are now the Clara Barton National Historic Site. Hubbell's nieces Lena and Rena inherited the house after Hubbell's death and turned it into a boarding house which was in use between 1929 and 1942 (National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior). In good condition. An exceptional association. While working as a patent clerk in Washington D.C., Clara Barton took the lead in providing aid to the first wounded men in uniform at the outbreak of the Civil War who had been transported from the grounds of the Baltimore Riot to the Capitol Building. She soon dedicated herself to the cause of collecting medical supplies for the Union soldiers and, using her own living quarters as a storeroom, began distributing them to the front lines. She worked to distribute stores, clean field hospitals, apply dressings, and serve food to wounded soldiers in close proximity to several battles, including Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, helping both Union and Confederate soldiers. After the war, Barton established the American branch of the Red Cross, which she became president of in 1881.

xix, [1 (blank)], 444 pp. Text in French. 4to. Scarce Red-Cross volume, of which, at the time of cataloguing, OCLC recorded 5 institutional holdings [none in the US], inscribed to Dr Joseph Gardner, a prominent Indiana citizen and early friend/benefactor of Clara Barton, as well as patron of the recently-formed American Red Cross [founded in 1881, and of which Barton was president when this volume was inscribed]. Barton had a long-standing friendship with the Gardners, with her one-time sectetary Enola Lee, becoming the 3rd Mrs. Joseph Gardner. In 1893, Dr. Gardner donated a large plot of his land in Indiana to the American Red Cross, which Barton envisioned becoming a central-states headquarters/warehouse for the organization. All was to come to naught however, as the plot was never developed & ulitmately sold to settle back taxes, et al. Such was to later cause Barton problems, however, as she was accused of financial malfeasance, which ultimately contributed to her 1904 retirement from the Red Cross. Cf. Cavinder, MORE AMAZING TALES OF INDIANA, pp. 79 - 80. Early inscribed Barton material is somewhat uncommon in the trade. We are pleased to be able to offer this volume, documenting the friendship between these two civic-oriented individuals. Volume shows wear & evidence of dampstaining. Rear hinge paper starting at bottom. An About VG copy. Chemise & slipcase - Fine. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with silver stamped lettering to spine & front board, accompanied by an impressed silver & red Red Cross logo. Housed in a custom chemise & 1/4 leather slipcase with marbled paper boards 1st edition. PRESENTATION copy, INSCRIBED from Barton, "To my friend, / Dr. Joseph Gardner / with sentiments of esteem and cordial regard. / Which words cannot express. / Clara Barton. / Washington D. C, March 15, 1889." Further, a 2 line quote by Barton underneath, "As the best of all fortune has come [squiggly underline] in the past / My heart only prays that the present may last." concluded with her "C. B.".

No Binding. Two signed, typewritten letters sent by Clara Barton while serving as part of the Red Cross mission accompanying United States forces during the Spanish-American War to Harriette L. Reed. 4 sheets total, two on American National Red Cross letterhead. The first letter, dated May 13, 1898, was written by Barton while aboard the USS Texas, waiting in Key West Harbor. The letter reads in part: 'The clear, fine days are broken; we have dull skies, and no doubt but the rainy season in Cuba has set it. Most of the great ships have been draw off, no one knows where; the hospital ship "Solace" has come into the harbor, but is anchored a long way out. Rumor has it that we shall move on very soon, but no one knows where to place Admiral, nor if we move on without him. Mr. & Mrs. [George] Kennan are in Key West, coming over to us occasionally. I presume their intention is to reach Cuba when we do. If we lie here a little longer, our men will all be genuine tars. They are flying all over the harbor, meeting the wants of this boat and that, carrying provision to one point and to another, and making themselves immensely useful. for the people seem just as earnest and crazy as ever to go to Cuba, they do not know for what; to nurse, they do not know how; to take care of soldiers who as yet need no care, and in short, to do something they never did, do not know how to do, and would not be the persons called, if any one were really needed for the work they propose.' The second letter, dated August 24, 1898, was written while en route between Santiago and Havana, Cuba. The letter reads in part: 'I am not going to try to describe to you at all what it has been, what Siboney was before it in the days of battle, for one day, God willing, we will sit down together, and I will tell it all to you. We have gone through it apparently unscathed, and yet when we made out a little list the other day of those with whom we started and those we had now, we found that of the twenty in the beginning, eight were on their feet, eleven had sickened, been nursed and gone home, and one had gone to heaven. And yet I do not suppose any one thinks that anything has happened to the National Red Cross at the field. If any one tells you that we have been badly treated; that either the Navy or the Army, or any officer thereof has been otherwise than kind, helpful, courteous, respectful and brotherly, do not believe it. from General Shafter and Admiral Sampson down, nothing could have been finer, nothing more respectful, nothing more attentive, and we are not afraid of the testimony which your soldiers will give when they come home. The Red Cross has worked, and I believe it has won.'. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. A presentation copy signed by Clara Barton on the front free endpaper with a lengthy and warm inscription, "Will Mrs. Wersfall [?] accept this little volume as a sometimes reminder if the days we passed together and which to one at least, seem like distant glimpses of another i- and yet, we were the same, and will so remain, living, tender and true to the last [signed] Clara Barton / Glen Eco M / February 1, 1905." Bound in publisher's original tan cloth stamped in red and white; lacking the scarce dust jacket. Very Good. Binding askew, cloth soiled with a light cup ring to the front cover, toning to the spine. Dust-soiling to top edge of textblock. Pages toned, corners lightly bumped, two small holes to rear pastedown where a clipping was formerly pinned and associated browning there as well.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition of this early annual report of the International Red Cross. A presentation copy, signed by Clara Barton and warmly inscribed "To Senator Preston U. Plumb of Kansas, from a friend who honors him, Clara Barton, President of the American National Red Cross, Washington, DC, March 18, 1891." Plumb was a United States Senator, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth stamped in silver and red; text in French. Very Good with some rubbing and soiling to covers, light fraying at corners and spine ends. Bookplate of a R.E. Plumb of Emporia Kansas, descendant of Senator Plumb, to front paste down. Inner front hinge started and a bit tender. Barton was a hospital nurse during the American Civil War, who gained notoriety after the war traveling the country delivering lectures about her experiences. Barton began working with as a nurse during the American Civil War before aiding the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War. Upon returning to the United States, she began a movement to gain recognition for the International Committee of the Red Cross by the United States government, and would become president of the newly-formed American branch of the society.

Letter. A four-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED on both sides of a 10-5/8" x 6-3/4" sheet of light blue paper from the 85 year-old founder of the American Red Cross to her friend and supporter Roscoe [Green Wells], who held various positions in the National First Aid Association of America, the organization Barton founded after retiring from the Red Cross in 1904. In part: "I believe I am the earliest and most persistent to shout on the danger line -- Too much work for you both -- I see it and have foreseen it for months, and then the financial worry is worse. It is not saying but doing that is needed. No one knows that better than I. But enough moralizing!!" Barton talks about overcoming troubles and looks forward to seeing him again. "The little Greetings have certainly been very efficient, so many persons have gotten hold of the idea of 'First Aid' through them, who would scarcely have gotten it in any other way." Barton established the American Red Cross in 1881, but she was also a suffragist, appearing onstage during suffrage events with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Julia Ward Howe, and Lucy Stone. Faint creases from mailing. Fine with excellent content.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Clara Barton was a Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross. An undated 3-paragraph letter in 16 lines addressed to: "Dear Dr. Albert, Not before Friday evening. I shall not be through with Lockowana Station an hour before that I suppose. "I don't feel that I can come rid of all this work and confusion and say anything that could interest anybody, nor even read understandingly. .I want to look once more in your faces. And will try to hold moderately intact like I can. With best-terms to dear Mrs. L. Yours in haste, Clara Barton" An attractive letter on lined paper, in very good condition with light toning and a bit of paper loss to the left edge. With the Certificate of Authenticity. Signed by Author.

Condition: Fine. A 1907 manuscript written and signed by American Red Cross Founder Clara Barton, dated 1907. This hand-written piece is matted and framed along with a portrait of Barton. The Civil War nurse writes - "Thomas Jefferson in alluding to slavery - said "I tremble when I remember that God is just / Clara Barton. / May 5, 1907". Barton is referring to the famous Jefferson quote - "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is Just", pondering his own as well as other slaveholders' fate in the afterlife when judgement day comes. Barton's handwriting is crisp and clear, as is her signature, Framed and matted, this piece measures approximately 12" X 9" and would make a fine centerpiece to any Barton, Medical, or Black Americana collection.

Typed letter signed, 1 1/2 pages, 8 x 10,5 inch, Brooklyn, 23.07.1899, to Mr. Harriet L. Reed (1876-1911, member of the Women`s Relief Corps) - with Civil War Content, signed in black ink "Clara Barton", with intersecting letter folds - in fine to very fine condition.In parts:". I wish to hand this to a young lady of this city . in behalf of Mrs. Clayton who remembers to have once served in the Tenth Army Corps Hospital at Point of Rocks, where I was, in the front of General Butler`s Army. She with four other ladies came out from this city . and did volunteer service as nurses. Not under me as I had no nurses under me, but wherever they found something to do. Mrs. Clayton is now a widow . is poor and ill and helpless . you who know everything may be able to rend her a service . in the hope that you may be able to give some word of counsel or advice . [I] am at present with Dr. Hall-Brown ."On June 23, 1864 Barton was placed in charge of nursing at a X Corps hospital near Point of Rocks, Virginia, appointed by Major General Benjamin F. Butler. The `flying hospital` served the wounded from the almost daily fighting outside Petersburg. Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown was a prominent physician and friend to Barton.

Signed photograph of Clara Barton wearing a Red Cross collar pin, boldly signed by Clara Barton. Published by Mathew Brady of Washington, D.C. Matted and framed. The photograph measures 4.25 inches by 6.5 inches. The entire piece measures 12 inches by 14.75 inches. In fine condition. Photographs signed by Clara Barton are rare. Clara Barton was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk. Nursing education was not very formalized at that time and Clara did not attend nursing school. So she provided self-taught nursing care. Barton is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work at a time when relatively few women worked outside the home. âThe Red Cross as it is known today is largely as Barton defined and developed it⦠The most decorated woman in America, she counted the Iron Cross, the Cross of Imperial Russia, and the International Red Cross Medal among her trophies yet⦠in 1899 a campaign began in earnest to unseat her from the Red Cross presidency. Barton fought back stubbornly, enduring devastating personal attacks and focusing her energy on creating a final humanitarian gift: the concept of first aid, which culminated in the founding of the National First Aid Societyâ (ANB).