Becker, Florence Deakins,  1878-1969. <br/><br/>
Florence Deakins Becker papers, 1891-1963  (bulk 1910-1963). 

 - 3,000  items. 10  21  containers plus  oversize. 8.2  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 7 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. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Some photographs <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Nurse and volunteer worker. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English and French. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010287 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 76023523  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Barron, Clarence W. 1855-1928 --Correspondence.<br/>Bartlett, Suzanne Earle Ogden-Jones Emmons, 1861-1954 --Correspondence.<br/>Becker, George F. 1847-1919 --Correspondence.<br/>Bloodgood, Joseph Colt, 1867-1935 --Correspondence.<br/>Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940 --Correspondence.<br/>Brown, W. Norman 1892-1975 --Correspondence.<br/>Devine, Edward T. 1867-1948 --Correspondence.<br/>Dillingham, William P. 1843-1923 --Correspondence.<br/>Forrester, John Campbell--Correspondence.<br/>Keen, Florence--Correspondence.<br/>Rush, Thomas E., 1867-1947 --Correspondence.<br/>Taft, William H. 1857-1930 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>American Public Health Association--Correspondence.<br/>George Ferdinand Becker Memorial Library.<br/>Ligue du Nord Contre la Tuberculose.<br/>Michigan Tuberculosis Association.<br/>Tuberculosis Association of Bengal.<br/>Urgent Relief for France.<br/>Washington Animal Rescue League.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animal rescue--Societies, etc.--Washington (D.C.)<br/>Cancer--Prevention.<br/>Health.<br/>Libraries--Virginia--Independence.<br/>Veterans' hospitals.<br/>Nursing.<br/>Public health--Societies, etc.<br/>Refugees--France.<br/>Tuberculosis--Prevention.<br/>Tuberculosis--Prevention.--France<br/>Tuberculosis--Prevention.--India<br/>Tuberculosis--Prevention.--United States<br/>World War, 1914-1918--Medical care.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Maryland--Centennial celebrations, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Nurses.<br/>Volunteers.