Collection: British Red Cross Museum and Archives

Collection-level records:

• Collection overview (Cornucopia)

  Historical Collection

  Records generated by and objects acquired by the British Red Cross Society from its formation as the British National Society for Sick and Wounded in War in 1870 to the present day. A small group of items relating to the Crimea 1854-6, and the foundation of the International Red Cross 1859-64 are also held. Many objects have been donated by people with some personal or family connection with the British Red Cross or those who have received assistance. The collection contains uniforms, medals and badges, first aid and nursing equipment, items from those who have been helped by the British Red Cross such as prisoners of war, items connected with the provision of international aid to victims of war or natural disasters and fund-raising material.

  Paintings

  The British Red Cross Museum and Archives hold paintings by a number of artists, such as R.T. Landells, Ernest Procter, Septimus Edwin Scott, Henry Mee and Rosa Branson. In addition there are a number of portraits: portrait of Major-General George Lindsay (Commissioner of the British Red Cross Commission for North-West Europe from November 1944) by Doris Zinkeisen, 1945; portrait of Miss Hedvica M. Shlehover in uniform, by Hans Knoechl, 1910; portrait of Miss Moore in uniform, by her sister Miss Dorothy W Moore, 1920. British Red Cross Museum and Archives.

  British Red Cross Library

  Includes a modern collection of approximately 3,500 books, mainly concerned with the work of the Red Cross, Armed Conflicts, Disasters, International Aid, Geneva Conventions, Human Rights, Community Care, First Aid, Voluntary Organizations and Fundraising. There is also an historical reference library.

  Subjects

  War victims; Wars (events); Disasters (events); Human rights violations; Disasters (by type); Foreign aid; First aid; War (concept)

  Archives

  The British Red Cross Society manages its museum and archives together. The latter includes records relating to the Society’s national HQ, regions, branches and centres as well as personal papers of those who have served with it or who have been helped by it.

  Source: Cornucopia

  Date: Not known, but before 2015

  Licence: CC BY-NC