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Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) [Membership certificate of The American National Red Cross]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.146 Author/Creator: Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 25 July 1917 Pagination: 1 p. ; 16 x 23 cm. Order a Copy

Certificate of The American National Red Cross as a "Life Member."
Signed by Red Cross Secretary C.S. Magee and President Woodrow Wilson. With a printed signature of President Wilson.

Archer, Edward Richard, 1834-1918
Magee, C.S., fl. 1917
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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