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  First edition of Clara Barton's The Story of My Childhood; inscribed by her to her lifelong companion, assistant and the first American Red Cross Field Agent, Julian Hubbell's niece Lena Hubbell Chamberlain

  BARTON, Clara.

  The Story of My Childhood.

  New York: The Baker & Taylor Co., 1907.

  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...

  Price: $4,000.00     Item Number: 122994

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