The National Park Handbook Series

National Park Handbooks, compact introductions to thegreat natural and historic places administered by theNational Park Service, are designed to promote understandingand enjoyment of the parks. Each is intendedto be informative reading and a useful guide before,during, and after a park visit. More than 100 titles arein print. This is Handbook 110. You may purchase thehandbooks through the mail by writing to the Superintendentof Documents, U.S. Government PrintingOffice, Washington, D.C. 20402.

About This Book

Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland,a suburb of Washington, D.C., memorializes thelife of Clara Barton, the founder of the American RedCross. Part 1 of this book is a chronology of ClaraBarton and her times. Part 2 is a biographical essay.Part 3 is a guide to the park itself and to National ParkService and other public and private areas associatedwith her career.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

United States, National Park Service. Clara Barton,Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland.(National park handbook; 110) Includes index.

Contents

Part 1 Clara Barton and Her Times 4

A Look to the Past 6

A Chronology 8

Part 2 The Professional Angel 14

by Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Square as a Brick 16

Doing Something Decided 22

Battling for Ratification 35

Barton and the Red Cross in Action 46

Storm and Controversy 56

Part 3 Guide and Adviser 66

Clara Barton National Historic Site: A Saga of Preservation 68

National Park Service Sites Associated with Clara Barton 72

National Park Service Sites Commemorating American Women 75

Related Sites 76

Armchair Explorations: Some Books You May Want to Read 78

Index 79

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