Box 1793

Consists primarily of correspondence of E.T. Kehrer regarding the American Red Cross (ARC) Coastline Disaster Project. Includes letters from Kehrer to union locals in coastal cities regarding their participation in the project, as well as letters to South Central Bell and ARC staff.

Consists of documents related to the American Red Cross (ARC) Coastline Disaster Project. Includes correspondence of ARC Southeastern Field Office Director Chuck Johnson with union locals regarding agreements to use union halls as ARC field headquarters in emergency scenarios, as well as related paperwork and insurance information. Also includes correspondence related to tornado relief efforts in Arkansas.

Consists of correspondence of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) President Charles H. Pillard, primarily thanking Florida IBEW locals for their participation in the American Red Cross Coastline Disaster Project.

Consists primarily of internal correspondence of the American Red Cross (ARC) National Office related to the Coastline Disaster Project and ARC partnerships with the AFL-CIO. Topics include issues encountered during disaster response to flooding in Louisiana and a serious internal dispute between staff in the ARC Eastern Operations Headquarters.

Consists primarily of internal correspondence of the American Red Cross (ARC) Eastern Operations Headquarters regarding the Coastline Disaster Project and partnerships with the AFL-CIO. Includes activity reports by Labor Partnership Director Chuck Johnson and correspondence by Labor Partnership Director Lucious Webb criticizing his treatment by the leadership of the Eastern Headquarters.

Consists of miscellaneous correspondence of American Red Cross (ARC) staff regarding the Coastline Disaster Project and partnerships with the AFL-CIO. Includes correspondence on the establishment of Coastline Disaster Project initiatives in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Consists of minutes of a June 1982 meeting of American Red Cross (ARC) and AFL-CIO staff involved in the Coastline Disaster Project. Topics include tensions around attempts to unionize ARC nurses in North and South Carolina and the training of minority workers for ARC emergency response activities.

Consists of the minutes of a December 1984 meeting of the American Red Cross (ARC) Disaster Study Advisory Committee, in which the Committee reviews a draft report on an ongoing study of disaster response workers and organizations.

Consists of American Red Cross (ARC) Disaster Services guidelines and procedures documents from 1974 and 1981. The 1974 document describes the role of ARC Human Relations Teams, which facilitate outreach to minorities and the poor. The 1981 document describes the ARC Disaster Training System.

Consists of the 1980 organizational chart of the American Red Cross (ARC) Disaster Services division, including descriptions of responsibilities for positions within the division, as well as part of a 1984 report discussing the organization of the division and its various units.

Consists of part of a 1984 report on the American Red Cross (ARC) Disaster Services division, discussing recommendations for the division's future. Recommendations in the report include emphasizing disaster preparedness, maintaining the visibility of ARC as a disaster relief organization, improving training and career development for ARC staff, and improving fundraising for disaster relief.

Consists of guidelines for American Red Cross (ARC) chapters on the organization and operation of disaster relief fundraising programs.

Consists primarily of 1983 and 1984 guidelines for participants in the American Red Cross (ARC) Coastline Disaster project, detailing how facilities of participating union locals would be converted into ARC field headquarters during a disaster scenario. Also includes news articles on the Coastline Disaster Project.

Consists of photocopies of newspaper articles describing the American Red Cross (ARC) Coastline Disaster Project

Consists of miscellaneous documents related to the American Red Cross (ARC) Coastline Disaster Project, including publicity statements, receipts, and contact information sheets.