Brugger, Florence,
Brugger papers,
ca. 1918-[ongoing]
Manuscript Collection: MS 0511
3
boxes
Agency History/Biographical note:
Florence Brugger was born on March 27, 1901 in Columbus, Nebraska,
and graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1922. She received a
certificate in psychiatric social work from the New York School of
Social Work in 1934, and her M.A. in educational sociology from New
York University in 1935. She worked at various positions throughout
the United States and Hawaii until she began working for the Red
Cross in 1942. She became the supervisor for all Middle East
hospitals. In 1947 she transferred to Japan as supervisor of the Red
Cross Program. In 1951 Brugger became the chief social worker for
the Veterans Hospital in Lincoln. She retired in 1966. Florence
Brugger died on October 22, 1988 in Columbus, Nebraska.
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, a diary, articles and other writings, biographical
material and memorabilia and photographs. Includes letters to family
members and friends describing her senior year at Mount Holyoke
College, 1921-1922, and her experiences as a psychiatric social
worker for the American Red Cross Military and Naval Welfare Service
in the Middle East (based in Cairo), 1942-1945. Also includes
Christmas letters by Brugger and her sister, Helen Brugger Beal,
describing their world travels from 1973-1977.
Cite as: Florence Brugger Papers, Mount Holyoke College,
Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley,
Massachusetts
Access Restrictions: Unrestricted
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