C. Canby Balderston letters to his family, 1919

Primarily correspondence from C. Canby Balderston to his mother Anna Elizabeth Marshall Balderston (1856-1925) while he was in Europe as a relief worker. Letters dated 1919-01-19 — 1919-07-11. Also includes Balderston's Red Cross Secretarial appointment certificate (dated 1919-04-07). Discusses Red Cross war reconstruction operations in Belgium, with Balderston primarily stationed in Bruges. Details working in warehouse and office administration, his personal responsibilities chiefly involving the acquisition, distribution, and dispersal process of relief supplies in response to investigative reports compiled on local postwar living conditions and needs; supplies in high demand included building material and construction tools in addition to cloth and bandages. Shares news of various aid workers and his recreational activities.