The file includes individual financial assistance requests for anti-tuberculosis treatment and guarantees for repayment in addition to medical certificates, correspondence with the old Russian Red Cross and the delegate in Warsaw, Mr. Gallati.
In 1929, Mrs. Henry Loomis, President of the American Society for the Relief of Russian Exiles, proposed the creation of the Anti-Tuberculosis Fund. The purpose of the Fund was to alleviate by all reasonable, practical means ... the situation of Russian refugees suffering from, or threatened with tuberculosis. The finance of the Fund in the amount of 10,000 dollars was born equally by the High Commissioner Office and the American Society. It was managed by a Committee with representatives from the two contributors and the Old Organisation of the Russian Red Cross. The Old Organisation of the Russian Red Cross was responsible for the placement of Russian tuberculosis patients in different sanatoriums mainly in France and also in Bulgaria and Germany.
This file contains application for financial assistance from the Russian tuberculosis dispensary in Belgrade and individual financial assistance requests for anti-tuberculosis treatment [care]. Individual grants had to be reimbursed.
The Fund was managed by the Old Organisation of the Russian Red Cross and was used for the placement and treatment of Russian tuberculosis patients in different sanatoriums. File also includes periodic statements of expense of the Fund and accounts.
Request for follow-up to a request for financial assistance in tuberculosis treatment.