{"value"=>"<p>Copies of letters, in volumes maintained jointly or individually, sent by USSC officers and staff in Washington, including Frederick Law Olmsted, general secretary; Alfred J. Bloor, assistant secretary; J. Foster Jenkins, associate secretary and later general secretary; and John Bowne. Letters are typically addressed to USSC personnel at other offices, departments, and branches; government officials; army personnel, members of aid societies, and civilians. Letters concern USSC activities, procedures, and operations, personnel assignments and activities; the collection and distribution of supplies; publication and distribution of USSC documents; and contributions and other financial matters. Volumes contain indexes and all, except the first volume, contain Archive Department registers. These have entries arranged by page number, identifying sender, recipient, date, and USSC-assigned subject (general, supply, special relief, medical, and miscellaneous).</p>"}