edition Olmsted, Frederick Law. The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Vol. 4: Defending the Union: The Civil War and the U.S. Sanitary Commission, 1861-1863 (1986) excerpt and text search Schnell, Christopher J. "Mary Livermore and the Great Northwestern Fair." Chicago History 4, no. 1 (1975): 34-43. Tise, Pam. "A Fragile Legacy: The Contributions of Women in the United States Sanitary Commission to the United States Administrative State" (Applied research project). Texas State University. (2013) Mark Twain in his book "Roughing It" has a small section, Chapter 43, on the activities of the Commission in Virginia City, NV. External links United States Sanitary Commission records, 1861-1879 (bulk 1861-1872), held by the Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library The United States Sanitary Commission Philadelphia Branch collection, containing materials on several humanitarian efforts made by the association during the Civil War, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. List of 30 USSC soldiers' homes, lodges, and rests in 25 cities in 15 states North and South in 1865. 1861 establishments in the United States 1866 disestablishments in the United States Government agencies established in 1861 Organizations disestablished in 1866 Veterans' affairs in the United States Old soldiers' homes in the United States