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American Legion. Dept. of Wisconsin. Records and photographs, 1919-1990.

Title: Records and photographs, 1919-1990.

Records and photographs of a voluntary fraternal association of veterans dedicated to veterans' causes, community service, and promoting patriotism. A large portion of the records relate to national and state conventions. On the state level, an almost complete set of proceedings from 1920 to 1948 relate the official activities at the departmental conventions. On the national level, adjutant's letters, bulletins, and programs document the activities that took place. The collection contains the official photographs of the 1941 National Convention in Milwaukee, which largely consist of shots of various posts marching in the parade. Departmental community service projects such as Badger Boys State and American Legion baseball are represented in the records by papers and photographs. The records of local posts are scattered, though the Alonzo Cudworth Post, one of the largest in the nation, and the Jane Delano Post, only open to military nurses, are well represented.

ArchivalResource: Papers 12.5 linear ft. (16 archives boxes, 13 flat boxes, and 2 oversized folders) and.Photographs 5.1 linear ft. (13 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and 10 oversized folders)

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American Legion. Wisconsin. Records, 1919-1969.

Title: Records, 1919-1969.

Records, 1919-1969, documenting the routine affairs of the Wisconsin branch of the American Legion and its activities in support of a universal military training program, the teaching of Americanism and flag education in the schools, a rehabilitation camp for veterans (Camp American Legion), Badger Boys State, campaigns against subversive activities, and the seeking of benefits for veterans. Included are proceedings of annual conventions, records of Executive Committee and other committee meetings, correspondence, reports on post activities, speeches and radio scripts, Wisconsin Veterans Council records, mimeographed documents and reports, and other records. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1919-1959, and is in the register. Additional accessions date 1959-1969 and are described below.

ArchivalResource: 6.6 c.f. (52 archives boxes and 6 volumes) and27 reels of microfilm (35mm); plusadditions of 0.8 c.f.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122440176 View

American Legion. Dept. of Wisconsin. Photographs, ca. 1919-ca. 1950.

Title: Photographs, ca. 1919-ca. 1950.

Publicity materials from the files of the American Legion, Dept. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., ca. 1919-1950. The collection includes images of parades, floats, state vocational promotion, meetings, awards ceremonies, people associated with the American Legion, rifle teams, Lake Tomahawk camp, and Badger Boys State. Also included are images of Calvin Coolidge and Admiral Marc Mitscher.

ArchivalResource: 426 photographs,4 negatives, and7 pieces of ephemera in 1 archives box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173695428 View