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Alabama. State Council of Defense (1917-1919). Program administrative files, 1917-1919.

Title: Program administrative files, 1917-1919.

The Alabama Council of Defense was responsible for tracking and coordinating war time activity in the state. The program administrative files result from the council's activities and contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, reports, circulars, and lists. The files record the war time activities in both the white and African-American communities and cover a variety of topics ranging from retail deliveries to educating troops about venereal diseases. Some council activities recorded in this series include the tracking of Ala. soldiers who went AWOL from the U.S. military; a literacy program devoted to teaching drafted men how to read; a campaign for livestock conservation; and a movement for strict enforcement of vagrancy ordinances. Applications for non-war construction projects can be found in the files as well as job applications for the American Red Cross. In addition, the activities of all war relief agencies in the state are covered in the correspondence. Some council members whose correspondence is included in the files include W.C. Agee, Albert P. Bush, J.F. Dugger, Fred H. Gormley, Lloyd M. Hooper, George Lang, and Oscar Wells.

ArchivalResource: 6 cubic ft. (6 records center cartons).

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