Moina Belle Michael Correspondence, 1914-1964 (bulk 1918-1944).

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Moina Belle Michael Correspondence, 1914-1964 (bulk 1918-1944).

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Series One is correspondence in support of Miss Michael as originator of the poppy idea. Included is much correspondence with the American Legion and with particular figures such as the Duke of Windsor, Walter Winchell, Corra Harris, Eddie Rickenbacker, Margaret Mitchell, and John J. Pershing. Biographical data, personal correspondence, and funeral plans make up the rest of the series.

.75 cubic ft.

Georgia Department of Archives and History Library

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