American Gold Star Mothers papers.

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American Gold Star Mothers papers.

Minutes, officer lists, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, membership information, and scrapbooks from the personal collection of Ruth Buck. Scrapbooks include photographs and news clippings. Organization publications include National Constitution and By-laws, a book of rituals and a brief history of the organization.

1.5 cubic feet.

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Buck, Ruth

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American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.

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Organized nationally in 1928 in the District of Columbia, the group was composed of women who had lost a son or daughter in World War I. Later membership included mothers from World War II and the Korean Conflict. Denton chapter was chartered on November 11, 1948. From the description of American Gold Star Mothers papers. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 435493362 Organizational History On June 4, 1...