Moina Belle Michael papers, 1918-1940.

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Moina Belle Michael papers, 1918-1940.

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The collection consists of correspondence, booklets, and news clippings regarding the establishment of the poppy as a memorial flower. Some correspondents include Mary B. Poppenheim, Mde. E. Guerin of the American & French Child's League, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and Charles M. Gallienne, Jr. Also included is a page of the 1948 Moina Michael stamp and a typescript of The miracle flower.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7561217

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Gallienne, Charles M., Jr.

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Guerin, Anna E.

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Michael, Moina Belle, 1869-1944

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"McCrae's poem had a huge impact on two women, Anna E. Guerin of France and Georgia native Moina Michael. Both worked hard to initiate the sale of artificial poppies to help orphans and others left destitute by the war." -- "The Flower of Remembrance." United States Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/flower.asp (Retrieved October 6, 2009) "A commemorative stamp honoring Moina B. Michael, a Walton County [Georgia] native and the found...

Poppenheim, Mary B., 1866-

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