Foley-Reilly family papers, 1874-1977.

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Foley-Reilly family papers, 1874-1977.

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Papers and photographs documenting New Hampton, Iowa family. Papers of John Foley include material on his activity in the Iowa Democratic Party, Iowa banks, and Foley Lumber Company. John Foley Reilly papers primarily cover his years as a Marine Corps correspondent in the Pacific during WWII. Includes postcards, yearbooks, and photographs collected by Foley and Reilly family women.

3 linear ft. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversize box)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7594440

Iowa State Historical Society

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Foley, John, 1851-1919.

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Reilly, Mary Jane.

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Reilly, Kate Foley.

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State Bank of New Hampton (Iowa)

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Reilly, John Foley, 1917-

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Foley, Mary Conley.

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United States. Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...

Democratic Party (Iowa)

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Foley Lumber Company (New Hampton, Iowa)

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