Joe Nickell papers : Collection 98, 1917-1975.

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Joe Nickell papers : Collection 98, 1917-1975.

Military, political, & personal correspondence as well as correspondence about family history, speeches, and writings. There is information about the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Rainbow Division Veterans Association, Sons of the American Revolution, and proclamations about the National Guard. Correspondence about his work as Workmen's Compensation commissioner is located here. There are also appointment books, scrapbooks and travelogues, pilot's log books, trip books, military notebooks, and miscellaneous materials.

4 ft. (10 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7648983

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Kansas. Legislature. House of Representatives

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Kansas. Legislature. Senate

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Veterans of foreign wars of the United States

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Sons of the American Revolution

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United States. Army Infantry Division, 42nd

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Rainbow Division Veterans Association

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Charles Oakson Matthews was born in Washington, D.C. on 15 November 1890. On 12 June 1917, Matthews and his brother Jim enlisted in the District of Columbia National Guard. Charlie served with the 165th Field Hospital, 177th Sanitary Train of the 42nd Division out of Camp Mills, Hempstead, New York (later called the "Rainbow" Division.) As part of the Medical Corps, Matthews followed the frontline troops, setting up field hospitals where needed. The 42nd Division moved to the front ...

Kansas. Adjutant General's Office

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Nickell, Joe, 1896-1974.

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Soldier, Kansas workman's compensation commissioner (1947-50), Kansas adjutant general (1951-72); of Parsons, Topeka. From the description of Joe Nickell papers : Collection 98, 1917-1975. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 52210005 ...

American legion

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Veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1893-1927. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36805972 Association of veterans of American wars. Formed by a group of World War I officers, the American Legion is the world's largest veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1960-1987. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61206804 The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after Worl...

Kansas. National Guard

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