American Legion Department of Iowa records, 1919-1976.

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American Legion Department of Iowa records, 1919-1976.

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This collection includes minutes and proceedings of state Legion conventions (1921-1976), documents recounting the history of the organization, correspondence, membership materials including rosters, financial reports, convention programs, and miscellaneous pamphlets. Four volumes of scrapbooks in the collection contain press clippings (1919-1935). The collection also includes records from various local chapters of the Iowa Department of the American Legion including: Sioux Center Post #199; Walter Sayer Post #182 (Eldora); Mansell L. Phillips Post #509 (West Liberty); and Roy L. Chopek Post #17 (Iowa City). Some of the collection's materials relate to the American Legion Auxiliary and the 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, a secret organization within the American Legion. J.A. Swisher wrote a history of the American Legion in Iowa which was published by the State Historical Society of Iowa in 1929. Questionnaires used in the research for this volume make up part of the collection.

4 v. of scrapbooks

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795693

Iowa State Historical Society

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American Legion. Dept. of Iowa.

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The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help organization for veterans of World War I. The Iowa Department of the national organization was also formed in 1919 and became an important political and social organization in the state. Prominent members included Hanford MacNider, Senator Daniel Steck, Representative James Dolliver and Frank Miles. From the description of American Legion Department of Iowa records, 1919-1976. (Iowa Sate Historical Soci...

Société des quarante hommes et huit chevaux. Voiture #77 (Iowa City, Iowa)

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American Legion. Mansell L. Phillips Post No. 509 (West Liberty, Iowa).

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American Legion. Lorraine Post No. 67 (Red Oak, Iowa).

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Swisher, Jacob A. (Jacob Armstrong), 1884-

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American Legion. Sioux Center Post No. 199 (Sioux Center, Iowa).

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American Legion. Walter Sayer Post No. 182 (Eldora, Iowa)

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MacNider, Hanford, 1889-1968

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Hanford MacNider (1889-1968) was the U.S. Assistant Secretary of War from 1925 to 1928, and served as Minister to Canada from 1930 to 1932. From the description of MacNider, Hanford, 1889-1968 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574374 ...

American Legion. Roy L. Chopek Post No. 17 (Iowa City, Iowa).

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Miles, Frank Marshall, 1861-1921.

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American Legion. Harvey Graham Post No. 17 (Iowa City, Iowa).

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American Legion. Auxiliary

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The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) was founded in 1919 as a patriotic women's service organization. From the description of Ledger of the American Legion Auxiliary, Los Angeles Post #8, 1920-1948. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 729435810 ...