Kentucky in World War I, 1917-1919, [ca. 1919-1922].
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...
Kentucky Council of Defense.
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Historical note: The Kentucky Council of Defense was established in 1917 to coordinate civilian war activities throughout the state. Late in World War I the council became responsible for documenting Kentucky's participation in the war. These activities included perserving service records of Kentuckians who served in the Armed Forces, and compiling county histories to document local civilian war work. Materials of statewide interest were to be collected in a central state office. Fro...
World Alliance of YMCAs
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The YMCA, established at Oberlin College in 1881, and the YWCA, established in 1894, were voluntary associations of students dedicated to social and religious work for the purpose of building Christian character in their members. Oberlin College provided on-campus quarters for both organizations, whose staffs were paid out of an annual grant from the College. Under the presidency of William E. Stevenson (1946-59), the relationship of the YMCA and YWCAs to the larger religious life of the College...
American Red Cross
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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...
