American War Mothers Northeast Chapter No. 31 scrapbook
Overview
This scrapbook of the American War Mothers Northeast Chapter No. 31 illustrates the activities and commendations of the organization from 1959-1961 with clippings, programs, photographs, certificates and correspondence. Yearbooks from 1948-1960 are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1961; bulk 1959-1960
Creator
- American War Mothers. Northeast Chapter No. 31 (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Administrative History of American War Mothers and Northeast Chapter No. 31
The American War Mothers corporation was organized in 1917 and chartered by an Act of Congress in 1925. The Northeast Chapter No. 31 was organized in 1943. The object of the organization, as stated in Article II of the National Constitution, "shall be to keep alive and develop the spirit that prompted world service; to maintain the ties of fellowship born of that service and to assist and further any patriotic work; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, State and Nation; to work for the welfare of the Army and the Navy; to assist in any way in its power men and women who served and were wounded or incapacitated in the World War; to foster and promote friendship and understanding between America and the Allies in the World War."
Extent
1 oversize box ; 16 x 20 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH WL MS Q1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Laird Wilcox, 1987
Additional Information
For preservation purposes, the leaves of this scrapbook have been disbound. Each leaf is housed in its own folder.
Subject
- American War Mothers. Northeast Chapter No. 31 (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the American War Mothers Northeast Chapter No. 31 Collection
- Subtitle
- American War Mothers Northeast Chapter No. 31
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2007. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2007.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7098976145
- Preferred citation
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American War Mothers Northeast Chapter Collection No. 31, Kansas Collection, RH WL MS Q1, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository