American Legion Auxiliary Unit 517, 125th Field Artillery Auxiliary records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes: unit constitution, newsletters, applications for membership, Emergency Service Questionnaire, citations, Unit History, minutes, newspaper clippings, blue books, financial records, correspondence, manual of ceremonies, annual reports, poppy booklet, unit plays, historical pageant poster, two early photographs of the bugle corps, and membership records. It also contains finance records, membership records, minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings for MOM's (Mothers of Men in Action), a club which grew from the Auxiliary.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1978
Creator
- American Legion. Auxiliary. Unit 517 (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The 125th Field Artillery Auxiliary was an organization of wives, sisters, and daughters of any man in the service of our country. They met nine times a year. Most of their activities centered on serving the veteran and promoting Americanism. These activities included hospital visits, luncheons, and poppy sales.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes: unit constitution, newsletters, applications for membership, Emergency Service Questionnaire, citations, Unit History, minutes, newspaper clippings, blue books, financial records, correspondence, manual of ceremonies, annual reports, poppy booklet, unit plays, historical pageant poster, two early photographs of the bugle corps, and membership records. It also contains finance records, membership records, minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings for MOM's (Mothers of Men in Action), a club which grew from the Auxiliary.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Title
- Guide to the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 517, 125th Field Artillery Auxiliary records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
