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American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., RecordsA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Susie Moody2010
Organizational HistoryOn June 4, 1928, the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., was organized in Washington, D.C., by Grace Darling Seibold (died 1947) and twenty-five other mothers whose sons had lost their lives in military service during World War I. The organization was named after the gold star that families hung in their window in honor of the deceased veteran. Membership was reopened in 1942 for mothers who had lost a son or daughter in World War II, then for the Korean Conflict, and later for mothers of American military personnel killed while on active duty. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe records of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., a national patriotic organization of mothers of American military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country, span the years 1917-1941. The collection consists of correspondence, membership applications, minute book, clippings, scrapbooks, legal papers, roll and record books, printed and near-print matter, photographs, drafts of legislation, and a copy of the constitution with an appended list of charter members. Also in the collection are press releases and publicity material about conventions, records concerning litigation undertaken to protect the name of the group from infringement, and some papers relating to the insignia of the organization. The scrapbooks contain clippings, invitations, photographs, and programs. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsOrganizations
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged by type of material. Return to the Table of Contents Container ListMembership applicationsGeneralA-E (6 folders)F-K (7 folders)L-Q (8 folders)R-V (6 folders)R-V (6 folders)W-Z (4 folders)Honorary and inactiveInactive, A-L (3 folders)Deceased members (2 folders)Correspondence, 1931-1941ClippingsConventions reportsFinancial recordsHistory of insigniaInsurance policiesLegislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitutionMinute book, 1930-1934Petitions for chartersProgramsRecord book (2 vols.)Scrapbooks, See Oversize circa 1933-circa 1939 (4 vols.)OversizeScrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 (4 vols.) (Container 6)Return to the Table of Contents |
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