School Superintendent on Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Education
County superintendent of schools approves of measure, as she has personally noticed the "pernicious influence" of foreign languages as the method of instruction.
Jenette Lewis
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/8/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-08; Rockwell City, Iowa; Calhoun County
Rockwell City Support
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Gender; Newspapers
Mrs. Engel sends Harding a newspaper clipping, comments favorably on his speech in Rockwell City--in which he stood by his proclamation like a "man"--and notes that there are many loyal Iowans.
Mrs. A. C. Engel
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/27/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-09-27; Rockwell City, Iowa; Calhoun County
German Over Telephone in Bouton
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Informants
Telephone operator informs on German-language use over phone
Mrs. Dennis Smith
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/6/1919
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-01-06; Bouton, Iowa; Dallas County;
Scranton Opera House and Bertha's Millinery Store
Culture; Music; Business; Female Entrepreneurship; German-American Women
A scrapbook page containing two images: Bertha and her business partner in front of their millinery shop in Scranton, Iowa; Scranton's Opera house
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1910s
Photograph
English
Box #5, Bertha Hedges papers, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1910s; Iowa; Scranton; Greene County
Photographic Portrait of Rose Ettinger in Berlin
Music; Culture; German-American Women; International Travel; Imperial Germany
A composed portrait of German-American opera singer Rose Ettinger taken in Berlin during one of her pre-First-World-War tours of Europe.
V. Scheurich, Berlin, W. Leipziger-Strasse 106
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1890s
Photograph
German
Box #2, Rose Ettinger Papers, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1890s; Black Hawk County; Berlin, Germany;
Anti-Germanism and other portrayals of Germany as seen in several Iowan newspapers during World War I.
World War I; Anti-Germanism; Newspapers; Iowa
This dissertation brings light to some of the Anti-Germanism that was rampant in Iowa during World War I. The dissertation focuses on Iowan newspapers that included some Anti-German language in its reporting. The dissertation also explains in part the reasons for this Anti-Germanism and its relationship to World War I.
Lucinda Lee Stephenson
Iowa State University Digital Repository
1985
Dissertation
English
Lucinda Lee Stephenson,
1915-1918; 1985; Dubuque, Iowa; Dubuque County; Des Moines, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Scott County; Germany; France; Britain
Concerns from Switchboard Operator
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephone
Switchboard operator calls in, saying she knows of German usage on phone line. How to enforce?
Mrs. Ernest Bittner
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/26/1919
Mrs. Amel Lippert; Mrs. Norman Lund
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-01-26; Shellsburg, Iowa; Benton County; Newhall, Iowa; France
Criticism of Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Prussianism;
Censure of Governor for Babel, which author notes resembles the "stain of Prussianism" and will work out in favor of Germany.
Mrs. Hostrup
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/29/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-29; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Black Hawk County; Prussia; Scandinavia;
Non-German Languages Under Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; Foreign Language; Anti-Germanism; Spanish; Italian; Education
Teacher of Spanish and Italian inquires about their applicability under Babel
Mrs. Whitworth
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/2/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-02; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Black Hawk County
Red Cross and Language Proclamation
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; Foreign Language; Anti-Germanism; Danish Americans; Red Cross
Red Cross chapter from Waterloo wonders about Danish speakers in organization
Mrs. Dubbert
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/22/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-22; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Black Hawk County