German-American Loyalty
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Demographics; Agriculture
Local writes to Metcalf and Council of Defense on demographic makeup of county [95% German].
E. A. Allbee
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/15/1918
N/A
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-03-15; Johnson County; Montpelier, Iowa;
Successful Farming Invitation List, Letter to H. J. Metcalf
World War I; Agriculture; Business
This letter is a memo from the Successful Farming Promotion Bureau to H. J. Metcalf of the invitation list (originally enclosed with the letter but now inaccessible) for an upcoming conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
E. T. Meredith
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
5/6/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
The Nation as Association
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Fraternal Organizations; Agriculture; Leisure
Weeks with hilariously sincere analogy between United States and proper attitude of those joining new lodge.
E. W. Weeks
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/17/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-17; Guthrie County; Guthrie Center, Iowa
Letter from Widow Elizabeth Hoehne to her son and daughter-in-law
Religion; Transatlantic Correspondence; Immigration; Agriculture; Domestic Service; Chain Migration
A widowed mother in Germany writes her son and daughter-in-law explaining why she cannot bring herself to emigrate, even though they have sent money for her passage. She includes information on perceptions of immigrant life in America, as well as the experience of an acquaintance who has gotten work as a domestic servant in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Hoehne
Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Box 1
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
25 August 1868
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Letter; jpg
German; English translation
text
Box #1, Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
1868; St. Louis; Lee County; Boehne, Hesse
Rounding Up
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agriculture; Violence; Labor;
After agricultural talk, Heidenreich notes that "we have a nest of pro-Germans here that should be rounded up and taught a good lesson."
Geo. E. Heidenreich
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/14/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-14; Floyd County; Rockford, Iowa
Neighbors' German
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agriculture; Telephones; Class
Farmer wants his neighbors to stop speaking German.
Geo. H. Humphrey
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/08/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-08; Franklin County; Ackley, Iowa;
Germans and Agriculture
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agriculture
Local CoD business and German connections.
George B. Stewart
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/3/1917
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-11-03; Lee County; Fort Madison, Iowa
Informing on Pro-Germans
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Informants; Pro-Germanism; Agriculture
Farmer informs on pro-Germans in the county
Glenn A. Wilson
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/15/1917
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-10-15; Kossuth County; Wesley, Iowa; Hancock County
HJM to John Wasson
Babel Enforcement; Slackers; Farming; Food Conservation
This letter is addressed to a Linden farmer, John Wasson, who had presumably been suspected by others in his community of being a slacker. HJM reports that his
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
3/26/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf Papers, Box 7
Linden, Iowa;
Garden pamphlet distribution
Food rationing; World War I; Education; Agriculture
The garden pamphlet is sent to schools to encourage school-age children to grow their own food in order to save food during the war.
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/24/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #10, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County