Chicago Patriotic Food Show
Agriculture; Food Supply; Federal Support
This letter is from the Illinois State Council of Defense. Not only was the letter purpose to ask for personal support, but also it was a state awareness letter. It suggested that if Metcalf could not personally come to the food show, that he should send a representative. The food show would be backed by many federal agencies that will not only help the morale of food budgets, but also make the food situation seem patriotic. The food show aimed to demonstrate to the public how to be patriotic and make new patriotic meals within the new food system structure.
Samuel Insull
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
12/15/1917
Letter
English
Folder 11: General Correspondence, Box 6, Metcalf collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Chicago, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Husking
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agricultural; Labor
On labor prices for farm work.
Samuel Fryer
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; Plymouth County; Kingsley, Iowa;
Absolutely Fakers'
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Sedition; German Propaganda; Agriculture; Rationing
Pro forma CoD business, but last section contains interesting aside about "German women" potentially stirring up trouble amongst Davenport community.
Sam T. White
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/14/1917
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-09-14; Scott County; Davenport, Iowa;
Seed Reports
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agriculture;
CoD and agricultural business
Sam T. White
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/31/1917
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-08-31; Scott County; Davenport, Iowa
Gardening Campaign for Land use
WWI; Agriculture; Finances;
A citizen working for the gardening campaign informs Mr. Metcalf that many citizens are refusing to have their lots broken up for gardening use, and he feels this is very unpatriotic. He asks Metcalf to help encourage the plowing of additional lots to help boost the garden campaign.
R. K. Bliss
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/17/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
Ames, Iowa;
R. K. Bhis to Herbert J. Metcalf, Dec. 1, 1917
Iowa State; College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; Governor
This is a letter to Herbert J. Metcalf asking for him to send Bhis one hundred copies of the Governor
R. K. Bhis
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
12/1/1917
Letter
English
Text
Folder 7: Box #6, Metcalf Papers, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Ames, Iowa;
Letters between R.C. Cutting and H.J. Metcalf, December 7, 1917.
WWI; Agriculture
R.C. Cutting failed to attach the article he wanted to ask H.J. Metcalf about but wrote to him asking to clear up the discrepancies concerning the seed companies that Mr. Wells had published in order to respond
R. C. Cutting
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
12/7/1917
Letter
English
Text
Folder 8: December 5
Jefferson, Iowa
Anti-Partisan League in Johnson County
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Non-Partisan League; Agriculture; Finances
Wade notes the growth of a "non-partisan league" and wants to organize resistance against the organization.
Martin J. Wade
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/3/1918
W. E. Bierkamp
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-03; Johnson County; Iowa City, Iowa; Durant, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
Wasson to HJM
Agriculture; Food Conservation; War Bonds; Donations; Red Cross; Y.M.C.A.; Slackers
This return letter from Wasson details his contributions to the war effort, as requested by HJM, in order to testify against his being a slacker. He describes, in a charcoal pencil scrawl on a small slip of paper, all of the grain he has stockpiled and every dollar he has donated to the war effort. These total several hundred dollars.
John Wasson
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
3/28/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf Papers, Box 7
Linden, Iowa;
Rohlff Defends Himself
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Sedition; Liberty Bonds; Agriculture
Rohlff aghast at being called a slacker and disloyal by Lafayette Young.
John Rohlff
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/19/1917
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English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-11-19; Lyon County; Rock Rapids, iowa