Response to McCoy
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Hint of the coercion and violence: "it would seem to me that as a matter of self protection these men would desist from preaching and teaching German at once.'
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/20/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-20; Wright County; Clarion, Iowa
Reformed Church in Clarion
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Reformed Church
Reformed Church in Clarion
F. J. McCoy
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/18/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-18; Wright County; Clarion, Iowa
List of Ministers in Winneshiek
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Pastors
List of ministers in Winneshiek
C. J. Weiser
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/19/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-08-19; Winneshiek County; Decorah, Iowa
Harmes
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Harmes on language
N. A. Harmes
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/21/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-11-21; Winneshiek County; Castalia, Iowa
Breitsprecher to Harding
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Breitsprecher to Harding
Henry Breitsprecher
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/20/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-11-20; Winneshiek County; Ossian, Iowa
Lutheran Pastor
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Lutherans in Decorah
S. A. Scarvie
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/19/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-09; Winneshiek County; Decorah, Iowa
Orth-led Meeting
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion
Call to meeing for foreign-language ministers.
Nelson
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/14/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-14; Winneshiek County; Castalia, Iowa;
Koren to Harding
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Koren to Harding
Paul Koren
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/4/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-04; Winneshiek County; Decorah, Iowa
Howard to Harding
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
Howard to Harding
Eugene A. Howard
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/28/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-08-28; Winneshiek County; Ridgeway, Iowa
Harmes Talking-to
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism
German pastor in to see Nelson.
Nelson
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/24/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-08-24; Winneshiek County; Decorah, Iowa