Lutherans in Burt
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Funerals; Religious Services
Lutheran church requests permission to give German sermon during funeral.
W. T. Peters
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/16/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-16; Kossuth County; Burt, Iowa
German Language in time of Mourning
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Informants; Army; Funerals; Religion; Babel Defiance
Mother of son in service writes of Germans continuing to speak in German, even in light of recent soldier funeral.
Mrs. C. S. McQuillen
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/7/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-07; Bennett, Iowa; Cedar County;
Eulogy for Dr. Paul Laube written by Joseph L. Mihelic.
Politics; Protestantism; Presbyterianism; Family; World War I; Education
The eulogy includes three "episodes" on the life of Dr. Paul Laube, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Dubuque, Iowa and faculty member at the University of Dubuque. The eulogy describes Dr. Laube's Christian character, his sentiments regarding World War I and the treatment of Germans during that time, and his legacy in education and writing. It was written by a teacher at the University of Dubuque who had been mentored by Dr Laube.
Joseph L. Mihelic
Archives of the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa
1944
Eulogy
English
Archive Collection at the University of Dubuque
1916-1944; 1944; Dubuque, Iowa; Dubuque County
Transcript of Eulogy for Young Rehder Girl
Eulogy; Religion; Death
Transcription of German eulogy given over grave of six-year-old Florence Anna Rehder in 1910.
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
7/3/1910
Typed Page
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1910; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County