Calhoun Parochial Schools
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Parochial Schools
Chairman of Republican County Central Committee writes regarding enforcing Babel in German-language parochial schools.
L. D. Hews
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/16/1918
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-06-16; Rockwell City, Iowa; Calhoun County;
Response to Hews
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Parochial Schools
Council responds to Hews, saying not actually legal mechanisms to shut down German-language schools
Unknown
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/18/1918
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Letter
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TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-01-18; Rockwell City, Iowa; Calhoun County
Close German-Language Institutions
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Parochial Schools; Lutheranism
Place requests closing local German-language institutions, such as the parochial school.
R. W. Place
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
2/16/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-02-16; Farnhamville, Iowa; Calhoun County
Anti-German Methodism
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Methodism; Episcopalianism;
Methodist minister writes forceful letter in support of Babel, in which deep-seated anti-Germanism plays no small role.
Earl Hoon
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
2/28/1918
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Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-02-28; Manson, Iowa; Calhoun County
Pomeroy Babel Defiance
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Babel Defiance; Telephones; Informants
Wattonville informs on German-language use over telephone and in religious services.
Edwin Wattonville
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/30/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-30; Pomeroy, Iowa; Calhoun County
Swedish American Babel Defiance
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Pro-Germanism; Swedish Americans; Babel Defiance; Informants; Red Cross
Neighbor informs on Swedish Americans--just as pro-German, apparently, as any German American--flagrantly resisting Babel in church services.
Glenn R. Buchanan
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/11/1918
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Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-31; Pomeroy, Iowa; Calhoun County
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
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/8/1918
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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
Lutheran Support
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Lutheranism
Lutheran pastor offers qualified support, noting that it was only "old custom" which kept him teaching younger children in German, although they understand English much better. He does ask for concessions in terms of elderly German-language speakers.
W. Meier
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/2/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-02; Manson, Iowa; Belmond, Iowa; Calhoun County
Dual-Language Preaching
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; Religion; U. S. War Council; Enforcement
Chairman of local War Council sees local reverend. Reverend asks for German-language concessions, as they've been given them in Fort Dodge. Chairman thinks "no," but writes Governor regardless, remarking in space on loyalty of Farnhamville Germans and known disloyalty of Pomeroy Germans [especially Rev. Shoeman, currently out on bail].
E. G. Stevenson
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/6/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-06; Rockwell City, Iowa; Calhoun County; Farnhamville, Iowa; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Pomeroy, Iowa;
Wilhelm Schumann, Disloyal German American
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Espionage Act; Babel Defiance; Religion; Informants
Wilhelm Schumann's disloyalty and the situation in Calhoun County
Edwin Wattonville
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/29/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-29; Pomeroy, Iowa; Calhoun County; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Levenworth, Kansas;