Letter about German schools and churches
Schools; German; Churches; WWI; Politics; Culture;
This letter is written by a citizen of Clarence, Iowa, stating that German was not being taught in any of the public schools. After pointing this out, the writer informs his subject that there was a German Lutheran Church conducting its services in German and breaking the law doing so.
C. B. E. Read
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf Collection, box 7, folder 2, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City
Clarence, Iowa
Carroll Demokrat on the effects of Prohibition
Prohibition
Anecdotal reports on the increase in the demand for whiskey, activities of possible informants at pharmacies, and a beer-free circus.
Carroll Demokrat
Carroll Demokrat
Carroll Demokrat
11 July 1884
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German; English translation
Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa
Third Keyes Letter from London
German Americans in Germany; Correspondence; Imperial Germany; Bourgeoisie; Education; British Politics;
Keyes writes third letter to family in Iowa from London.
Charles Keyes
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
8/20/1912
Letter
English
Box #3, Keyes Family Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1912-08-20; Mount Vernon, Iowa; Linn County; Germany; London, England
South Dakota Council of Defense
WWI; Politics; State Regulations;
The secretary of South Dakota state council of defense asks Mr. Metcalf to mail him a copy of all Iowa
Chas. McCaffree
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/19/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
Pierre, South Dakota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota;
D.J. Murphy to H. J. Metcalf, November 10, 1917
State Council of National Defense; Metcalf, Herbert J.; Murphy, D. J.; Waukon, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; World War I; Military; Camp Dodge; Politics; Pro-German; Mr. Beeman; Defense Council; Kelleher, Frank;
This letter is addressed to Herbert J. Metcalf from D. J. Murphy, and attorney from Waukon, Iowa. This letter informs Metcalf that there is a $136.00 Check enclosed to raise money for the men from Allamakee at Camp Dodge. It was noted that the governor of Iowa asked that each county raise the money for the athletic box for the men. The second paragraph states that after the Y.M.C.A drive is over, there will be more information regarding the
D. J. Murphy
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
11/10/1917
Letter
English
Box #6, Herbert J. Metcalf
Waukon, Iowa; Allamakee County; Camp Dodge, Iowa
<em>Iowa Wöchentliche Post</em>: Abraham Lincoln for President
nomination of Abraham Lincoln as Republican candidate for President; presidential election
In 1860, the <em>Iowa Wöchentliche Post</em>, a Republican newspaper based in Des Moines, announced the nomination of Abraham Lincoln as Republican candidate for President to its readers.
E. J. Pleyel
<em>Iowa Wöchentliche Post</em>, Des Moines<em><br /></em>
E. J. Pleyel
30 June 1860
State Historical Society of Iowa
<em>Die Iowa Post</em> (newspaper map): http://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/neatline/show/newspaper-map#records/17
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German
newspaper text
Iowa Wöchentliche Post, microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
1860-06-30; Des Moines; Polk County
Disappointment from Former Harding Follower
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Politics; Religion; Elections; Lutheranism
Local German preacher expresses disappointment in Babel, especially in light of the German-language stumping he undertook two years ago for the governor, which, he notes, the "election showed [was] not in vain."
G. F. Braun
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/29/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-29; Farmersburg, Iowa; Clayton County;
Foreign-born and Native-born Citizens
German-Language Newspapers; Temperance; Anti-Germanness; Knownothings; Civil Rights; Iowa Supreme Court
Article bemoaning potential prohibition as of a piece with longer-lineaged nativist attacks on the civil rights of German Americans.
Georg Steinmetz
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-05-23
Newspaper Article
German
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-05-23; Independence, Iowa; Buchanan County; Illinois; Rhode Island
H.A. Davis to H.J. Metcalf, January 15, 1918
WWI; German Schools; German Language; Religion; Politics; Education
A private correspondence between H.A. Davis and H.J. Metcalf, in which Metcalf has persuaded Davis to
H. A. Davis
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1/15/1918
Letter
English
Text
Folder 1, Box 2, Metcalf Papers, State Historical Society of Iowa - Iowa City, IA
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
German Coat of Arms on Letterhead
Politics; WWI
A St. Louis bank named,
H. H. Nevemann
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/29/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #10, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
St. Louis, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County