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.
Creator
R. K. Bliss
Publisher
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
4/17/1918
Format
Letter
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
World War I; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Prisoners of War; German Prisoners; Agriculture; Immigration
Description
Writing his Senator, Rand suggests putting German prisoners of war to work in the Yakima Valley. NOTE: "I think a large percent of these Germans will never go back to Germany, but will settle right there in the Valley." Not a trace of concern over acclimation or erstwhile enemy service, denoting their perceived easy entry into extant communities.
Creator
H. S. Rand
Publisher
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Date
5/5/1917
Relation
N/A
Format
Letter
Language
English
Identifier
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agriculture
Description
Local CoD business and German connections.
Creator
George B. Stewart
Publisher
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Date
11/3/1917
Format
Letter
Language
English
Identifier
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
Coverage
1917-11-03; Lee County; Fort Madison, Iowa
]]>https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/674Cedar Rapids Gazette ran a story on her situation, entitled 'She's a Soldier, Too" and this photograph accompanied the story.]]>2018-07-18T19:36:17+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Helen Tylee Doing Farmwork with a Team of Horses
Subject
Agriculture: German-American Women; World War II
Description
Helen Tylee was left alone to manage the family farm during World War II while Ben Tylee was deployed in Europe. In 1942, the Cedar Rapids Gazette ran a story on her situation, entitled 'She's a Soldier, Too" and this photograph accompanied the story.
Publisher
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
This letter is addressed to a Linden farmer, John Wasson, who had presumably been suspected by others in his community of being a slacker. HJM reports that his