German at Work
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Labor; Agriculture; Red Cross; Liberty Loans
Thresher notes working amongst German Americans and wonders whether he can "demand" fellow workers speak "American."
James Gurvin
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/20/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-20; Woodward, Iowa; Dallas County
German-American Loyalty
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Demographics; Agriculture
Local writes to Metcalf and Council of Defense on demographic makeup of county [95% German].
E. A. Allbee
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/15/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-03-15; Johnson County; Montpelier, Iowa;
Anti-Partisan League in Johnson County
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Non-Partisan League; Agriculture; Finances
Wade notes the growth of a "non-partisan league" and wants to organize resistance against the organization.
Martin J. Wade
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/3/1918
W. E. Bierkamp
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-03; Johnson County; Iowa City, Iowa; Durant, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
Letter from Widow Elizabeth Hoehne to her son and daughter-in-law
Religion; Transatlantic Correspondence; Immigration; Agriculture; Domestic Service; Chain Migration
A widowed mother in Germany writes her son and daughter-in-law explaining why she cannot bring herself to emigrate, even though they have sent money for her passage. She includes information on perceptions of immigrant life in America, as well as the experience of an acquaintance who has gotten work as a domestic servant in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Hoehne
Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Box 1
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
25 August 1868
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Letter; jpg
German; English translation
text
Box #1, Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
1868; St. Louis; Lee County; Boehne, Hesse
Helen Tylee Doing Farmwork with a Team of Horses
Agriculture: German-American Women; World War II
Helen Tylee was left alone to manage the family farm during World War II while Ben Tylee was deployed in Europe. In 1942, the <em>Cedar Rapids Gazette</em> ran a story on her situation, entitled 'She's a Soldier, Too" and this photograph accompanied the story.
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1942
Iowa Women's Archive
Magdalena "Helen" Tylee Papers, Iowa Women's Archive: <a href="http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0471" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0471</a>
jpg
photograph
Box #4, Magdalena "Helen" Tylee Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Iowa; Linn County; Cedar Rapids
Anti-Babel Proclamation Editorial
German-Language Newspapers; Anti-Germanness; Babel Proclamation; World War I; Karl Schurz; Agriculture; Industry; German Language; War; Council of National Defense
Forceful editorial against Babel Proclamation, citing easy reconcilability of Germanness and American national identity.
H. Lischer
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
5/29/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Newspaper Article
German
TEXT
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1918-05-29; Davenport, Iowa; Scott County
Farmer's Union and Disloyalty
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Farmer's Union; Labor; Agriculture; Non-Partisan League; Tax Payers; Politics;
Dedham teacher writes regarding the dis-loyal actions of the Farmer's Union.
Unknown
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
4/15/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-04-15; Carroll County; Dedham, Iowa;
Language on the Farms
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Immigration; Agriculture;
Man of the people notes that many long-time German residents still cannot speak English.
John H. D. Gray
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/3/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-03; Denison, Iowa; Crawford County
German Prisoners as Model Migrants
World War I; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Prisoners of War; German Prisoners; Agriculture; Immigration
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.
H. S. Rand
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/5/1917
N/A
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-05-05; Burlington, Iowa; Des Moines County
Rand on PoWs in America
World War I; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Prisoners of War; German Prisoners; Agriculture; Immigration
Rand extrapolates on original plan, basically anticipating the program as it looks in WWII
H. S. Rand
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/28/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-28; Burlington, Iowa; Des Moines County