Forceful Advocacy for Policing German Language and Communities
World War I; Anti-Germanism; German Language; Loyalty; Americanization
Pre-Babel plea to Americanize German-American communities throughout state, and in Allamakee.
E. N. Prior
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/27/1917
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Letter
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Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-11-27; Postville, Iowa; Allamakee County
Babel as Homogenizing Force
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Americanization; Homogeneity; Religious Services;
Babel supporter notes that, while "people have always formed groups according to their nationality and language, but when we all use the same language we will soon forget that such things exist in this county."
A. H. Andreae
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/21/1918
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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
1918-06-21; Elkader, Iowa; Clayton County
Against Bolshevism
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Americanization; Socialism; Bolshevism
Kimmel ntoes the need to "counteract the vicious influences of the Socialists, Bolshevists and other agitators who would tear down our present form of Government and present order of things."
Joseph S. Kimmel
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/2/1920
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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
1920-01-02; Scott County; Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri
Response to Kimmel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Americanization; Socialism; Bolshevism
Harding notes currently no funds for "Americanization movements."
W. L. Harding
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/7/1920
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1920-01-07; Scott County; Davenport, Iowa;
Americanization Speech
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Americanization; Army Service
Passing on info regarding speech on Americanization
Ole T. Rikansrud
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
4/6/1918
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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
1918-04-06; Hancock County; Kanawha, Iowa
Americanization Speech
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Americanization;
Governor's office on situation: "these people cannot be good Americans and continue talking the German language."
Unknown
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
11/30/1918
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-11-30; Wright County; Clarion, Iowa
Chapter Fifteen of <em>Iowa, die Heimat für Einwanderer</em><em> </em>(1873)
immigration handbook; civil rights; civic duties
image of the first page of Chapter Fifteen from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration
M. J. Rohlfs
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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jpg
German
text
<a href="http://search.lib.uiowa.edu/01IOWASHSI:shsi_scope:01IOWA_ALMA21324426990002771" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Iowa City Historical Library Microfilm (Mf16 )</a>
Iowa; 1873