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Size | 7.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | The Stanly County Chapter of American War Mothers was founded in November 1944. The collection chiefly documents the Stanly County chapter but other local chapters in North Carolina and state and national organizations are also represented. Records consist of printed constitutions and by-laws, yearbooks, meeting minutes, convention programs and other materials, financial records and treasury reports for the chapter and guest house in Oteen, N.C.; membership applications; scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, photographs, event programs; and a book of remembrance with the names of veterans from Stanly County who died in service during World War I and World War II. |
Creator | American War Mothers. Stanly County (N.C.) Chapter. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2024
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2024
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American War Mothers is an organization whose members are mothers of children who have served or are serving in the Armed Services during a time of conflict. The Stanly County (N.C.) chapter was founded in November 1944. Their activities included fundraising for a guest house for relatives of veterans receiving care at the Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital in Oteen, N.C.; volunteering at the Veterans Administration hospital in Salisbury, N.C.; and attending chapter meetings and state and national conventions.
Back to TopThe Stanly County Chapter of American War Mothers Records chiefly document the Stanly County chapter but other local chapters in North Carolina and state and national organizations are also represented. Records consist of printed constitutions and by-laws, yearbooks, meeting minutes, convention programs and other materials, financial records and treasury reports for the chapter and guest house in Oteen, N.C.; membership applications; scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, photographs, event programs; and a book of remembrance with the names of veterans from Stanly County who died in service during World War I and World War II.
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