American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records
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description: Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010678
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publisher: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
encoded as: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records
topic: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
subject: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
has part: Biographical History for: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
topic: Membership applications
subject: Membership applications
topic: General
subject: General
topic: A-E
subject: A-E
topic: F-K
subject: F-K
topic: L-Q
subject: L-Q
topic: R-V
subject: R-V
topic: W-Z
subject: W-Z
topic: Honorary and inactive
subject: Honorary and inactive
topic: Inactive, A-L
subject: Inactive, A-L
topic: Deceased members
subject: Deceased members
topic: Correspondence, 1931-1941
subject: Correspondence, 1931-1941
topic: Clippings
subject: Clippings
topic: Conventions reports
subject: Conventions reports
topic: Financial records
subject: Financial records
topic: History of insignia
subject: History of insignia
topic: Insurance policies
subject: Insurance policies
topic: Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution
subject: Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution
topic: Minute book, 1930-1934
subject: Minute book, 1930-1934
topic: Petitions for charters
subject: Petitions for charters
topic: Programs
subject: Programs
topic: Record book
subject: Record book
topic: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize
subject: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize
topic: Oversize
subject: Oversize
topic: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939
subject: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939

General International Standard for Archival Description
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Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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country code: US
maintenance agency code: US-DLC
is publisher of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records
administers: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
provides access to: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
provides access to: Membership applications
provides access to: General
provides access to: A-E
provides access to: F-K
provides access to: L-Q
provides access to: R-V
provides access to: W-Z
provides access to: Honorary and inactive
provides access to: Inactive, A-L
provides access to: Deceased members
provides access to: Correspondence, 1931-1941
provides access to: Clippings
provides access to: Conventions reports
provides access to: Financial records
provides access to: History of insignia
provides access to: Insurance policies
provides access to: Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution
provides access to: Minute book, 1930-1934
provides access to: Petitions for charters
provides access to: Programs
provides access to: Record book
provides access to: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize
provides access to: Oversize
provides access to: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939

Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records
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type: Document
description: Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2010
created: 2010
conforms to: Encoded Archival Description
conforms to: Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
encoding of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records

Encoded Archival Description
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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
type: Standard

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
type: ArchivalResource
access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: collection
extent: 4,000 items
extent: 6 containers plus 1 oversize
extent: 2.8 linear feet
language: eng
origination: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
has biographical history: Biographical History for: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
scopecontent: Scope and Content Note The records of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., a national patriotic organization of mothers of American military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country, span the years 1917-1941. The collection consists of correspondence, membership applications, minute book, clippings, scrapbooks, legal papers, roll and record books, printed and near-print matter, photographs, drafts of legislation, and a copy of the constitution with an appended list of charter members. Also in the collection are press releases and publicity material about conventions, records concerning litigation undertaken to protect the name of the group from infringement, and some papers relating to the insignia of the organization. The scrapbooks contain clippings, invitations, photographs, and programs.
other finding aids: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010678
type: Aggregation
type: Collection
has part: Membership applications
aggregates: Membership applications
has part: Correspondence, 1931-1941
aggregates: Correspondence, 1931-1941
has part: Clippings
aggregates: Clippings
has part: Conventions reports
aggregates: Conventions reports
has part: Financial records
aggregates: Financial records
has part: History of insignia
aggregates: History of insignia
has part: Insurance policies
aggregates: Insurance policies
has part: Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution
aggregates: Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution
has part: Minute book, 1930-1934
aggregates: Minute book, 1930-1934
has part: Petitions for charters
aggregates: Petitions for charters
has part: Programs
aggregates: Programs
has part: Record book
aggregates: Record book
has part: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize
aggregates: Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize
has part: Oversize
aggregates: Oversize

collection
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4,000 items
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label: 6 containers plus 1 oversize
label: 2.8 linear feet

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
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is origination of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941

Biographical History for: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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body: Organizational History On June 4, 1928, the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., was organized in Washington, D.C., by Grace Darling Seibold (died 1947) and twenty-five other mothers whose sons had lost their lives in military service during World War I. The organization was named after the gold star that families hung in their window in honor of the deceased veteran. Membership was reopened in 1942 for mothers who had lost a son or daughter in World War II, then for the Korean Conflict, and later for mothers of American military personnel killed while on active duty.
topic: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
subject: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
is biographical history for: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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Membership applications
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
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has part: Honorary and inactive
aggregates: Honorary and inactive
has part: Inactive, A-L
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has part: Deceased members
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Correspondence, 1931-1941
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Clippings
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Conventions reports
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Financial records
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is part of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

History of insignia
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Insurance policies
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution
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is part of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Minute book, 1930-1934
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is part of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Petitions for charters
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is part of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file

Programs
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Record book
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
extent: (2 vols.)

Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize
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is part of: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: file
extent: (4 vols.)

Oversize
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General
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Honorary and inactive
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level: file

Inactive, A-L
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Deceased members
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A-E
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F-K
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L-Q
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R-V
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R-V
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W-Z
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Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939
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(4 vols.)
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