Series: G. Special Projects and Permanent Home File

Special Projects File, 1925-1956
Scope and Content Note: The bulk of the Special Projects papers relate to the Recreation Camp established adjacent to Camp American Legion. The records consist of letters and telegrams regarding the creation and operation of the Camp: ground leases, building of cabins, sinking of a well, insurance, purchase of cabins by the posts, electrification for the camp, tree planting, stocking of the lakes with fish, accounts of income and expenditures for 1928-1940, and minutes of the meetings of the Recreation Camp Commission. Also included in the files are materials relative to the Children's American Heritage program, 1954-1955.

Permanent Home File, 1948-1952
Scope and Content Note: The Permanent Home File records consist of correspondence and telegrams regarding lease of department office space, necessity for finding a permanent home for the Legion, investigation of sites in Appleton, Portage, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Beaver Dam, Oshkosh, and Madison; temporary lease in Milwaukee; and purchase of permanent site in Milwaukee.