Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., La Crosse County Barracks 1650, Ladies Auxilary Records
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Title: Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., La Crosse County Barracks 1650, Ladies Auxilary Records
Date: 1959-1989

Creator:
  • Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A.. La Crosse County Barracks 1650. Ladies Auxilary.
Unique Identifier: MSS 035

Quantity: 1.2 cubic feet

Physical Description: 1 archives box, 1 record center carton

Repository:
La Crosse Public Library
Contact Information

Archival Location:
La Crosse Public Library (Map)

Abstract:
Mainly scrapbooks of a La Crosse, Wisconsin, chapter of the national U.S. group the Veterans of World War I Auxiliary, arranged chronologically from 1959-1985. These contain some meeting minutes, membership rosters, newspaper articles, and photographs.

There are a few other materials not included in the scrapbooks, such as notes of meeting minutes from 1984; correspondence from the Department of Wisconsin secretary regarding state conventions from 1984; membership lists from 1971; three issues of the Veterans of World War I : What's Going On in Wisconsin newspaper from 1984-1986; and extensive photographs and biographical material about Arthur G. Mossong.

Mossong (1897-1981) was a lifelong resident of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He helped organize Veterans of World War I and Department of Wisconsin, and the Fond du Lac County Barracks 1354.

The Veterans of World War I Auxiliary La Crosse Barracks 1650 disbanded in 1989.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-mss035
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