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Summary Information
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall Records
1861-1978
- Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall
WVM Mss 4
13 linear ft. (8 archives boxes, 11 flat boxes, and 5 oversized folders) of papers, 0.7 linear ft. (1 archives box. 7 folders, and 2 carte de visite boxes) of photographs, 0.7 linear ft. (1 oversized flat box) of drawings.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum (Map)
Records and photographs of the G.A.R. Memorial Hall and its custodians, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904 to 1965. A significant portion of the collection is from the tenure of Hosea W. Rood, the first custodian of the Hall. Custodian records include correspondence with veterans, G.A.R. officials, and the general public; newspaper columns, essays, poems, and speeches on patriotic themes written by the custodians; six diaries of Hosea Rood from the period during which he was Hall custodian; legislative records about the mandate and operation of the Hall; and correspondence and other records documenting the creation of the Camp Randall Memorial Arch in 1912.
The collection also includes budget information about the operation of the Hall; lists of artifacts, flags, pictures, and books; and visitor registers, including a G.A.R. members only register dating from 1904 to 1914. Scrapbooks that were created by the Hall custodians or donated to the Hall comprise another large portion of the collection. Most of the scrapbooks feature news clippings about G.A.R. events, reunions, and members, as well as the Women's Relief Corps.
Other topics covered include Abraham Lincoln, the assassination of President William McKinley, newspaper clippings containing letters from the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, the First Wisconsin Cavalry, World War I and World War II, and a book of 'curious things' from the Civil War. The photographs series includes depictions of the Hall and its exhibits, including many views of the Gettysburg diorama exhibit, and also includes an extensive collection of Civil War-era carte de visites that were removed from one of the scrapbooks.
English
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