The collection is primarily comprised of various indexes that contain general
information about Milwaukee County soldiers in World War I. Most of this data was
gathered in conjunction with the Wisconsin War History Commission and was used to
produce the Record of Heroes of Milwaukee County Who Answered
Their Country's Call in the World War (1921). There are also programs
for state chapter American War Mother Conventions from North Carolina (1922),
Kentucky (1928), and Wisconsin (1926–1927). There are two yearbooks: one for Indiana
and one for Kentucky. Also included is a program for the 1928 American War Mothers
Executive Board Meeting, a banquet program for the 1926 Wisconsin State Convention,
and an audit of the organization. The collection also contains correspondence mostly
addressed to Elizabeth Martin and the Wisconsin Chapter of the American War Mothers
of which she served as president. Some of the correspondence covers Mother’s Day
activities, the Lindbergh Reception, internal disputes, and an allusion to a
conflict with Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day.
