Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.: Wood County Barracks #71 Records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The records of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., date from the period of 1963 to 1983. It contains minutes, membership rosters, and newsletters.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1986
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (2 legal manuscript boxes)
Creator
Scope and Contents
The collection of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., Barracks #71, is concentrated around materials dating from 1964 to 1983. It has three major series of materials.
The first large series is a set of minutes. These minutes date from the beginning of the local barracks in 1964 to 1979. The minutes include financial and attendance records. There also is a set of membership records that largely cover the same period as the minutes.
The second important series is a collection of national newsletters. These are The Torch (1979-1984), and The Voice (January 1980-January 1986). These newsletters detail the goals and problems of the organization.
The third important series is a collection of legal documents of the organization that includes the local and national constitution/by-laws, officer's guides and ritual books. They cover the period from 1963-1977.
Organization History
The Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., is a group of veterans formed in the early 1950's (probably in 1952). The Wood County Barracks #71 was formed in October of 1964. It was one of a number of barracks generally located county by county in Ohio. The charter membership numbered around thirty with average attendance in the 1970s of approximately a dozen members. A Ladies Auxiliary was formed in 1965.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., Wood County Barracks #71, were donated to the Center for Archival Collections in May of 1994 by the Wood County Public Library.
- Title
- Guide to the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.: Wood County Barracks #71 Records
- Author
- Paul Buckingham, Mark Sprang
- Date
- July 1994, March 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin