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1 American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit August 15, 2016 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Alexander M. Bracken Library 2000 W. University Avenue Muncie, Indiana, libarchives@bsu.edu

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Administrative History...4 Scope and Contents... 4 Arrangement...4 Administrative Information...5 Related Materials... 6 Controlled Access Headings...6 Collection Inventory... 8 Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention programs, reports and yearbooks, Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa , Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Creator - Collector Wescott, Thomas Title American Legion Delaware Post 19 records Date Extent 4.0 Cubic feet : MSS.029 (10 boxes); P.006 (1 box); POVA.065 (1 box). Language English Preferred Citation American Legion Delaware Post 19 records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 -

4 Administrative History The American Legion is a national organization which was first established by a group of twenty American Expeditionary Force officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr., at a 1919 meeting in Paris. Congress granted the group a charter as a patriotic veterans organization in September of that year. Membership in the organization is limited to those who have served honorably in wars in which the United States has played a role. The American Legion operates numerous advocacy initiatives and programs that serve veterans and the communities in which they and their families live. Delaware Post 19 formed on August 10, 1920, just nine days after the state level department of the American Legion was chartered. The post and its members have been actively involved in advocating legislation in support of veterans, coordinating events and memorial services for local veterans, promoting civic education and awareness, sponsoring local athletic teams, and supporting other community services in Muncie and Delaware County. The first headquarters was located at 211 1/2 S. Walnut. In 1925, E. Arthur and Frances D. Ball donated land at 418 N. Walnut for use as a meeting place for the group. The donors requested that at the end of sixty years the land and the building thereon would be used as a war memorial or the land would revert back to the city of Muncie for use as a park. The building now has the official title of the Delaware County War Memorial Building and continues to serve as the Delaware Post 19 headquarters. Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, directories, financial records, governing documents, handbooks, manuals, minutes, membership records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, reports, scrapbooks and other material created and collected by the American Legion Delaware Post 19 in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 1978 regarding the activities, administration, history, initiatives, and meetings of the local, state, and national branches of the American Legion. Arrangement Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, Page 4 -

5 Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention program, reports and yearbooks, Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa , 1974 P.006: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa , 1974 POVA.065: American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928 Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections. Custodial History This collection was compiled by Thomas Wescott, American Legion Post 19 Historian, and transferred from his widow to Wallace Lightner, American Legion Delaware Post 19 Third Vice President, after Thomas Wescott's death. It was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Wallace Lightner on 1979/04/18. - Page 5 -

6 Accruals No further additions are expected. American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029 Processing Information Collection processing completed 1983/02/22 by David Tambo. Finding Aid revised 1992/01/27 by Nancy Turner. DACS compliant EAD finding aid created and arrangement revised 2014/02/26 by Stephen Jones. Related Materials Related Archival Materials Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN: MSS.038: American Legion Auxiliary Delaware Post 19 records SC.152: American Legion Convention program Separated Materials The following newspaper issues associated with this collection in legacy finding aids could not be located as a distinct series when the EAD finding aid was created in They appear to have been incorporated into separate, chronologically arranged newspaper files organized by publication sometime between 1992 and Daily Worker, 1937/09/21 Muncie Evening Press, 1930/11/10, 1934/08/25, 1936/08/22 Muncie Morning Star, 1930/11/11 The Munsonian, 1943/04/09 Controlled Access Headings - Page 6 -

7 Genre(s) Correspondence Manuscripts Programs Scrapbooks Personal Name(s) Lightner, Wallace Subject(s) Stoeckel Archives of Local History Veterans World War, World War, World War, Veterans - Page 7 -

8 Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, Collection Inventory Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, Scope and Contents This series includes financial records, governing documents, membership records, meeting minutes, and other material documenting the general administration, governance, and membership of American Legion Delaware Post 19. Box Folder American Legion by-laws, constitution, and manual of ceremonies, American Legion, Department of Indiana district map, undated 1 2 Cash receipts, 1941 Aug Apr. 1 3 Delaware Post 19 by-laws, Department of Indiana by-laws and constitution, Eighth District Organization Department of Indiana American Legion final report and bulletin, 1931/07/ Financial records, Page 8 -

9 Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention programs, reports an... La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux constitutions and bylaws, circa Legislative Committee minutes, 1967/09/ Membership directories, reports and rosters, Membership directories, reports and rosters, Membership directories, reports and rosters, circa Minutes, 1922 Nov July 1 13 Minutes, Minutes, Minutes, Minutes, 1939, undated 3 2 Post Handbook of the American Legion, 1939, Service Committee of Delaware Post 19 roster, undated 3 4 Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention programs, reports and yearbooks, Page 9 -

10 Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, Scope and Contents This series includes event programs, proceeding reports, and yearbooks (officer, committee, and district commander reports for the annual convention) documenting the activities of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary as reported in annual meetings at the national and state level. Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, Box Folder Annual Convention yearbook (Lafayette), Annual Convention program and yearbook (Richmond), Annual Convention yearbook (Ft. Wayne), Annual Convention yearbook (Anderson), Annual Convention yearbook (Kokomo), Annual Convention yearbook (Evansville), Annual Convention yearbook (Gary), Annual Convention programs (Indianapolis), Annual Convention program and yearbook (Muncie), Annual Convention programs and yearbook (Indianapolis), Page 10 -

11 Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, Annual Convention programs and yearbook (Gary), Annual Convention yearbook (South Bend), Annual Convention minutes and reports (Indianapolis), Annual Convention minutes and reports (Indianapolis), Annual Convention minutes and reports (Indianapolis), Annual Convention brochure (Ft. Wayne), Annual Convention program (Indianapolis), Annual Convention program and reports (Indianapolis), Annual Convention brochures and program (South Bend), Annual Convention program (Evansville), Annual Convention program (Indianapolis), Annual Convention programs (Ft. Wayne), Annual Convention brochures and programs (Indianapolis), Annual Convention brochures and programs (Indianapolis), Page 11 -

12 Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, Annual Convention brochures and program (Ft. Wayne), American Legion Department of Indiana and Forty and Eight annual convention programs, 1932, 1946, , Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, Box Folder Annual National Convention travel brochures (Portland, Oregon), Annual National Convention programs (Chicago, Illinois), Annual National Convention travel brochures (Miami, Florida), Annual National Convention minutes and reports (St. Louis, Missouri), Annual National Convention travel brochures (Los Angeles, California), Annual National Convention program (Chicago, Illinois), Annual National Convention brochures, coupons and programs (Boston, Massachusetts), Annual National Convention brochures, coupons and programs (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Page 12 -

13 Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, Annual National Convention programs (New York, New York), Annual National Convention program (Miami, Florida), Annual National Convention programs (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Annual National Convention programs and travel brochure (Los Angeles, California), Annual National Convention programs (Miami, Florida), Annual National Convention program (St. Louis, Missouri), Annual National Convention program and telephone directory (Washington, D.C), Annual National Convention program and travel brochures (Miami, Florida), Annual National Convention coupon book (Chicago, Illinois), Annual National Convention brochures, minutes, programs and reports (Washington, D.C.), Annual National Convention program (Boston, Massachusetts), Annual National Convention brochures, program and other material (New Orleans, Louisiana), Page 13 -

14 Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, Annual National Convention brochures, program and other material (Atlanta, Georgia), Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, Scope and Contents This series includes brochures, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, scrapbooks, and other material documenting the activities, membership, and history of American Legion Delaware Post 19, American Legion Auxiliary, La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux and related veterans organizations. Box Folder American Legion Auxiliary manuals, programs and yearbooks, American Legion brochures, correspondence, identification cards and other material, American Legion Extension Institute lesson books, American Legion Extension Institute lesson books and final examination, American Legion newsletters and other publications, circa Awards brochures and certificates, Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs, Page 14 -

15 Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs, Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs, Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs, Cemetery arrangements, Correspondence, McGee, Don and Keith P. Lately. Champion Folio No. 1 for Drum and Bugle Corps. Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse Co., undated 9 2 McPhetridge, Lannes, ed. Delaware County in the World War, Indianapolis: Enquirer Printing and Publishing Co., Delaware Post 19 histories, circa Delaware Post 19 newsletters, circa Department of Indiana directory, Junior Baseball article, undated Page 15 -

16 Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, La Societe Des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux Voiture Nationale. Ritual for Promenades of Nationale, Grandes and Locales Voitures manuals, La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Voiture Locale 955 golf tournament correspondence, reports and roster, La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Voiture Locale 955 correspondence, programs and other material, Membership Drive advertisements, circa Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, Officer election ballots and campaign brochures, Page 16 -

17 Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa , 1... Officer transfer ceremony script, undated 10 5 Scrapbook photocopy, 1928 Dec Oct Scrapbook photocopy, 1945 July-1946 Apr Scrapbook, 1946 Apr.-Sept Scrapbook photocopy, 1945 July-1946 Aug Veteran lists, circa Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa , 1974 Scope and Contents This series includes photographic prints documenting activities, members and committees of American Legion Delaware Post 19 and related state and national organizations. P.006 American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa , 1974 Boy Scout Troop, Heekin Park, 1948 Delaware Post 19 Drum Corps and Color Guard, Gray, Finly H., Page 17 -

18 American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928 Home of Delaware Post 19, 1974 Initiation, 1946 Membership Team, 1952 Muncie Central Bearcats basketball champions, National Convetions, 1939, 1946, 1950 National Defence Committee, 1943 National Membership Board, 1931 Portraits (Thomas Wescott and others), circa Speaker Homer Chaillaux, 1939/03/15 Voiture 955, officers, Voiture Locale No. 1040, 1952/05/11 Tom Wescott Presents Scrapbook to Fred Ruble, 1952/07/24 Miscellany, circa POVA.065 American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, Page 18 -

19 American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928 American Legion Delaware Post 19 Drum and Bugle Corp, Page 19 -

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