http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/US-dlcmss http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010274.2 01906cpcaa2200373 4500 20125928125927.6 781211|||||||||||| eng mm 78010678 ms 60000131 i 1917/1941 MSS10678 American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., records, 1917-1941. EAD master sort node: @alpha_character^a^@alpha_srt^american gold^@title^American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Records^@href^http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010274^@aggregate^ms^@ead_file_name^ms010274.xml^@eadid^ms010274^ 4,000 items 6 containers plus 1 oversize 2.8 linear feet Some or all content stored offsite. Access restrictions apply. National patriotic organization of mothers of American military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country. Correspondence, membership applications, minute book, clippings, scrapbooks, legal records, roll and record books, printed and near-print matter, photographs, drafts of legislation, a copy of the constitution with an appended list of charter members, and material relating to the insignia of the organization Women Societies and clubs. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division Ask a Librarian http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact EAD http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010274 EAD PDF http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010274.3 LCCN Permalink http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010678 Reading Room http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/ XML http://findingaids.loc.gov/source/main#ms010274 EAD METS http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010274.4 mss/ead http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010274 American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Susie Moody Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2010

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2010 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records 1917-1941 MSS10678 American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. 4,000 items 6 containers plus 1 oversize 2.8 linear feet Collection material in English Manuscript Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
National patriotic organization of mothers of American military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country. Correspondence, membership applications, minute book, clippings, scrapbooks, legal records, roll and record books, printed and near-print matter, photographs, drafts of legislation, a copy of the constitution with an appended list of charter members, and material relating to the insignia of the organization Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 Organizations American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Subjects Women--Societies and clubs. Administrative Information Provenance

The records of the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., a national patriotic organization of mothers of American military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country, were given to the Library of Congress by Roberta E. Jacobs, national custodian of records for the organization, from 1943 to 1948.

 Processing History

The records of the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., underwent preliminary processing in 1953 and were reorganized and described in 1986. The finding aid was revised in 2010.

 Copyright Status

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

 Access and Restrictions

Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions. In addition, many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Organizational History

On June 4, 1928, the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., was organized in Washington, D.C., by Grace Darling Seibold (died 1947) and twenty-five other mothers whose sons had lost their lives in military service during World War I. The organization was named after the gold star that families hung in their window in honor of the deceased veteran. Membership was reopened in 1942 for mothers who had lost a son or daughter in World War II, then for the Korean Conflict, and later for mothers of American military personnel killed while on active duty.

 Scope and Content Note

The records of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., a national patriotic organization of mothers of American military personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country, span the years 1917-1941. The collection consists of correspondence, membership applications, minute book, clippings, scrapbooks, legal papers, roll and record books, printed and near-print matter, photographs, drafts of legislation, and a copy of the constitution with an appended list of charter members. Also in the collection are press releases and publicity material about conventions, records concerning litigation undertaken to protect the name of the group from infringement, and some papers relating to the insignia of the organization. The scrapbooks contain clippings, invitations, photographs, and programs.

 Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged by type of material.

 http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010678 Container List Container Contents 1 Membership applications 1 General 1 A-E (6 folders) 2 F-K (7 folders) 3 L-Q (8 folders) 4 R-V (6 folders) 4 R-V (6 folders) 5 W-Z (4 folders) 5 Honorary and inactive 5 Inactive, A-L (3 folders) 5 Deceased members (2 folders) 6 Correspondence, 1931-1941 6 Clippings 6 Conventions reports 6 Financial records 6 History of insignia 6 Insurance policies 6 Legislation, certificates of incorporation, and constitution 6 Minute book, 1930-1934 6 Petitions for charters 6 Programs 6 Record book (2 vols.) 6 Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 See Oversize (4 vols.) OV 1 Oversize OV 1 Scrapbooks, circa 1933-circa 1939 (4 vols.) (Container 6)