War
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Cornelia Beery Fore Collection, 1864-1944
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2021-037
Abstract
This collection contains documents that cover Mrs. Cornelia Beery Fore’s (Mrs. J.A. Fore) work as the historian for the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It consists primarily of historical research and collected testimonies pertaining to the United States Civil War as well as genealogical research into Fore’s own lineage. Included as well are letters and other documents from the life of her daughter, Ms. Cornelia (Cornie) Fore. Materials are dated 1864-1944 and are in good condition.
Dates:
1864 - 1944
Gold Star Mothers Scrapbooks, 1946-1966
Collection
Identifier: MS-1990-001
Abstract
The American Gold Star Mothers was founded in 1928 by Grace Darling Seibold, mother of deceased soldier George Vaughn, and later incorporated on January 5, 1929 in Washington, DC. As with the American War Mothers, the Gold Star Mothers’ membership was initially limited, but was later amended to include all American conflicts, and all mothers of children killed during these conflicts. Materials in this collection include three scrapbooks with histories of the group and its...
Dates:
1946 - 1966
