American Legion Auxiliary of Minnesota Ninth District (S230)

1928-1948

 

 

HISTORICAL SKETCH
The American Legion Auxiliary of Minnesota was organized November1920.  This women’s patriotic organization was organized to promote Americanism, community service, national defense, and child welfare.  The Ninth District is made up of fifty units in northwestern Minnesota.  The annual poppy sale funded many of their community service projects, such as sponsoring a crippled children’s clinic, Christmas gifts, transportation funds for rides to the hospital and many more.

 

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The records of the Ninth District of the American Legion Auxiliary are arranged in chronological order.  American Legion Auxiliary bulletins, meeting minutes, summaries of Americanism activities are included in these records.  The volume consists of an American Legion Auxiliary handbook, a scrapbook (1932 newspaper clippings), annual reports, convention programs and reports.

  

Inventory

 

Box 1

Bulletin.  1938-41

District Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Fergus Falls.  1941

Memorial Service Program/Correspondence.  1935; 1940

Meeting Minutes.  1922-62

Newspaper Clippings.  1931-32; 1940; 1942

Professor Quiz

State and National Convention and Conference Report.  1931-32; 1935; 1939-40

Summary of Americanism Activists.  1941-42; 1947-48


Box 2

Vol. 1               Handbook.  1928

Vol. 2               Scrapbook.  1932

Vol. 3-11         Auxiliary of Minnesota Annual Reports.  1930-31; 1934-41

Vol. 12             Program Ninth District Convention, Warren, Minnesota.  1932

Vol. 13             Program Forty and Eighty, Duluth, Minnesota.  1934

Vol. 14             Program Ninth District Convention, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.  1934

Vol. 15             Ninth District Program, Bagley, Minnesota.  1935

Vol. 16             Program Convention for the Ninth District, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.  1936

Vol. 17             Ninth District Convention Program, Moorhead, Minnesota.  1938

Vol. 18             Program Ninth District, East Grand Forks, Minnesota.  1939

Vol. 19             Annual Fall Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota.  1939

Vol. 20             Minnesota State Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  1939

Vol. 21             Program Convention for Ninth District, Breckenridge, Minnesota.  1940

Vol. 22             Minnesota State Convention Program, Hibbing, Minnesota.  1940

Vol. 23             Annual Fall Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  1940

Vol. 24             Program Convention for Ninth District.  1944

Vol. 25             Minnesota State Convention, St. Paul, Minnesota.  1941