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American Legion Jefferson Post No. 15 Papers, 1926-1961
Author
Archives Staff
Title
American Legion Jefferson Post No. 15 Papers
Date
1926-1961
Repository
Kentucky Historical SocietyFrankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931
Conditions Governing Access note
Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available.
Preferred Citation Note
[Identification of item], American Legion Jefferson Post No. 15. Papers, 1926-1961, 94M02,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.
Extent
1 box,.5 c.f.
Biography/History
The American Legion was created in 1919 by "The Paris Caucus" and headquartered in Indianapolis. This caucus consisted of veterans of the American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F.) of World War I with the hopes that such an organization would be able to promote partriotism and the nation's welfare as a whole; encourage military manners in civilian life; help disabled veterans receive care; and continue the friendships made during the war. The first meeting of the Jefferson Post No. 15 was held in 1919 at the Jefferson County Armory. The new post selected Sam H. McMeekin as the first commander.
Scope and Content
The collection contains materials relating to the Jefferson Post No. 15 of the American Legion in Louisville, Kentucky. The items include listings of all Jefferson County members, a book detailing the American Legion's actions in Paris in the early twentienth century, and a notebook containing the minutes from the Drill Corps of the Jefferson Post No. 15. The notebook includes minutes, constitutions and by-laws of the organization, and music sheets, as well as meeting notices, funeral announcements, and membership rosters. There is also a collection of Jefferson Post Drum Corps Contest registration forms for a Minneapolis convention in 1961. A copy of a LOS ANGELES TIMES newspaper from 1934 with an article about the Legion promoting the use of fingerprinting to curb crime is also present.
County: Jefferson
Arrangement: Chronological
Subjects
- American Legion--History--Kentucky
- American Legion--History--Sources
- American Legion. Post 15 (Jefferson County, Ky.) -- Archives
- Louisville (Ky.) -- History
- Jefferson County (Ky.) -- History
Collection Inventory
Jefferson Post No. 15 Drum and Bugle Corps materials
[box: 1, folder: 1]Jefferson Post No. 15 Drum and Bugle Corps certificates of eligibility (some birth and military service information)
[box: 1, folder: 2]Newspapers
[box: 1, folder: 3]Booklets and member information (on index cards)
[box: 1, folder: 4]Item Minutes of the Drill Corps of Jefferson Post No. 15
[box: 1, folder: 4]Transcriptions / Images
[box: 1, folder: 4]
- Provided by Kentucky Historical Society
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