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Title: |
Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter Records |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
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Creator: |
Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter |
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Dates: |
1957-1975 |
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Quantity: |
1.20 linear feet (2 containers) |
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Abstract: |
The Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter, was the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of a national organization designed to bring together people interested in military affairs and the role of the Army in protecting national security. It was founded in 1957 and is part of the Second Region of the Association of the United States Army. The collection consists of minutes, chapter programs, membership information, activity reports, financial records, memoranda, notices of events, correspondence, resolutions, petitions, addresses to the chapter, declarations, newsletters, clippings, and miscellaneous materials. Included are records of the national organization, of the Second Region, and of other chapters. The collection is useful to those interested in the activities of the association and the position it took on various military issues, particularly those relating to the Vietnam War and the all-volunteer army. |
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Identification: |
MS 4205 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter (f. 1957), located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a chapter of the Second Region of the Association of the United States Army. The purpose of the national organization is to bring interested people, soldiers and civilians alike, together to discuss military affairs and to support the legitimate role of the Army in protecting national security. The local chapters serve to bring the latest ideas on the subject to their local communities. The chapter in Cleveland was named for Newton D. Baker, who was mayor of Cleveland from 1912 to 1916 and served as President Woodrow Wilson's secretary of war during World War I.
The Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter Records, 1957-1975 and undated, consist of minutes, chapter programs, membership information, activity reports, financial records, memoranda, notices of events, correspondence, resolutions, petitions, addresses to the chapter, declarations, newsletters, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous material, records of the national organization, Second Region records, and records of other chapters.
This collection is useful for anyone interested in the activities of the Association of the United States Army and the positions it took on various military issues, particularly issues relating to the Vietnamese Conflict and the all-volunteer Army that came into being after the conflict. Those interested in the views of residents of Cleveland and northeast Ohio regarding the role of the United States army in national security, particularly in the Vietnam War era and afterwards, will find this collection useful.
None.
Separated Material: Separated MaterialAll photographs have been removed to PG 377 Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4205 Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter in 1976.
Processed by Richard Hite in 1988.