American Legion Delaware Post 19 records
MSS.029
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Administrative History...................................................................................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 8
Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, 1919-1973.................................8
Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention programs, reports and yearbooks,
1928-1974.................................................................................................................................................9
Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, 1919-1978........................................ 14
Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa 1920-1960, 1974............................ 17
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator - Collector
Wescott, Thomas
Title
American Legion Delaware Post 19 records
Date
1919-1978
Extent
4.0 Cubic feet : MSS.029 (10 boxes); P.006 (1 box); POVA.065 (1 box).
Language
English
Preferred Citation
American Legion Delaware Post 19 records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University
Libraries
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Administrative History
The American Legion is a national organization which was first established by a group of twenty
American Expeditionary Force officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr., at a 1919
meeting in Paris. Congress granted the group a charter as a patriotic veterans organization in September of
that year. Membership in the organization is limited to those who have served honorably in wars in which
the United States has played a role. The American Legion operates numerous advocacy initiatives and
programs that serve veterans and the communities in which they and their families live.
Delaware Post 19 formed on August 10, 1920, just nine days after the state level department of the
American Legion was chartered. The post and its members have been actively involved in advocating
legislation in support of veterans, coordinating events and memorial services for local veterans, promoting
civic education and awareness, sponsoring local athletic teams, and supporting other community services
in Muncie and Delaware County. The first headquarters was located at 211 1/2 S. Walnut. In 1925, E.
Arthur and Frances D. Ball donated land at 418 N. Walnut for use as a meeting place for the group. The
donors requested that at the end of sixty years the land and the building thereon would be used as a war
memorial or the land would revert back to the city of Muncie for use as a park. The building now has the
official title of the Delaware County War Memorial Building and continues to serve as the Delaware Post
19 headquarters.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, directories, financial records, governing documents, handbooks,
manuals, minutes, membership records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs,
reports, scrapbooks and other material created and collected by the American Legion Delaware Post 19
in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1919 to 1978 regarding the activities, administration, history, initiatives,
and meetings of the local, state, and national branches of the American Legion.
Arrangement
Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, 1919-1973
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention program, reports and yearbooks,
1928-1974
Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, 1928-1974
Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, 1932-1969
Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, 1919-1978
Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa 1920-1960, 1974
P.006: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa 1920-1960, 1974
POVA.065: American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to
Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
This collection was compiled by Thomas Wescott, American Legion Post 19 Historian, and transferred
from his widow to Wallace Lightner, American Legion Delaware Post 19 Third Vice President, after
Thomas Wescott's death. It was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Wallace
Lightner on 1979/04/18.
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Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1983/02/22 by David Tambo. Finding Aid revised 1992/01/27 by Nancy
Turner. DACS compliant EAD finding aid created and arrangement revised 2014/02/26 by Stephen Jones.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials
Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special
Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN:
MSS.038: American Legion Auxiliary Delaware Post 19 records
SC.152: American Legion Convention program
Separated Materials
The following newspaper issues associated with this collection in legacy finding aids could not be located
as a distinct series when the EAD finding aid was created in 2014. They appear to have been incorporated
into separate, chronologically arranged newspaper files organized by publication sometime between 1992
and 2012.
Daily Worker, 1937/09/21
Muncie Evening Press, 1930/11/10, 1934/08/25, 1936/08/22
Muncie Morning Star, 1930/11/11
The Munsonian, 1943/04/09
The X-Ray, 1940/04/27, 1940/05/04, 1944/10/21
Controlled Access Headings
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Genre(s)
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
Programs
Scrapbooks
Personal Name(s)
• Lightner, Wallace
Subject(s)
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Stoeckel Archives of Local History
Veterans
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, 1919-19...
Collection Inventory
Series 1: American Legion Delaware Post 19 administrative records, 1919-1973
Scope and Contents
This series includes financial records, governing documents, membership records, meeting minutes,
and other material documenting the general administration, governance, and membership of American
Legion Delaware Post 19.
American Legion by-laws, constitution, and manual of ceremonies,
Box
Folder
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1944-1945
American Legion, Department of Indiana district map, undated
Cash receipts, 1941 Aug. - 1942 Apr.
Delaware Post 19 by-laws, 1938-1973
Department of Indiana by-laws and constitution, 1936-1950
Eighth District Organization Department of Indiana American Legion final
report and bulletin, 1931/07/20
Financial records, 1924-1967
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Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention programs, reports an...
La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux constitutions and by-
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laws, circa 1934-1964
Legislative Committee minutes, 1967/09/23
Membership directories, reports and rosters, 1919-1931
Membership directories, reports and rosters, 1933-1967
Membership directories, reports and rosters, circa 1919-1967
Minutes, 1922 Nov.-1923 July
Minutes, 1924-1933
Minutes, 1933-1935
Minutes, 1935-1938
Minutes, 1939, undated
Post Handbook of the American Legion, 1939, 1953
Service Committee of Delaware Post 19 roster, undated
Series 2: American Legion Delaware Post 19 convention programs, reports and yearbooks,
1928-1974
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, 1928-1974
Scope and Contents
This series includes event programs, proceeding reports, and yearbooks (officer, committee, and district
commander reports for the annual convention) documenting the activities of the American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary as reported in annual meetings at the national and state level.
Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, 1928-1974
Annual Convention yearbook (Lafayette), 1928
Annual Convention program and yearbook (Richmond), 1929
Annual Convention yearbook (Ft. Wayne), 1930
Annual Convention yearbook (Anderson), 1931
Annual Convention yearbook (Kokomo), 1932
Annual Convention yearbook (Evansville), 1933
Annual Convention yearbook (Gary), 1934
Annual Convention programs (Indianapolis), 1935
Annual Convention program and yearbook (Muncie), 1936
Annual Convention programs and yearbook (Indianapolis), 1938
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Box
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Subseries 2.1: Indiana Annual Convention yearbooks and programs, 1928-1974
Annual Convention programs and yearbook (Gary), 1940
Annual Convention yearbook (South Bend), 1941
Annual Convention minutes and reports (Indianapolis), 1945
Annual Convention minutes and reports (Indianapolis), 1946
Annual Convention minutes and reports (Indianapolis), 1948
Annual Convention brochure (Ft. Wayne), 1949
Annual Convention program (Indianapolis), 1950
Annual Convention program and reports (Indianapolis), 1960
Annual Convention brochures and program (South Bend), 1962
Annual Convention program (Evansville), 1964
Annual Convention program (Indianapolis), 1968
Annual Convention programs (Ft. Wayne), 1970
Annual Convention brochures and programs (Indianapolis), 1971
Annual Convention brochures and programs (Indianapolis),1972
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 records MSS.029
Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, 1932-1...
Annual Convention brochures and program (Ft. Wayne), 1974
American Legion Department of Indiana and Forty and Eight annual
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convention programs, 1932, 1946, 1948-1950, 1955
Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, 1932-1969
Annual National Convention travel brochures (Portland, Oregon), 1932
Annual National Convention programs (Chicago, Illinois), 1933
Annual National Convention travel brochures (Miami, Florida), 1934
Annual National Convention minutes and reports (St. Louis, Missouri),
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Folder
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1935
Annual National Convention travel brochures (Los Angeles, California),
1938
Annual National Convention program (Chicago, Illinois), 1939
Annual National Convention brochures, coupons and programs (Boston,
Massachusetts), 1940
Annual National Convention brochures, coupons and programs
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 1941
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Subseries 2.2: National Convention brochures, programs and reports, 1932-1...
Annual National Convention programs (New York, New York), 1947
Annual National Convention program (Miami, Florida), 1948
Annual National Convention programs (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1949
Annual National Convention programs and travel brochure (Los Angeles,
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California), 1950
Annual National Convention programs (Miami, Florida), 1951
Annual National Convention program (St. Louis, Missouri), 1953
Annual National Convention program and telephone directory
(Washington, D.C), 1954
Annual National Convention program and travel brochures (Miami,
Florida), 1955
Annual National Convention coupon book (Chicago, Illinois), 1958
Annual National Convention brochures, minutes, programs and reports
(Washington, D.C.), 1966
Annual National Convention program (Boston, Massachusetts), 1967
Annual National Convention brochures, program and other material (New
Orleans, Louisiana), 1968
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Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, 1919-1978
Annual National Convention brochures, program and other material
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(Atlanta, Georgia), 1969
Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, 1919-1978
Scope and Contents
This series includes brochures, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, scrapbooks,
and other material documenting the activities, membership, and history of American Legion Delaware
Post 19, American Legion Auxiliary, La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux and related
veterans organizations.
American Legion Auxiliary manuals, programs and yearbooks, 1933-1958
American Legion brochures, correspondence, identification cards and
Box
Folder
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other material, 1919-1969
American Legion Extension Institute lesson books, 1947
American Legion Extension Institute lesson books and final examination,
1947
American Legion newsletters and other publications, circa 1921-1978
Awards brochures and certificates, 1942-1976
Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs,
1927-1938
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Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, 1919-1978
Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs,
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1942-1958
Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs,
1960-1969
Banquet, Memorial Service, and Parade advertisements and programs,
1970-1978
Cemetery arrangements, 1921-1978
Correspondence, 1924-1977
McGee, Don and Keith P. Lately. Champion Folio No. 1 for Drum and
Bugle Corps. Oskaloosa, Iowa: C. L. Barnhouse Co., undated
McPhetridge, Lannes, ed. Delaware County in the World War, 1917-1918.
Indianapolis: Enquirer Printing and Publishing Co., 1919.
Delaware Post 19 histories, circa 1936-1970
Delaware Post 19 newsletters, circa 1932-1971
Department of Indiana directory, 1951-1952
Junior Baseball article, undated
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Series 3: American Legion Delaware Post 19 historical papers, 1919-1978
La Societe Des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux Voiture Nationale.
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Ritual for Promenades of Nationale, Grandes and Locales Voitures
manuals, 1933-1938
La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Voiture Locale 955
golf tournament correspondence, reports and roster, 1934
La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Voiture Locale 955
correspondence, programs and other material, 1936-1979
Membership Drive advertisements, circa 1930-1960
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1921-1957
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1958-1961
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1961-1964
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1965-1967
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1968
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1969
Obituary and Post Activities newspaper clippings, 1970-1978
Officer election ballots and campaign brochures, 1938-1977
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Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa 1920-1960, 1...
Officer transfer ceremony script, undated
Scrapbook photocopy, 1928 Dec.-1929 Oct.
Scrapbook photocopy, 1945 July-1946 Apr.
Scrapbook, 1946 Apr.-Sept.
Scrapbook photocopy, 1945 July-1946 Aug.
Veteran lists, circa 1966-1974
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Series 4: American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa 1920-1960, 1974
Scope and Contents
This series includes photographic prints documenting activities, members and committees of American
Legion Delaware Post 19 and related state and national organizations.
P.006 American Legion Delaware Post 19 photographs, circa 1920-1960, 1974
Boy Scout Troop, Heekin Park, 1948
Delaware Post 19 Drum Corps and Color Guard, 1936-1948
Gray, Finly H., 1936
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928
Home of Delaware Post 19, 1974
Initiation, 1946
Membership Team, 1952
Muncie Central Bearcats basketball champions, 1951-1952
National Convetions, 1939, 1946, 1950
National Defence Committee, 1943
National Membership Board, 1931
Portraits (Thomas Wescott and others), circa 1923-1929
Speaker Homer Chaillaux, 1939/03/15
Voiture 955, officers, 1959-1960
Voiture Locale No. 1040, 1952/05/11
Tom Wescott Presents Scrapbook to Fred Ruble, 1952/07/24
Miscellany, circa 1920-1966
POVA.065 American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928
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American Legion Delaware Post 19 oversized photographs, 1928
American Legion Delaware Post 19 Drum and Bugle Corp, 1928
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