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Scope and Content

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Preliminary Guide to the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Seattle Chapter No. 1 Records
1949-1959



Manuscript Collection No.: 5135
Accession No.: 5135-001
Creator: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Seattle Chapter No. 1 (Seattle, Wash.), creator
Title: American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Seattle Chapter No. 1 records
Date Span: 1949-1959
Quantity: .42 cubic feet (1 box)
Languages: Collection materials are in English.

Historical Note

Women's club that organized the annual Mother's Day observance in Seattle. It was funded by and held at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park until 1958. Each year, a Gold Star Mother was chosen to be honored by a citywide commission.

Scope and Content

Correspondence, photographs, clippings and ephemera regarding Mother's Day observances in Seattle, 1949-1959.

Restrictions on Access

Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info

Donated by Seattle Public Library, 10/15/1998.

Other Finding Aids

Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.


Subject Terms

Personal Names:
MacLachlan, Hortense.
Organizations:
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Seattle Chapter No. 1 (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives.
Evergreen Cemetery Company.
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