Date Original
1922-1931
Description
This collection contains one ledger of collections and disbursement payments from The American Legion Leslie Huddleston Post #12 in Hope, Arkansas, from 1922. It also contains a roster of American Legion Members showing payment of dues for 1922 and a 1931 letter from the Department of Arkansas American Legion Adjutant, R.W. Sisson, to an unnamed commander.
Biographical/Historical Note
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization. Arkansas was represented in the American Legion from its beginning in 1919 and was the first state in the United States to incorporate a chapter. The Leslie Huddleston Post #12 is a chapter of the Department of Arkansas American Legion located in Hope, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Hope, Hempstead County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.175.001
Resource Type
Text
Collection
American Legion Leslie Huddleston Post #12 ledger, SMC.175.001
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
American Legion Leslie Huddleston Post #12 ledger, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
