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Summary
The Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, Nantucket Auxiliary, was formed on 7 May 1934 as an all-female support organization to the Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, U.S.W.V., an organization of veterans of the Spanish–American War. This collection includes the Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, Nantucket Auxiliary’s membership records and meeting minutes concerning activities to honor veterans and raise money for their medical care.
Collection Details
- Collection Number:
- MS81
- Title:
- Records of the Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, U.S.W.V., Nantucket Auxiliary
- Date(s):
- 1934–1938
- Creator:
- Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, U.S.W.V., Nantucket Auxiliary (Nantucket, Mass.)
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Repository:
- Nantucket Historical Association
- Language:
- Material is in English.
Information for Users
Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use: No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation: [identification of item], in the Records of the Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, U.S.W.V., Nantucket Auxiliary, Nantucket Historical Association.
Sensitive Materials Statement:Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual’s private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Nantucket Historical Association assumes no responsibility.
Subject Headings
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Topical Terms
- Patriotic societies.
- Spanish-American War, 1898 -- War work.
- Women -- Societies and clubs.
Biographical Information
The Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, Nantucket Auxiliary, was formed by Annie L. Fitch and Alice M. Henderson, department president and senior vice-president of the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary on 7 May 1934 as an all-female support organization to the Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, U.S.W.V., an organization of veterans of the Spanish–American War. The organization honored veterans of the Spanish–American War by raising funds for veteran medical care, obtaining trophies for the battleship USS Oregon, and conducting essay contests.
Scope and Content
This collection includes the Lt. Max Wagner Encampment, Nantucket Auxiliary’s membership records and meeting minutes concerning activities such as the Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Convention, United Spanish War Veterans Convention, and the Selectmen Military Ball.
Contents
Folder 1 Records, 1934–1938
Processing Information
Processed by Ashley Miller, June 2023.
Finding aid by Ashley Miller, June 2023.