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RG 122, Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2008 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association |
| Title: | Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association records |
| Dates: | 1916-1970 |
| Quantity: | .5 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | The association was organized in 1919 composed of men who had served in the Machine gun Company of the First Connecticut Infantry, the first American machine gun company. It operated under various names until 1926 when it was named in honor of Michael and John Owens, both members of the company. The association decorated the graves of deceased members on Memorial Day and held annual meetings until it disbanded in 1970. |
| Identification: | RG122 |
| Accession: | 1970-001 |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The association was organized in 1919 composed of men who had served in the Machine gun Company of the First Connecticut Infantry, the first American machine gun company. It operated under various names until 1926 when it was named in honor of Michael and John Owens, both members of the company. The association decorated the graves of deceased members on Memorial Day and held annual meetings until it disbanded in 1970. In 1942 a Machine Gun Company monument was erected in Soldier's Field, Wilson, Connecticut.
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Scope and Content
Contains minutes of meetings, 1920-1970, bylaws, obituaries, pictures and photographs and printed material.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Related Material
None.
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Administrative Information
Provenance
The records of the Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association were given to the State Library in September 1970 by Robert S. Newton of Lake Worth, Florida.
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Container List
| Records, 1916-1970 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1. Loose leaf notebook | 1 | ||||||||||
| Contains obituaries; pictures at Nogales, Arizona, 1916; pictures at Hartford, Connecticut, 1917. | |||||||||||
| 2. Loose leaf notebook, 1920-1970 | |||||||||||
| Contains minutes of meetings, 1920-1970; by-laws. | |||||||||||
| 3. Framed photographs, circa 1916-1918, 1964 | |||||||||||
| 4. Printed material | |||||||||||
| 26th Division, Summary of operations in the World War, 1944 | |||||||||||
| Hills, Ratcliffe M. The Case for Betsey Ross", 1967 | |||||||||||
| Hills, Ratcliffe M. The War History of the 102d Regiment, United States Infantry, 1924 | |||||||||||
| A copy is available at [CSL call number StLib Stacks CS71.O963 1934] | |||||||||||