Description
Los Angeles County region. World War I information. Lists of enlistees and inductees by local boards, and some lists include
addresses and nearest relatives. Correspondence of the committee, and biographies and photos of veterans of the war, including
those who died while in service. Records include regional subcommittees, in example the Compton Branch of the committee and
Pasadena.
Background
The War History Committee of Los Angeles County was organized under the California War History Committee of the State Council
of Defense in Sacramento, California. The goal of this volunteer project was to create a historical record of veterans who
served in the war as well as to document domestic war efforts. Correspondence indicate that Mrs. Frances M. Harmon was the
chairman of the county committee. Veterans' photograph portraits were compiled as early as 1918-19. In 1920 Harmon solicited
heavily to county branch librarians to get questionnaires completed by veterans of the war. Other establishments were also
asked, in example the records show that the downtown L.A. Broadway Department Store supported the war history effort.
Extent
(Boxes: 25 letter, legal)
Restrictions
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Availability
Research is by appointment only