Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association records
Scope and Content
Contains minutes of meetings, 1920-1970, bylaws, obituaries, pictures and photographs and printed material.
Dates
- 1916-1970
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
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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.
Extent
.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.
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.
- Bylaws (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clubs -- Connecticut -- Hartford Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pamphlets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 122, Owens Machine Gun Veterans Association
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
