Home Defense League of Rochester (N.Y.) records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2024-041

Staff Only

Content Description

Consists of minutes, correspondence, and other records for the Home Defense League Rochester.

Dates

Creation: 1917-1922

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical / Historical

The Home Defense League of Rochester N.Y. was founded in 1917 with the cooperation of the Mayor at the time. The league consisted of men who were unable to join the regular armed forces during World War 1. By the end of the war, Rochester had emassed eight companies with roughly about four to five hundred men. The defense league helped out the military during the time by helping with recruitment, food rations and bonds, censuses, and more. The league was disbanded shortly after the war was finished.

Extent

1.0 Files (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection consists of 1 boxes.

Bibliography

“Monroe County Defense Committee Records, 1914-1919.” Monroe County Defense Committee Records, 1914-1919 - Blacklight. Accessed August 21, 2024. https://www.empireadc.org/search/catalog/nr_2014_052.

Black, Sylvia R., and Harriett Julia Naylor. “Rochester and World War I.” Rochester and WW1, October 1943. https://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v5_1943/v5i4.pdf.