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This scrapbook was created by Hugh Lester as Historian for the William C. Morris Post No. 36 American legion of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and documents the organization's activities from 1926 to 1936. The scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, letters of correspondence, fliers, programs, and ephemera.

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from 1936 - 1943 collected by the William C. Morris American legion Post No. 36, Fort Lauderdale Florida that document the post or the events that it hosted and sponsored. This scrapbook contains a large number of newspaper clippings and newspaper sheets, as well as photographs, news bulletins, postcards, posters, and other ephemera. Events mentioned include meetings, drum and bugle corps meetings, sporting events, beauty pageants, parades, and social dances. The clippings also document the entrance of the U.S. into World War II and supporting American Legion activities.

This scrapbook was created by William C. Morris Post No. 36 American legion of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and documents the organization's activities from 1941 to 1946 and the events and aftermath of World War II, particularly in Broward County. The clippings contain articles related to local servicemen and veterans services. The scrapbook also includes materials related to the Legion Axillary Unit of women volunteers The scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, letters of correspondence, fliers, programs, and ephemera. Included in the scrapbook are several full local newspapers from 1941 - 1946.

This scrapbook is dissembled and the items from the scrapbook are stored in a box. The items from the scrapbook include photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence and other records regarding a community project at Annie Gainey's house.

This scrapbook contains photographs and newspaper clippings related to programs and activities of the William C. Morris American Legion Post no. 36 from 1947 - 1955. The scrapbook also contains news bulletins for the William C. Morris American Legion Post. no 36. The clippings document parades and other community and national events in which the Post No. 36 took part as well as news related to members of the American Legion and the veterans of the greater Fort Lauderdale area. Featured events include the American Legion Parade in New York City in 1947 and the American Legion Convention in Sarasota in 1955. The scrapbook also contains obituaries for veterans from Broward County.

This scrapbook contains photographs and newspaper clippings of the William C. Morris American Legion Post from 1948 and 1949, including photographs of the male and female participants in the American Legion, the post headquarters, and the post baseball team. The clippings document events that Fort Lauderdale veterans and the American Legion took place in, such as the Broward County Fair, Fort Lauderdale football games. Included is a Fort Lauderdale High School football game program, and a poster for the 1950 American Legion National convention. A number of newspaper clippings document the hurricane of September 1948 that struck Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Palm Beach County.

This scrapbook contains newspapers and newspaper clippings related to meetings, programs, and the activities of the William C. Morris American legion Post No. 36 from 1950-1951. Clippings document events such as football games and other sporting events, Fundraising, spaghetti dinners, and rehearsals and competitions of the Seminole Drum and Bugle Corp. The scrapbook also contains a number of newspaper headline and article clippings related to the Korean War.

This scrapbook contains photographs and newspaper clippings related to parades, programs, and events that the William C. Morris American Legion Post No. 36 took part in or hosted. These events include beauty pageants or contests, the Broward County Fair, veterans' parades, and wrestling matches, and football and baseball games. Also included are clippings related to American Legion meetings.

This scrapbook documents the activities of the William C. Morris American Legion Post No. 36, Fort Lauderdale Florida from 1962 to 1963. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, news bulletins, and is heavily decorated with stickers and ephemera. The scrapbook documents events such as Memorial Day services, Legion baseball games, and also includes information about local veterans services and charity programs.

This scrapbook documents the activities of the William C. Morris American Legion Post No. 36, Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1963 to 1965. The scrapbook documents events and activities such as Memorial Day services, Veterans Day, Legion Baseball games, and a soap box derby. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, news bulletins, and is heavily decorated with stickers and ephemera.