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Who: name, title, place and date of birth, name of both parents, education, name of spouse, and names of children.
What: employment History, including dates location, type of employment or business venture. If a start and end date appear, this indicates the activity ended. If there is only a start date, this indicates the person was active in this role at the time of the information gathering. Military records, membership in clubs and organizations, political interests, religious affiliation, and hobbies.
Where: current business location and home address at the time of record.
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A & M Agricultural & Mechanical A &P Rwy Atlantic & Pacific Railway AA degree of associate of arts AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration American Automobile Association AAONMS Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science AASR Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite AAU Amateur Athletic Union AAUP American Association of University Professors AAUW American Association of University Women acad academy, academic acct accountant ACD American College of Dentists ACP American College of Physicians Agricultural Conservation Program ACS American College of Surgeons ADA American Dental Association adjt adjutant adm admitted AE agricultural engineer (ing) AEF American Expeditionary Force AF & AM Ancient Free & Accepted Masons AFI All for Iowa AF of L American Federation of Labor agcy agency agr (l) agriculture (al) agt agent AHEPA American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association AIEE American Institute of Electrical Engineers Ala Alabama ALA American Library Association AMA American Medical Association Amer American AMPA American Newspaper Publishers Association AOUW Ancient Order of United Workmen AP Associated Press appr apprentice apptd appointed apptmt appointment apt (s) apartment (s) ARC American Red Cross Ariz Arizona Ark Arkansas arty artillery AS air service ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASSC Air Service Signal Corps assn association assoc associate (d) asst assistant AT &SF Rwy Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway att attended, attending atty attorney Aug August aux auxiliary ave avenue AZA Aleph Zadek Aleph b born B & A RR Boston & Albany Railroad B & L Building & Loan B & M RR Burlington & Missouri Railroad B & O RR Co Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company B & PW Business & Professional Women BA bachelor of arts BAE Bureau of Agricultural Economics BAgr bachelor of agriculture Bapt Baptist BArch bachelor of architecture BAS bachelor of association science batt battalion BBA bachelor of business administration B C British Columbia BCE bachelor of civil engineering BCL bachelor of civil law BCS bachelor of commercial science bd board BD bachelor of divinity BDi bachelor of didactics BDS bachelor of dental surgery BE bachelor of education, bachelor of engineering,
bachelor of expressionBEd bachelor of education BEF British Expeditionary Force BFA bachelor of fine arts BJ bachelor of journalism bkkpr bookkeeper BL bachelor of laws, bachelor of letters bldg building BLitt bachelor of literature, bachelor of letters BLS bachelor of library science blvd boulevard BM bachelor of medicine BME bachelor of mining engineering BMus bachelor of music B of LE Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers B of LF & E Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers BO bachelor of oratory BPd bachelor of pedagogy BPE bachelor of physical education BPOE Benevolent Protective Order of Elks B of RC Brotherhood of Railway Clerks brig brigadier BRE bachelor of religious education BRT Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen BSA bachelor of agricultural science, Boy Scouts of America BSc bachelor of science BSD bachelor of didactic science BSL bachelor of sacred literature BTh bachelor of theology bur bureau BVM Blessed Virgin Mary C & EI RR Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad C > Rwy Chicago & Grand Trunk Railroad C & NP RR Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad C & NW Rwy Chicago & Northwestern Railroad C & O Rwy Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad C &S Rwy Co Colorado & Southern Railway Company CAC coast artillery corps Cal California capt captain CAR Children of the American Revolution carp carpenter cash cashier Cath Catholic CB & Q Rwy Co Chicago, Burlington & Quncy Railway Company CCC & StL Rwy Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis Railway CE civil engineer CGW Rwy Chicago Great Western Railway ch chapter, charter, church chg charge chmn chairman Chris Christian Chris Sci Christian Science clk clerk CLU Central Labor Union CM & StP Rwy Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway CMTC Citizens Military Training Camp co company (s), county (s) COF Catholic Order of Foresters C of C Chamber of Commerce col colonel coll college Colo Colorado com committee comdt commandant comm commander, community commd commissioned comml commercial commr commissioner conf conference Congl Congregational, Congressional Conn Connecticut contr contractor conv convention co-op co-operative corp corporation, corporal COTS central officers training school coun council CP Rwy Canadian Pacific Railway CPA certified public accountant CRI & P Rwy Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway CStPM & O Rwy Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway CWA Civil Works Administration d daughter D & RGW RR Co Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company DAgr doctor of agriculture DAR Daughters of the American Revolution DAV Disabled American Veterans D C District of Columbia DC doctor of chiropractic DCL doctor of civil law DD doctor of divinity DDS doctor of dental surgery dec deceased Dec December DEd doctor of education del delegate Del Delaware Dem Democrat DEng doctor of engineering dep deputy dept department DHL doctor of Hebrew literature dir (s) director (s) disch discharged dist district div division DLit (t) doctor of literature dir (s) dealer (s) DLS doctor of library science DM & C Des Moines & Central Iowa Railroad Co DMU Rwy Des Moines Union Railway DMus doctor of music DO doctor of osteopathy DOKK Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorasson of America DORC dental officers reserve corps Dr doctor DRE doctor of religious education DSc doctor of science DSC distinguished service cross DST doctor of sacred theology DTM doctor of tropical medicine DUV Daughters of Union Veterans DVM doctor of veterinary medicine DVS doctor of veterinary surgery E east ed educated ED doctor of engineering EdB bachelor of education EdD doctor of education EdM master of education edn (l) education (al) EE electrical engineer elec elected elem elementary emp employed engr (s) engineer (s) enl enlisted ent entered Episc Episcopal est estate estab established Evang Evangelical exec executive ext extensive extn extension FACD Fellow of the American College of Dentists FACP Fellow of the American College of Physicians FACS Fellow of the American College of Surgeons FBI Federal Bureau of Inventigation FCA Farm Credit Administration FDDM & Sou RR Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FE & MV RR Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Feb February fed federal fedn federation FFA Future Farmers of America FHA Federal Housing Administration Fla Florida FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles frat fraternity FSA Farm Security Administration FSB Federal Securities Board FTDA Florists Telegraph Delivery Association FtDM Fort Des Moines furn furniture Ga Georgia GAR Grand Army of the Republic gen general GFWC General Federation of Women's Clubs GHQ general headquarters GMC General Motors Corporation GN Rwy Great Northern Railway gov governor govt government grad graduate groc grocer GT Rwy Grand Trunk Railway hdqrs headquarters hdw hardware HG Home Guard hist historical HOLC Home Owners Loan Corporation hon honorable, honorary hosp hospital HS high school ICC Interstate Commerce Commission IC RR Illinois Central Railroad ICS International Correspondence School IERA Iowa Emergency Relief Administration IFWC Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs IGA Independent Grocers Alliance IGN RR International Great Northern Railroad Ill Illinois impl implement inc incorporated Ind Indiana indep independent (ly) inf infantry ING Iowa National Guards ins insurance inst institute instr instructor int (s) interest (s) (ed) internatl international IOGT International Order of Good Templars IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows IPA Iowa Press Association ISTA Iowa State Teachers Association ISTC Iowa State Teachers College ITU International Typographical Union Jan January JCD, JDC doctor of civil law JCL Juris Canonici Lector JD juris doctor, doctor of laws JP Justice of the Peace jr junior JSD doctor of juristic science JUD doctor of canon & civil laws Kas Kansas KC Knight of Columbus KCCH Knights Commandery of the Court of Honor KCS Rwy Kansas City Southern Railway KP Knights of Pythias KT Knights Templar Ky Kentucky L & B Loan & Building L & N RR Louisville & Nashville Railroad La Louisiana LA & SL RR Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad lab laboratory lbr lumber LHD doctor of the humanities, doctor of letters of humanity LI RR Long Island Railroad lib library lic licensed LitD doctor of letters, doctor of literature LittB bachelor of letters LittD doctor of letters LLB bachelor of laws LLD doctor of laws LLM master of laws LOOM Loyal Order of Moose lt lieutenant ltd limited Luth Lutheran m married M & StL RR Minneapolis & St Louis Railroad MA master of arts MAgr master of agriculture maj major Mar March Mass Massachusetts math mathematics, mathematical MB bachelor of medicine MBA master of business administration mbr member mcht merchant MC & CL RR Mason City & Clear Lake Railroad MCL master of civil law MCS master of commercial science Md Maryland MD doctor of medicine MDi master of didactics MDip master in diplomacy MDS master of dental surgery mdse merchandise Me Maine ME mechanical, military or mining engineering med medical, medicine MEE master of electrical engineering merc mercantile Meth Methodist MFA master of fine arts mfg manufacturing mfr (s) manufacturer (s) mgr (s) manager (s) MGTC machine gun transport company Mich Michigan mil military min minute Minn Minnesota Miss Mississippi MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MK & T Rwy Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway MLitt master of literature MME master of mechanical engineering M & O RR Mobile & Ohio Railroad Mo Missouri Mont Montana MoP Rwy Missouri Pacific Railway MORC medical officers reserve corps MPd master of pedagogy MPE master of physical education MRE master of religious education MS master of surgery MSc master of science MST master of sacred theology MStP & SSM Rwy Minneapolis, St Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway MTC motor transport company MTD motor transport division MTh master of theology MusB bachelor of music MusD doctor of music MusM master of music MWA Modern Woodmen of America N north N & W Rwy Norfolk & Western Railway NAA National Aeronautics Association NARD National Association of Retail Druggists natl national Natl Edit Assn National Editorial Association N C North Carolina NC & StL Rwy Nashville, Cattanooga & St Louis Railway N D North Dakota NE northeast NEA National Educational Association Neb Nebraska Nev Nevada NG National Guards N H New Hampshire N J New Jersey N M New Mexico Nov November NP Rwy Northern Pacific Railway NRA National Recovery Administration NW northwest N Y New York NYA National Youth Administration NYC & HR RR New York, Central & Hudson River Railroad NYC RR New York Central Railroad NYNH & H RR New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Oct October OES Order of Eastern Star ofcl official ofcr officer off office Okla Oklahoma opr (d) operator, operate (d) oprn operation ORC Order of Railway Conductors, Officers Reserve Corps Ore Oregon org (r) organized, organizer orgn organization ORT Order of Railway Telegraphers O/S overseas OSL RR Oregon Short Line Railroad OTC officers training camp OTS officers training school O-W RR &N Co Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company PCA Production Credit Association pct precinct PdB bachelor of pedagogy PdD doctor of pedagogy PdM master of pedagogy PeB bachelor of pediatrics Penn Pennsylvania Penn RR Pennsylvania Railroad Pharm pharmacy (ist), (eutical) PhB bachelor of philosophy PhC pharmaceutical chemist,chiropractic philosopher PhD doctor of philosophy, doctor of pharmacy PhG graduate in pharmacy phys physician P I Philippine Islands P M postmaster PM RR Pere Marquette Railroad P O postoffice prac practice (d) prep preparatory pres president Presby Presbyterian prin principal priv private prof professor prop proprietor Prot Protestant PTA Parent Teachers Association ptr partner pub public pur purchased PWA Public Works Administration QMC quartermasters corps QMRC quartermasters reserve corps RA resettlement administration RACC Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation RAM Royal Arch Mason R & SM Royal & Select Mason REA Rural Electrification Administraion recd received Rep representative, republican res reserve, residence ret retired retd returned Rev Reverend RFC Reconstruction Finance Corporation RFD Rural Free Delivery R I Rhode Island RN registered nurse RNA Royal Neighbors of America ROA Reserve Officers Association RR railroad s son S south S & L Savings & Loan SA Salvation Army SAL Rwy Seaboard Air Line Railway SAR Sons of the American Revolution SATC Student Army Training Corps SBA Security Benefit Association S C South Carolina SC Signal Corps sch school Scot Scottish S D South Dakota SE southeast secy secretary sen senator, senate Sept September sgt sergeant SJD doctor juristic science SNTC student naval training corps soc society SP Co Southern Pacific Company Sp-Amer Spanish American SPEE Soc for the Promotion of Engineering Education sr senior SS steamship, Sunday School St Saint, street, state STB bachelor of sacred theology STD doctor of sacred theology steno stenographer StJ & GI RR St Joseph & Grand Island Railroad StL &SF RR St Louis & San Francisco Railroad StL & M & S MoP St Louis & Missouri & Southern Missouri Pacific STP professor of sacred theology supt superintendent supvr supervisor surg surgeon SUV Sons of Union Veterans SW southwest T & P Rwy Texas & Pacific Railway tchr teacher TDS Telegraphic Delivery Service tech technical tele telephone teleg telegraph Tenn Tennessee Tex Texas T H Territory of Hawaii ThD doctor of theology ThM master of theology TPA Travelers Protective Association treas treasurer (s) tsfrd transferred tsptn transportation TVA Tennessee Valley Authority twp township U university U B United Brethren UCT United Commercial Travelers UMWA United Mine Workers of America Uni university UP Union Pacific, United Press US United States USDA United States Department of Agriculture USN United States Navy USS United States Ship USWV United Spanish War Veterans Va Virginia vol volunteer VP vice-president vs versus Vt Vermont W west Wash Washington WCF & N RR Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad WCTU Womens Christian Temperance Union Wes Wesleyan WFMS Woman's Foreign Missionary Society WHMS Woman's Home Missionary Society whol wholesale Wis Wisconsin WOW Woodmen of the World WP RR Western Pacific Railroad Company WPA Works Progress Administration WRC Women's Relief Corps W Va West Virginia Wyo Wyoming Y D Young Democrats YMCA Young Men's Christian Association Y R Young Republicans YWCA Young Women's Christian Association