Councils of Defense

Under the National Council of Defense was the State Council and below that various county and local defense councils. The regional councils turned their reports etc. into the state council at least by the time it was abolished in 1919. Activities discussed include liberty bond sales, war history (usu. listings of service men) etc.

This series contains records compiled "under the direction of the Commissioners of Ogden City by request of the chairmen of the various War Activities Committees of Ogden City" during World War I. The stated purpose of the compilation was to aid in "future campaigns in reaching more economically and affectively [sic] all those citizens who have aided thus far in the 'Great Work' as well as those who should have aided, but have thus far failed to do so."

The records include a forward, articulating the purpose of the compilation, along with background information on the war, including a copy of President Wilson's address to Congress on 2 April 1917 and a note of the President's visit to Odgen on 23 September 1919. The record outlines the Congressional decision to enter the war and the aims of the war. The bulk of the record is comprised of lists of people, businesses, organizations, and schools in Ogden who contributed to the war effort through the purchase of Liberty Loan bonds and War Saving Stamps, and contributions to the Red Cross or the War Chest. The list also include names of individuals or entities for whom no contributions are recorded. The names are listed in alphabetical order with an address, if known.