Request Material
Moina Michael letter to Rosemary Lyons Jones
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Moina Michael letter to Rosemary Lyons Jones | |
| Creator: Jones, Rosemary Lyons | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1941, 1944 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) 1 letter | |
| Collection Number: ms3990 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
After World War I, Moina Michael pursued the idea of selling silk poppies as a means for raising funds to assist disabled veterans. In 1921, her efforts results in the poppy being adopted as a symbol of remembrance for war veterans by the American Legion Auxiliary. She retired from the University of Georgia in 1934 and published an autobiography in 1941, The miracle flower: the story of the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy. In 1944, a Liberty ship constructed in Georgia was named the SS Moina Michael in her honor. In 1948, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp in her honor and in 1969 the Georgia General Assembly named a section of U.S. Highway 78 the Moina Michael Highway.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a letter, a newsclipping and a photograph. Both the personal letter and news clipping are addressed to Rosemary Lyons Jones and date from 1941. The photograph features Moina Michael in a jeep driven by a female Air Forces person. The back is stamped "Army Air Forces" and is dated January 24th, 1944.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Moina Michael letter to Rosemary Lyons Jones, ms3990, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.