| 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 expression |
| BEd |
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 |
| NC |
North Carolina |
| NC&StL Rwy |
Nashville, Cattanooga & St Louis Railway |
| ND |
North Dakota |
| NE |
northeast |
| NEA |
National Educational Association |
| Neb |
Nebraska |
| Nev |
Nevada |
| NG |
National Guards |
| NH |
New Hampshire |
| NJ |
New Jersey |
| NM |
New Mexico |
| Nov |
November |
| NP Rwy |
Northern Pacific Railway |
| NRA |
National Recovery Administration |
| NW |
northwest |
| NY |
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 |
| RI |
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 |
| SC |
South Carolina |
| SC |
Signal Corps |
| sch |
school |
| Scot |
Scottish |
| SD |
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 ChristianAssociation |
