Two Springfield families with social, political and marital ties, who were leaders in American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary activities. Walter Hagler was Treasurer of Sangamon County in 1938, and County Sheriff from 1942 to 1946.

Photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, minutes, and memorabilia chiefly documenting the activities of the Walter Hagler and James Milner families in the activities of Springfield's American Legion (1937-51), the American Legion Auxiliary (1939-40), the Junior Auxiliary (1939), the Eight and Forty (1935-40), and the Illini Girls' State (1948-56); local politics; church and social activities in rural central Illinois; and the exploits of a World War II aviator, and life on the home front. Of particular note are two photographs of Charles A. Lindbergh's visit to Springfield in 1937 (Box 2, File 7).