Woman's Christian Temperance Union minute book, 1889-1895.

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US ARC River Falls SC 399

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union minute book, 1889-1895.

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  • 1889-1895 (creation)

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0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Secretary's book of the Hammond, Wis. chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Wisconsin, including the group's constitution, membership list, meeting minutes, and attendance records.
Though short on description, the minutes provide evidence of the group's literature distribution projects; fund raisers; support of affiliated groups (including the Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union (YWCTU) and the Loyal Temperance Legion (LTL), a youth group); relations with other local social, religious, and charitable organizations; village-level political activities; and provision of a weekly column for The Hammond News. The chapter dissolved in 1908.

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COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.

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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright may have not been transferred to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

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      Presented by Mary Sturtz, Topeka, Kansas, 1987.

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      89116141276

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      145778699

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