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Box 1

 Container

Contains 8 Results:

Minute book, 1882 January-1891 January

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id93014
Scope and Contents

WCTU printed "President's Circular" (June 1888) tucked into front cover.

Dates: 1882 January-1891 January

Minute book, 1902 January-1906 November

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id93015
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains official organizational records of the Fort Smith, Arkansas, chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Included here are minute books, financial ledgers, and loose meeting minutes and newspaper clippings that seem to have been saved intentionally with the record books. A few of the minute books have missing covers or fragile binding, but the contents are otherwise in good condition.

Dates: 1902 January-1906 November

Minute book, 1909 October-1912 November

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: id93016
Scope and Contents

Front cover completely missing. Meetings often held twice a month. List of officers and members in the back.

Dates: 1909 October-1912 November

Minute book, 1912 November-1915 June

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: id93017
Scope and Contents

List of officers, members, dues and pledges collected.

Dates: 1912 November-1915 June

Minute book, 1915 July-1917 March

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: id93018
Scope and Contents

Mrs. Yadon is the Recording Secretary until elected president in 1916 when job passes to Mrs. Holland.

Dates: 1915 July-1917 March

Minute book, 1917 August-1919 July

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: id93019
Scope and Contents

At the back of the book are lists of members, dues collected by the group, and families with sons in the war. Newspaper clippings about WCTU meetings or activities are pasted into the book. Also pasted into books are personal notes to the President and the chapter, letters from politicians and printed materials.

Dates: 1917 August-1919 July

Minute book, 1919 October-1922 July

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: id93020
Scope and Contents

A WCTU Treasurer’s Book that has been adapted into the Secretary’s Book. Basically a scrapbook, with membership rolls and meeting minutes but also newspaper clippings and printed materials pasted into various pages. Includes several loose notes and clippings that have been tucked into the book.

Dates: 1919 October-1922 July

Meeting minutes, 1882-1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: id93021
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains official organizational records of the Fort Smith, Arkansas, chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Included here are minute books, financial ledgers, and loose meeting minutes and newspaper clippings that seem to have been saved intentionally with the record books. A few of the minute books have missing covers or fragile binding, but the contents are otherwise in good condition.

Dates: 1882-1922