Michigan Woman's Christian Temperance Union records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union including some publications and transcriptions of a W.C.T.U. Minute Book of the Three Oaks, Michigan chapter. Included are minutes of the society meetings, 1879-1887; a transcription of the constitution; membership lists, 1880?-1887;financial records, 1883?-1886; and a newspaper clipping of resolutions adopted at the 1881 convention.
There are annual convention reports and directories of Michigan Woman's Christian Temperance Union for 1942, 1958, 1960-1964.
W.C.T.U. publications include a poem written by a temperance lecturer, 1857; the newspaper, Woman's State Temperance Record, 1874; notice of W.C.T.U. Convention 1879; and a pamphlet Ingham County Must Stay Dry published by Woman's Local Option Committee, 1909.
Dates
- Creation: 1879-1909, 1942-1964
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1879 - 1886
Creator
- Michigan Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (, 11 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Robert Warner, Kenneth P. Scheffel, Francis Stebbins.
Legal Status
Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Property Rights: Michigan State University
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Michigan Woman's Christian Temperance Union Records
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
