Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Winterport, Me.) Records
Scope and Contents Note
Records of a local union in Winterport, Maine, of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Included are 3 record books: a Secretary's Book from April 29, 1897 to Sept. 12, 1899; a notebook containing minutes of meetings from April 26, 1939 to July 12, 1955; and a Treasurer's Book from Aug. 4, 1953 to Nov. 20, 1957. Included in the record books are minutes of the meetings, lists of members, lists of officers, and financial records. Removed from one of the books are two receipts: one for a pledge to The Christian Civic League of Maine by the Winterport Pentecostal Church in 1954 and one for the payment of dues by Mrs. Georgie Bolan to the Winterport W.C.T.U. in 1954.
Dates
- April 29, 1897-November 20, 1957
- Majority of material found within 1897-1899
- Majority of material found within 1939-1957
Creator
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Winterport, Me.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Winterport, Maine, was organized on April 29, 1897. Its mission was to prohibit alcoholic beverages and to encourage personal abstinence.
Extent
1 folder (5 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of a local union in Winterport, Maine, of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Included are 3 record books: a Secretary's Book from April 29, 1897 to Sept. 12, 1899; a notebook containing minutes of meetings from April 26, 1939 to July 12, 1955; and a Treasurer's Book from Aug. 4, 1953 to Nov. 20, 1957. Included in the record books are minutes of the meetings, lists of members, lists of officers, and financial records. Removed from one of the books are two receipts: one for a pledge to The Christian Civic League of Maine by the Winterport Pentecostal Church in 1954 and one for the payment of dues by Mrs. Georgie Bolan to the Winterport W.C.T.U. in 1954.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Membership lists Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Receipts (Financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Temperance -- Maine -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Temperance -- Maine -- Winterport Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Winterport (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Winterport, Me.) Records
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
