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Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Winterport, Me.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1044-sc

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

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.

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

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686