Title | National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Colonial and Pioneer Women Project records, 1852-1982 |
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Span Dates | 1852-1982 |
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Bulk Dates | (bulk 1976-1982) |
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ID No. | MSS58578 |
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Creator | National Society of the
Colonial Dames of America |
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Extent | 200 items ; 8 containers plus 1 oversize ; 3 linear feet |
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Language | Collection material in
English |
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Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Summary | National organization,
founded in 1891, composed of women who are descended from an ancestor who came
to reside in an American colony before 1750, and whose services were rendered
during the Colonial Period. Chiefly essays on the lives of colonial and pioneer
women written for the Colonial and Pioneer Women Project by members of state
organizations and submitted to the society's National Historical Activities
Committee. Subjects of the essays are women of local prominence or ancestors of
the authors. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008002 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82058578 |
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