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Women's Relief Corps Records (Cheyenne, Wyoming)

6 folders (0.6 linear feet)

(1904 – 1956)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2013.008
Creator(s) Women's Relief Corps
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2013.

SC2013.008
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post
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Minutes of the Grand Army of the Republic (Pulaski, New York) (1894 – 1897)

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Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The records of the Women's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic are from the J. F. Reynolds chapter in Cheyenne, Wyoming and were written from 1900 to 1956.

Administrative History

The National Woman’s Relief Corps was founded as an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1883. The organization emerged out of New England with a goal of providing aid to veterans of the Union Army and their families. Many of the women who first engaged with the organization gained experience caring for soldiers on the battlefield and in hospitals during the Civil War.

Scope and Content Note

The records of the Women's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic are from the J. F. Reynolds chapter in Cheyenne, Wyoming and were written from 1900 to 1956. The journals dating from 1904 to 1936 and 1950 to 1956 list the members and whether they paid their dues, died, married, or moved away. The journal dating from 1904 to 1920 lists monetary transactions made within the club. The remaining three journals (1927-1932, 1933-1938, 1939-1946) have the minutes from meetings. They also include the various charitable acts the women did such as hospital visits and making donations. The minutes include officers not present at meetings, proposed acts, and when acts were approved by the club.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Charity
    • Clubs
    • Minutes (Records)
  • Location Terms
    • Cheyenne (Wy.)

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