Ladies Benevolent Society of Northfield secretary's books and Soldier's Aid Association minutes
00-1920-28-0
Scope and Contents
One book labeled "Ladies' Benevolent Society Secretary's Book, Vol. I, 1842-1865" and "Soldiers' Aid Association 1861-1865"; one book labeled "Ladies' Benevolent Society Secretary's Book, Vol. II, 1865-1886"; transcript of the two books. The first book includes records of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society from 1842-1859. The women who were the officers of the LBS were also the founding officers of the Soldier’s Aid Association when it began in 1861, and they continued using the same notebook to record meeting minutes , members and officers.
Dates
- created: 1842-1886
- Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1920
Creator
- Ladies Benevolent Society (Northfield, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
2.00 items
2.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
A. M. Turner
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Subject
- Ladies Benevolent Society (Northfield, Conn.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Ladies Benevolent Society of Northfield secretary's books and Soldier's Aid Association minutes
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 06/09/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
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P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org