Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion, Emma Deming Council No. 265 records
2005-20-0
Scope and Contents
The Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion (CWBL) was a fraternal and insurance society founded in 1895. The Emma Deming Council No. 265 was founded in Litchfield in 1907. Membership was limited to Catholic women ages 17 to 50. The records document the activities of the Deming Council; some relate to the dealings between the main office in New York and the local council. Membership applications, lists, and investigating committee report and notices of members provide personal details about members. Other records consist of correspondence; canceled checks, receipt and bank books, and associated records; insurance forms; constitutions of the CWBL; religious and welcoming poems; the Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion Bulletin (1909); medical examiner's blanks; and a CWBL manual of procedure.
Dates
- created: 1907-1913
- Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2000
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The records are unarranged.
Source of Acquisition
Bob Calabrese
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
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion, Emma Deming Council No. 265 records
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 02/10/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org