Name/Title
Minutes of the German Ladies' Relieve Society, 1896-1910Entry/Object ID
1997.269.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.269.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
DATE OR PERIOD: 1896 - 1910
OBJECT: MINUTES
DESCRIPTION:
HANDWRITTEN MINUTES IN BLUE- AND SEPIA-COLORED INK ON LINED PAPER, WITH HARD-BOUND COVER. COVER DESIGN IN RED-, BLACK-, AND YELLOW-COLORED RIPPLED PATTERN.
SIZE: L 10" X W 7-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: MINUTES OF THE GERMAN LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY, FROM 1896 TO 1910. MINUTES ARE RECORDED IN GERMAN. THE SOCIETY MET MONTHLY, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF DONATING MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND COAL TO NEEDY CASES THAT WERE INVESTIGATED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ACQUIRED FROM:
UNKNOWN
DATE: JUNE 7, 1997
