Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Wisconsin State Chapter No. 10.Records, 1910-1995.Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 1651.8 cubic ft. (3 archives boxes, 1 small archives box, and 1 oversize box) |
ABSTRACT: Records of a women's organization dedicated to patriotic ideals and
the preservation of family history. Members are required to document an unbroken
lineage from an ancestor who settled in the Colonies between 1607 and 1687 as well as an
intermediate ancestor who, by military or civil service, aided in the establishment of
American independence between 1775 and 1784. The Wisconsin chapter organized in
1910. The collection includes meeting minutes; reports of chapter activity to the
national society; correspondence; reports of officers; newsletters; membership records,
which include genealogical information; the constitution and by-laws, yearbooks; records
of the chapter's ROTC Medal awards; chapter histories; and a scrapbook containing
newsclippings, memorabilia, and a few photographs.
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Wisconsin State Chapter No. 10. Records, 1910-1995. Wisconsin Historical Society. Milwaukee Area Research Center. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
ACQUISITION: Presented by Mrs. Erwin A. Hentzen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1966, and by the chapter via Mrs. Earl A. Weeks in 1966, via Mrs. Denis Rupnow in 1981, and via Frances B. Beverstock in 1966 (accession numbers M81-285, M66-202, M67-001, M81-285, and M98-148).
PROCESSING: Addition was processed by Donna Sereda on July 28, 1998.
MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:
| MILWAUKEE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 165 | BOX | FOLDER |
| Chapter Histories, 1960 | 1 | 7 |
| Chapter Histories, 1987 | 1 | 8 |
| Chapter Histories, 1995 | 1 | 9 |
| Combines Meetings, 1989-1994 | 1 | 1 |
| Constitution and By-Laws, undated | 1 | 2 |
| Corresponding Secretary's Book, 1910-1929 | 1 | 3 |
| Historian's Book, 1910-1936 | 1 | 4 |
| Historian's Files, ca. 1937-1958 | 1 | 5 |
| Historian's Files, ca. 1960-1995 | 1 | 6 |
| Membership Applications, 1904-1947 | 2 | 1 |
| Minutes, 1954-1975 | 2 | 5 |
| Minutes, 1975-1983 | 2 | 6 |
| Minutes, 1983-1993 | 3 | 1 |
| President's Files, 1930s-1940s | 3 | 2 |
| President's Files, 1950-1959 | 3 | 3 |
| President's Files, 1960-1969 | 3 | 4 |
| President's Files, 1970-1979 | 3 | 5 |
| President's Files, 1980-1989 | 3 | 6 |
| President's Files, 1990-1994 | 3 | 7 |
| Recording Secretary's Books, Volume 1, 1910-1928 | 3 | 8 |
| Recording Secretary's Books, Volume 2, 1928-1934 | 3 | 9 |
| Registrars Books, Volume I, 1910-1927 | 2 | 2 |
| Registrars Books, Volume II, 1928-1932 | 2 | 3 |
| ROTC Medal Awards, 1971-1976 | 3 | 10 |
| ROTC Medal Awards, 1976-1977 | 3 | 11 |
| ROTC Medal Awards, 1978 | 4 | 1 |
| ROTC Medal Awards, 1979 | 4 | 2 |
| ROTC Medal Awards, 1980-1984 | 4 | 3 |
| ROTC Medal Awards, 1987-1993 | 4 | 4 |
| Scrapbook, 1932-1976 [volume 1] | 5 | |
| Treasurer's Lists, 1929-1936, 1950, 1953 | 2 | 4 |
| Yearbooks, 1935-1991 | 4 | 5 |
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