W.C.T.U. Department of Health and Medical Temperance, 1946-1964, undated
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the Montana WCTU. Included is interoffice correspondence (1936-1976), which contains letters of the National WCTU, the Montana WCTU, other states' WCTU organizations, and local unions in Montana. Correspondents for the Montana WCTU include Mrs. W.C. Dawes, Mrs. H.E. Chappell, Bertha Rachel Palmer, Miriam Pease, Agatha Woods, Beatrice Kreis, Amanda Henricksen, Anna Reagan, Helena Mildred Clarke, Mabel Noble, Grace Thiebaud, Elizabeth S. Donahue, Cora Mae Boucher, Francis Lowe, and Mildred Carpenter. In addition there is correspondence with National WCTU field workers including Lily Grace Matteson, Dora Young, Sara Palmer, and Ida Underland.
The records for the Montana WCTU also include general correspondence (1936-1963) with Montana governors and state officials (State Board of Health, Department of Public Instruction), United Temperance Movement of Montana, congressmen, etc.; financial records (1883-1970); printed materials; reports of directors, officers, and local unions; subject files containing materials for various WCTU departments (1922-1976); miscellany; and clippings.
In addition there is a subgroup for the Kalispell WCTU and the Frances E. Willard local union of Kalispell, which includes general correspondence (1942-1973), financial records (1952-1973), minutes of meetings (1919-1973), programs, scrapbooks, and clippings.
There is also a small subgroup of miscellaneous WCTU materials including reports of the World WCTU, the National WCTU, Ohio WCTU, and New York WCTU; and minutes and programs from Montana local unions including Forsyth, Culbertson, Glendive, Libby, Columbia Falls, and Whitefish.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1964, undated
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
406-444-2681
406-444-2696 (Fax)
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