Daughters of the American Revolution records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S3793

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection holds records of the three local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution: in Duluth, Greysolon duLuth Chapter; in Superior, Wisconsin, Claude Jean Allouez Chapter; in Duluth, Daughters of Liberty Chapter.

Materials include minutes, annual reports, bylaws, membership lists and applications, photographs, programs, treasurer's reports and budgets, yearbooks and scrapbooks.

Four boxes of In Process records, 1892-1950s, primarily of the Daughters of Liberty Chapter of Duluth, include minutes; bylaws; membership lists and applications; historian, regent, and treasurer's volumes; scrapbooks.

Dates

1892-2003

Creator

Daughters of the American Revolution (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access:

Request permission from DAR Greysolon du Lhut chapter to use Box 15 membership applications.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is an organization whose membership is limited to women who "can prove lineal, blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence." Goals of the DAR are patriotism, education and historic preservation. It was founded in 1890 by Eugenia Washington, great-grand niece of George Washington.

Local chapters include: Claude Jean Allouez Chapter, Superior, Wisconsin; Daughters of Liberty Chapter, Duluth; Greysolon duLuth Chapter, Duluth.

Extent

20.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.