Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club of Duluth records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S2351

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains records of the Duluth chapter and its sub-chapters, the Newcomer's Alumnae Club, Luncheon Group, and the Tuesday and Wednesday Groups. The records have gaps but hold minutes, constitution and by-laws, annual reports, financial records, yearbooks, member directories, and scrapbooks with some identified photographs.

Dates

Creation: 1948-1988

Creator

Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club of Duluth (Minn.) (Organization)

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 Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club was a social, patriotic, and civil organization for new residents in Duluth, Minnesota. The club undertook at least one charitable project a year. The Duluth Chapter organized in about 1948.

Extent

2.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains records of the Duluth chapter and its sub-chapters, the Newcomer's Alumnae Club, Luncheon Group, and the Tuesday and Wednesday Groups.

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.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Serials Collection Newcomers News

Physical Description

5 boxes and 2 volumes outside of boxes

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.