Title: National Society of New England Women. Milwaukee Colony: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1932-1964

Creator:

• National Society of New England Women. Milwaukee Colony

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss EO

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Society of New England Women, organized to promote patriotic, civic, and social activities among descendants of early New England settlers. Included are minutes, membership lists, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous materials.

Language: English

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The Milwaukee Colony of New England Women, a branch of the National Society of New England Women, was organized and chartered in 1932 with six members. The society has as its goal “to bring together in social relations women of New England ancestry, to engage in patriotic, civic and philanthropic work.” Membership in the Colony is open to any woman over 18 years of age, who is descended from one or more ancestors born before 1789 in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Connecticut. The Milwaukee Colony holds monthly teas and meetings; studies the history, poetry and literature of New England and of Wisconsin; and contributes to the support of various local charities and organizations such as the Milwaukee Boys Club, scholarship funds, hospitals and the Red Cross.

This collection contains a variety of papers dealing with administrative, historical, and social events of the Milwaukee Colony of New England Women. Included is the registrar's book, listing members (1932-1959) and minutes of monthly meetings (1932-1937). Also present are minutes (1937-1953) of board, annual, and regular monthly meetings, as well as reports read into the minutes. Social events are detailed in Xeroxed newspaper clippings in the scrapbook (1932-1955). The miscellaneous file (1932-1964) contains a hand written history of the organization, (circa 1932-1933), programs, yearbooks and by-laws (1936-1939), and printed meeting and membership lists (1940-1943, 1953, 1956-1962).

Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs. Richard A. McDermott, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1965. Accession Number: M65-383

Processing Information

Processed by Menzi Behrnd, August 23, 1978.

Box   1 Folder   1	Registrar's Book, 1932-1937
Box   1 Folder   2-3	Minutes, 1937-1953
Box   1 Folder   4	Scrapbook, 1932-1955
Box   1 Folder   5	Miscellany, 1932-1964