United States Navy League, Comforts Committee, Admiral Bunce Section records
Scope and Content
The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ledgers.
Dates
- 1917-1918
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
On July 4, 1915, a group of women in Washington, D.C. formed the Women’s Section of the Navy League. The League hoped to band women of various philosophical backgrounds under the banner of “Patriotism, Americanism, and National Defense.” Twenty-five members of the Women’s Section in any town could organize a chapter, with chapters being named for a town, patriotic event or historic place, or historical character no longer living. The materials in this record group were created by the Comforts Committee of the Admiral Bunce Section of the Navy League. The function of a Comforts Committee was to knit woolen garments for men serving in the United States Navy.
Extent
1.5 cubic feet
Abstract
On July 4, 1915, a group of women in Washington, D.C. formed the Women’s Section of the Navy League. The League hoped to band women of various philosophical backgrounds under the banner of “Patriotism, Americanism, and National Defense.” The function of a Comforts Committee was to knit woolen garments for men serving in the United States Navy.
Provenance
The records were transferred from RG 030 on December 4, 1975.
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hartford (Conn.) -- History -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Patriotic societies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States Navy League. Comforts Committee. Admiral Bunce Section -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Women -- Societies and clubs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Connecticut -- Hartford Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 137 United States Navy League, Comforts Committee, Admiral Bunce Section
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2009
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
