National Society, United States Daughters of 1812 records
Scope and Content
Series 1, National Society includes newsletters, 1905-1963; bound proceedings of the Associate Council, 1932-1958; scrapbooks, 1936-1954, that include newspaper and magazine clippings, announcements of meetings, rosters, historian's reports, photographs, etc.; histories, circa 1942, are typescripts that include "History of National Society, United States Daughters of 1812, State of Connecticut," by Mrs. Henry Wheeler Warren, circa 1942; and a "History of Administration of Mrs. Clarence F.R. Jenne," by the same author, undated; reports, 1922-1923, that include the Associate Council Annual Messages and Reports for 1922 and 1923; and the Report of Historian National, 1938 and 1939; publications; and historical manuscripts, 1769-1922. Series 2, Connecticut Society includes the charter, 1906; minutes, 1939-1963; programs, 1935-1968; papers, 1935-1990; and scrapbooks, circa 1907-2003.
Dates
- 1769-2003
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
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Historical Note
The National Society, United States Daughters of 1812, was organized January 8, 1892. To become eligible for membership, a prospective member was required to trace her genealogy directly to an ancestor who had served in the United States military or civil service between 1784 and 1815. Chief among the Society's purposes was the dissemination of knowledge of American history. Concrete ways in which this objective was pursued were "preserving documents and relics, marking historic spots, recording family histories and traditions, … [and] urging…Congress to compile and publish authentic records of men in civil, military and naval service from 1784 to 1815 (Hartford Courant, July 19, 1936.)
The Connecticut Society of U.S. Daughters of 1812 was organized March 2, 1906, by Mrs. Charles H. Pinney, who became its first president. The Connecticut branch participated actively in the national society becoming particularly prominent when a Hartford woman, Mrs. Clarence F.R. Jenne, became the national president in 1918.
Extent
11.5 cubic feet
Abstract
The National Society, United States Daughters of 1812, was organized January 8, 1892. To become eligible for membership, a prospective member was required to trace her genealogy directly to an ancestor who had served in the United States military or civil service between 1784 and 1815. Chief among the Society's purposes was the dissemination of knowledge of American history. The Connecticut Society was organized March 2, 1906.
- Charters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Connecticut -- History -- War of 1812 -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Manuscripts (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- National Society, United States Daughters of 1812 -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National Society, United States Daughters of 1812. Connecticut Society -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newsletters Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Proceedings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Programs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- RG 120, National Society, United States Daughters of 1812
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
