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Woman's Christian Temperance Union

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Thorntown, Indiana union collection

 Collection — Folder: S1640
Identifier: S1640
Scope and Contents This collection includes a scrapbook, an envelope of cancelled checks, and six handwritten notes from a local union of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in Thorntown, Indiaan, ranging from 1885 to 1892. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings related to the temperance movement as well as handwritten minutes for various meetings held by the WCTU. The notes relate to insurance payments to the fire company as well as lists of different office expenses.
Dates: 1885-1892