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Woman's Christian Temperance Union

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Alton Woman's Christian Temperance Union minutes

 Collection — Folder: S3481
Identifier: S3481
Scope and Contents This collection includes the minutes of the October 13, 1899 meeting of the Alton (Indiana) Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) held at the Methodist Episcopal church. The women who attended were Mrs. Riddle, Mrs. Brooks, Susan Roberts, Mary Rohl, Cora Parr, and Katie Wilson. The brief handwritten minutes were recorded on Peckinpaugh, Harrison and Co. letterhead.
Dates: 1899/10/13

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