"Drusilla Wilson: A Friend of Temperance" thesis
Collection — Folder: S2178
Identifier: S2178
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one thesis from Susan Metzner Kraft in Wichita State University from 1979 regarding Drusilla Wilson.
Dates
- 1979
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Drusilla Wilson (1815-1908) was a nineteenth century Quaker temperance leader. She traveled thousands of miles, giving hundreds of lectures, to promote the prohibition amendement in Kansas. She was also active in purity work in Indiana and would be seen as a great leader and supporter in Indiana and Kansas. Though most of her speeches and writings are gone, Drusilla Wilson has been remembered as a feminist, an activist, and a strategist.
Source: materials in collection.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Susan Kraft on 1980/09/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/07/20 by Kori Nell. EAD finding aid created 2016/07/20 by Kori Nell.
- Title
- "Drusilla Wilson: A Friend of Temperance" thesis
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1979
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
