Colonial Dames
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks and records of Board of Managers meetings for the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Iowa.
Scrapbooks document the organization's activities. Some photographs are included. Binder of invitations to meetings 1938-2006 collected by Alice Richardson Sloane. Records of Meetings of Board of Managers 1896-1917.
Additional minutes of meetings and financial reports 2005 April - 2013 June.
Brief Inventory:
Box 1
Minutes: Board Managers 1896-1917 single volume Donated in memory of Alice Richardson Sloane
Notes 12 charter members
Report of activities 1922? 1 file
Invitations to meetings 1938-2006 1 yellow 3-ring binder collected by Alice Richardson Sloane
Scrap book
Boxes 2-5
Scrapbooks
Dates
- Creation: 1896-2006
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials are available for use in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center only.
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Biographical / Historical
The NSCDA actively promotes its members heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service and educational projects.
Founded in 1896, NSCDA-IA is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that promotes the appreciation of and respect for the people, places and events that led to the formation and development of the United States of America. It is a lineage organization led and comprised by women with leadership opportunities nationally, regionally and locally.
The NSCDA-Iowa Society meetings are organized through two boroughs. The Davenport Borough encompasses eastern Iowa from Iowa City/Cedar Rapids to Muscatine, the Quad Cities and Dubuque. The Des Moines Borough encompasses an area sixty miles in circumference of the city. Approximately one third of the membership live out of state with Iowa family or friend connections.
Membership hinges on proving an ancestor who provided his or her service in one of the thirteen colonies before July 5, 1776, and can include military officers, educators, religious leaders, or government officials.
Extent
5.42 Linear Feet (in 5 record center cartons.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 33 Section 1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Physical Description
good to excellent; photo albums with newspaper clippings of the sticky/magnetic variety.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com