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Daughters of the American Revolution Yearbooks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 084

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Daughters of the American Revolution yearbooks, including the District of Columbia State Chapter and District of Columbia Local Chapters, from 1924-1962.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-1962

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Use

No known restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 as a service organization dedicated to the promotion of patriotism, historic preservation, and education. The DAR is open to any woman, at least 18 years of age, who can prove blood lineal descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence.

The District of Columbia State Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was established in 1891, with local chapters forming as early as 1892. Though there were once as many as 60 local chapters, most have either disbanded or merged together. As of 2020, there are 18 local chapters in D.C.

Extent

0.5 Linear feet

1 Boxes

Arrangement

Processed without series.

Custodial History

The materials in this collection were relocated from DC Public Library Special Collection’s vertical files and the Cutter collection.

Processing Information

Basic archival procedures were used at the time of processing.

Title
Daughters of the American Revolution
Subtitle
An inventory of Daughters of the American Revolution Yearbooks at DC Public Library
Author
Finding aid prepared by Ryan P. Semmes.
Date
2006-11
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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