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DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PAPERS


Biography/History:

Some of the chapters of the Mississippi society include Ralph Humphreys, organized on January 8, 1902, with Mary Thompson Howe as regent; Fort Rosalie, organized on April 16, 1955, and named after a Mississippi historic site; and Magnolia State, organized on November 8, 1929.

Scope and Content:

  • Box 1, folder 1: Programs of the Copiah Chapter, 1934; Twenty-first Mississippi State Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1926.

      folder 2: Handbook of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1945.

      folder 3: List containing books donated to the Department of Archives and History, March 1948.

      folder 4: Dues paid at a luncheon, October 1, 1949.

      folder 5: Treasurer's reports of the Magnolia State Chapter, January 1, 1947-May 11, 1948.

      folder 6: Yearbooks of the Magnolia State Chapter, 1948-1950.

      folder 7: Minutes of the Magnolia State Chapter, September 20, 1947-October 1, 1949.

      folder 8: Executive Board meetings of the Magnolia State Chapter, September 24, 1949-May 6, 1950.

      folder 9: Financial statements of the Magnolia State Chapter, November 1948-April 1950.

      folder 10: List of membership changes of the Magnolia State Chapter, November 5, 1948-October 31, 1949.

      folder 11: Materials concerning the Reverend Etienne Gibert, 1942.

      folders 12-16: Portraits.

      Ralph Humphreys Chapter scrapbook, n.d.

  • Box 2: Minutes of the Ralph Humphreys Chapter, 1902-1911.
  • Box 3: Minutes of the Ralph Humphreys Chapter, 1911-1920; 1933-1941.

      Ralph Humphreys Chapter scrapbook, 1942-1945.

  • Box 4: Ralph Humphreys Chapter scrapbook, 1947.
  • Box 5: Ralph Humphreys Chapter scrapbook, 1938-1939.

The scrapbooks contain newsclippings, programs, and a list of members attending a tea at the Mississippi Governor's Mansion.

Series Identification:

  1. Club records. 1926-1950. Box 1.
  2. Minutes. 1902-1941. Boxes 2-3.
  3. Scrapbooks. 1938-1947. Boxes 3-5.