Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.)

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National organization formed in 1883 at the Denver Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, as an auxiliary to that organization and to continue to "care for the Veteran and his dependent ones and to perpetuate the memory of their heroic dead". As the number of Corps grew, each state elected its own governing body, subordinate to the national governing body. In addition to helping veterans, these women worked to get pension help for the nurses who served in the Civil War, founded a home for the care of these nurses as they aged and also the widows of the veterans. They also raised money to help the victims of natural disasters and to help educate children and immigrants in patriotism and allegiance to the United States. The national headquarters moved each year to the city where the president lived, until 1941 when the national headquarters was moved permanently to Springfield, Ill.

From the description of General orders, 1888-1912. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 50674100
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referencedIn Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Ben Butterfield Post No. 377 (Lancaster, Ohio). Minutes of the 22nd national convention of the Women's Relief Corps, 1905 Sept. 7-8. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming. Journal of the 41st annual encampment of the Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Grand Army of the Republic Held at Canon City, Colo. 1920 June 2-4. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Grand Army of the Republic. Simon Mix Post 95 (Pipestone, Minn.). GAR/WRC records, 1884-1968. Pipestone County Historical Society
referencedIn American War Mothers collection, 1928-1988. Wyoming, State Archives and Historical Department
referencedIn Balls (dances) programs 1879-1904. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Rhoads, Horace Emerson. Papers of Horace Emerson Rhoads, 1886-1941 (bulk dates 1910-1939) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Woman's Relief Corps time capsule collection, [between 1896 and 1914]. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Rittweger, William. Civil War soldiers of Butler County, Oxford Township, Ohio, records, 1864-1933. Smith Library of Regional History
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 (Boulder, Colo.). Grand Army of the Republic printed materials 1896-1942. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Minnesota Soldiers Home (Minneapolis, Minn.). Relief records, 1905-1965. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Hampton, Charles G., 1842-1917. Charles G. Hampton papers, 1868-1899. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Woman's Relief Corps. Dept. of Wisconsin. Records and photographs, 1884-1963. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Ribbons and badges of Woman's Relief Corps and Grand Army of the Republic veterans reunions 1894-1928. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
referencedIn Hampton, Emma Stark, 1843-1925. Emma Stark Hampton papers, 1884-1903. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
creatorOf Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). National Convention. Woman's Relief Corps collection, 1885-1956. La Crosse County Historical Society
creatorOf Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Rules and regulations for the government of the Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic 1888, 1912. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Hundred and Fifty Thousand Club (Dallas, Tex.). A souvenir of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans 1905 September 5-7. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming. Official roster 1931 Aug. 1. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Sackett, Frances Adelaide, 1832-1917. F. Adelaide Sackett scrapbook, 1884-1886. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). General orders, 1888-1912. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Col. George H. Ward Post No. 10 (Worcester, Mass.). Grand Army of the Republic collection, 19th and 20th centuries. Worcester Historical Museum
creatorOf Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Roster of the 57th annual convention, Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Held at Boulder, Colo. 1941 June 18-20. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming. Official program and journal of the 41st annual encampment of the Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Grand Army of the Republic Held at Boulder, Colo. 1928 June 19-21. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Women's Relief Corps (U.S.). Fred Winthrop Relief Corps, No. 7 (Missoula, Mont.) Records, 1904-1954 Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Needham Post No. 39 (Lawrence, Mass.). Lawrence, Mass., Civil War collection, 1860-1938. Lawrence Public Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. National Encampment (39th : 1905 Sept. 4-9 : Denver, Colo.). Official souvenir and programme 1905 Sept. 4-9. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Women's Relief Corps (U.S.). Geo. H. Thomas Corps No. 34 (Olympia, Wash.). Records of the George H. Thomas Corps, No. 34, Department of Washington and Alaska, Women's Relief Corps, 1891-1926. Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State
referencedIn G.A.R. Memorial Hall (Wis.). Records, [ca. 1861]-1978, (bulk 1904-1965). Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
creatorOf Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Journal of the 47th annual convention, Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Held at Sterling, Colo. 1931 June 24-26. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Woman's Relief Corp : dedications. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5 (Boulder, Colo.). Grand Army of the Republic collection 1881-1956. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn DeToliver, Irene. Poem 1896 May 19. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Stewart, Lou Stocking, 1862-1942. Lou Stocking Stewart papers, 1871-1941. Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library
referencedIn Bronson, Gustavus, b. 184.1. Memorial Day speech, 1917. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Woolson, Albert, 1847-1956. Papers and photographs. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. National Encampment (62nd-66th : 1928-1932). Programs 1928-1932. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn D'Amant, Ella Mae, 1879-1975. Papers, 1931-1974. Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Calling cards, 1886. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Barton, Clara, 1821-1912. Papers, 1870-1906. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Miller (Fort Collins),. Woman's Relief Corp. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Woman's Relief Corps time capsule collection, [186-]-1914. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Van Zile, Fanny, 1869-1955. Papers and photographs, 1888-1937. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Jones, Owen R. Owen Jones collection, ca. 1840-ca. 1920 (bulk 1863-1917). Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Arms Museum
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming. Journal of the 40th annual encampment of the Department of Colorado and Wyoming, Grand Army of the Republic Held at Rocky Ford, Colo. 1919 June 4-6. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Lou Stocking Stewart Papers, 1871-1941 MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. Nathaniel Lyon Relief Corps No. 27 (Boulder, Colo.). Woman's Relief Corps printed materials 1895-1945. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Dept. of Minnesota. Woman's Relief Corps records, 1883-1984. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic. National Encampment (70th-78th : 1936-1944). Programs 1936-1944. Boulder Public Library
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