Ladies' Library Association (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

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Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association was the first women's club organized in Michigan, and the third in the United States. The organization met in various places beginning in 1852, and in 1879 they began meeting in the present Ladies' Library Association building. The Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association is affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Clubs.

From the description of Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association collection, 1854-1982. (Western Michigan University). WorldCat record id: 772086709

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Todd, Paul H. Mrs. Mrs. Paul H. Todd collection, 1829-1968. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
referencedIn Blankenburg, Dorothy,. Dorothy Blankenburg collection, 1835-1956. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
referencedIn Jackson, Mildred Louise. "Do what you can" : Creating an institution, the Ladies' Library Associations in Michigan, 1852-1900", 1998. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Caldwell, Ellen,. Ellen Caldwell collection, 2000. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
referencedIn Stanley Barney Smith Family Papers, 1816-1926. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
referencedIn AtLee, T. S. (Thomas S.), 1816-1884. T.S. AtLee speech, 1855. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Ladies' Library Association (Kalamazoo, Mich.),. Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association collection, 1854-1982. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
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associatedWith AtLee, T. S. (Thomas S.), 1816-1884. person
associatedWith Blankenburg, Dorothy, person
associatedWith Caldwell, Ellen, person
associatedWith Gay, Henry Lord, 1844-1921. person
associatedWith Jackson, Mildred Louise. person
associatedWith Lyon-Jenness, Cheryl, person
associatedWith Potts, Grace, person
associatedWith Todd, Paul H. Mrs. person
associatedWith Women's Service League (Kalamazoo, Mich.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Michigan--Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
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Women
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Active 1854

Active 1982

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