Alice Plumb papers 1892-1968

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Alice Plumb papers 1892-1968

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Alice Plumb was a Brooklyn resident who was both a member and officer of various Brooklyn-based women's societies and clubs. The Alice Plumb papers span the years 1892 to 1968 and measure 1.46 linear feet. This collection documents the activities of three Brooklyn-based women's clubs: the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Reformed Church; the Ex-Presidents' Club; and the Prospect Club. Document types represented in the collection include minutes, reports, annual reports, membership lists, financial records, constitutions and bylaws, printed materials (event programs, historical pamphlets, etc.), and ephemera.

1.46 Linear feet; in three and one half manuscript boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Plumb, Alice

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Alice Plumb was a Brooklyn resident who was both a member and officer of various Brooklyn-based women's societies and clubs. She served as treasurer of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Reformed Church for a period of time including the years 1932 and 1944 to 1947. Plumb joined the Ex-Presidents' Club in 1947, having previously served as president of the Prospect Club. She served the Ex-Presidents' Club as executive chairman from 1956 to 1958 and was also on the executive ...

Prospect Club (Park Slope, New York, N.Y.).

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Political clubs were among the earliest clubs to be organized in New York City. In the 1760s, along with pre-revolutionary rumblings in America, political clubs formed in support of the colonists or the loyalists. Following the American Revolutionary War, political clubs were established to support newly formed political parties, chiefly the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists. During the 19th century, as the idea of civic responsibility grew among citizens, so did the establ...

Ex-Presidents' Club (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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