Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter Records 1891-1917

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Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter Records 1891-1917

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Local chapter of the national patriotic society. The Western Reserve Chapter was founded in 1891 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of women led by Catherine Hitchcock Tilden Avery. In addition to planning and implementing some of the earliest Americanization programs, the DAR was also involved in providing nursing care and emergency relief to victims of wars and floods. The collection consists of minutes, reports of delegations to the Continental Congress of the DAR, resolutions in memory of deceased members, notices of events, correspondence, addresses given to the DAR and other groups, reports of events of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and committee reports.

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The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter (f. 1891) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, by Catherine Hitchcock Tilden Avery (Mrs. Elroy M. Avery) who became interested in organizing a local chapter when she visited Washington, D.C., soon after the formation of the National Society in 1890. Membership is open to any woman over the age of eighteen who can prove direct descent from a person who aided the cause of the colonists during the American Revolutio...