Lena D. Vincent papers, 1915-1975.

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Lena D. Vincent papers, 1915-1975.

Courtship letters, 1915-1916, exchanged with Burton J. Vincent, Methodist bishop, concerning in part his work with the Southern California Conference, Free Methodist Church, and her work at Greenville College; and transcript of oral interview, 1968, recounting her career in the temperance movement.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6862282

Bentley Historical Library

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Vincent, Burton Jones, 1877-1931.

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Woman's christian temperance union

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Temperance organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. Campaigning against the use of alcohol and in favor of labor laws and prison reform, the W.C.T.U. became one of the largest and most influential women's organizations of the 19th century. It became global when the World W.C.T.U. was founded in 1883. The organization continued to exist through the 20th century, although membership declined after the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. From the description of ...

Free Methodist Church of North America

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The Free Methodist denomination was founded in 1860. Congregations that were expelled from the Methodist Episcopal Church in western New York state and Illinois comprised its first adherents. Early leaders include B.T. Roberts, Loren Stiles, Walter Sellew, John Wesley Redfield and Wilson T. Hogue. Theologically, the denomination is part of the Wesleyan tradition and was an early player in the Holiness Movement that swept through the United States in the later part of the 19th centur...

Vincent, Lena Pearl Duell, 1888-

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Instructor in education and psychology at Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois, later officer with the Chicago Woman's Christian Temperance Union. From the description of Lena D. Vincent papers, 1915-1975. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 154302233 ...

Greenville College (Greenville, Ill.)

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