Records, 1847-1950.

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Records, 1847-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259798

The collection includes seven octavo volumes, 1847-1950, and one folder of miscellaneous loose manuscripts, ca. 1879-ca. 1949. The volumes are primarily minutes of meetings but they include copies of the constitution, lists of members and officers, records of receipts and expenditures, some newspaper clippings about club activities, brief obituaries of members, and descriptions of social gatherings.

7 v. ; octavo.1 folder.

Gadsden Public Library

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Gadsden Public Library

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Holley, Sallie, 1818-1893

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