Records, 1887-1955 (inclusive).

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Records, 1887-1955 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232006903

Consists of pamphlets, which contain directives, speeches, material on national conventions, notes on local activities and the deaths of prominent members, and other items.

.5 linear ft.

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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SNAC Resource ID: 7095176

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Woman's Relief Corps. Dept. of Massachusetts.

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An auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, the Corps was founded in 1883 to foster patriotism through acts of charity. Its members were wives and daughters of Union veterans of the Civil War; its charity extended to Union veterans, their dependents, war widows, and orphans. Corps activities included giving support to the GAR and erecting memorials to Union war dead and "loyal women." From the description of Records, 1887-1955 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id...

Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...