Woman's Christian Temperance Union : New Jersey records, 1876-1981.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union : New Jersey records, 1876-1981.

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Executive committee, convention, and spring institute minutes and related records of Bergen County WCTU (1896-1909, 1924-1940), Mercer County WCTU (1892-1940), and Monmouth County WCTU (1893-1930); minutes of monthly meetings (1892-1908, 1943-1948) of Hackensack WCTU; scrapbook (1931-1932) with clippings relating to Trenton Union No. 1 and its Willard Branch, of Mercer County WCTU; records of Trenton Union No. 1 including constitution and pledge book (1876-ca. 1906), minutes of regular and executive committee meetings (1876-1896, 1901-1931, 1942-1952), membership list (1940-1967), ms. history (1876-1941), scrapbook (1973-1981) and minutes (1901-1902) of Y Branch; records of Anna M. Robbins WCTU, Trenton, N.J. (1911-1913), Hillcrest WCTU, Trenton (1942-1960), and Iota Sigma of Ewing WCTU (1969-1974); constitution and minutes (1885-1891) of Citizens' League of the City of Trenton; records (1897-1948) of New Brunswick WCTU (later Anna D. Perrine WCTU); minutes (1918-1922) of Sayreville WCTU; minutes (1886-1931) of Middlesex County WCTU conventions; scrapbooks with clippings related to local branches of Middlesex County WCTU (1927-1940); and other records.

33 v. and 5 boxes.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union No. 1 (Trenton, N.J.)

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union (New Brunswick, N.J.)

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Hillcrest WCTU (Trenton, N.J.)

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Hackensack WCTU (N.J.)

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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 ...

Anna M. Robbins WCTU (Trenton, N.J.)

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Monmouth County WCTU (N.J.)

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Organized May 20, 1886, by which time there were ten local Unions in the county; met twice a year (at a spring institute, in April or May, and at an annual convention, in September or October) at various Monmouth County churches. Actual name: Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Monmouth County; less frequently referred to as: Monmouth County Woman's Christian Temperance Union. From the description of Minute books, 1893-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562200 ...

Bergen County WCTU (N.J.)

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County WCTU: formed 1891; previously part of a joint organization with representatives of local Unions in Passaic County. Name used most frequently on printed convention programs: Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Bergen County, New Jersey. Hackensack Union: organized 1885. From the description of Minute books, 1892-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122525280 ...

Mercer County WCTU (N.J.)

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Mercer County, N.J., organized 1887; Women's Christian Temperance Union No. 1 of Trenton, N.J., organized 1876. From the description of Mercer County WCTU Collection, 1876-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122429045 ...

Ewing WCTU (Trenton, N.J.). Iota Sigma.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union No. 1 (Trenton, N.J.). Willard Branch

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Anna D. Perrine WCTU (New Brunswick, N.J.)

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union No. 1 (Trenton, N.J.). Y Branch

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Sayreville WCTU (N.J.)

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Middlesex County WCTU (N.J.)

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Citizens' League of the City of Trenton (N.J.)

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