Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War collection, 1911-1980.

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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War collection, 1911-1980.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61146439

This collection deals mostly with the Maywood Home for Widows and the Illinois Department of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The documents touching on the Maywood Home include reports of the trustees, the home's by-laws and regulations, its financial records, and correspondence. The documents relating to the Illinois department include minutes of meetings, general orders, account books, officers' reports, and the annual convention proceedings. This collection also has a few documents concerning other state chapters and the national organization, as well as allied groups, such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Grand Army of the Republic, and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Finally, this collection has hundreds of cemetery records for veterans of the U. S. military.

6.5 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7792921

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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Maywood Home for Widows of Veterans (Ill.)

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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865. Illinois Dept.

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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865

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The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 national organization was organized on Memorial Day, May 30, 1885 in Massillon, Ohio, and was incorporated in Ohio on December 12, 1885. The Athens chapter of this society was referred to as "Tent #100" under the direction of Mrs. John Ellis Wool. From the guide to the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865, Athens chapter records, 1930-1965, (Ohio University) The Daughters of Union Veterans of the C...