Daughters of the American Revolution, Betsy Dowdy Chapter Records

1938-2014
Manuscript Collection #1279
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Creator(s)
Daughters of the American Revolution. Betsy Dowdy Chapter (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
Physical description
20 Cubic Feet, 34 archival boxes, consisting of scrapbooks, minutes, certificates, financial records, publications, clippings, programs, brochures, and circulars
Preferred Citation
Daughters of the American Revolution, Betsy Dowdy Chapter Records (#1279), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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This collection consists of the records (1938-2014) of the Betsy Dowdy Chapter (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) of the DAR. Included are thirty-nine scrapbooks (1939-2012), fourteen Constitution Week scrapbooks (1979-2008), minutes (1938-2009), executive board minutes (1988-2010), award certificates (1970s-2014), treasurers' reports and other financial records (1992-2011), publications (1938-1958), and loose items (1940s-2000s). The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, programs, minutes, brochures, and circulars reflecting the activities of the Betsy Dowdy Chapter.

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Custodial History

September 2, 2016, (unprocessed), 20 cubic feet; This collection consists of the records (1938-2014) of the Betsy Dowdy Chapter (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) of the DAR. Included are thirty-nine scrapbooks (1939-2012), fourteen Constitution Week scrapbooks (1979-2008), minutes (1938-2009), executive board minutes (1988-2010), award certificates (1970s-2014), treasurers' reports and other financial records (1992-2011), publications (1938-1958), and loose items (1940s-2000s). The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, programs, minutes, brochures, and circulars reflecting the activities of the Betsy Dowdy Chapter. Donated by Cora deShong Wade, Regent of the Betsy Dowdy Chapter of the DAR.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Cora deShong Wade, Regent of the Betsy Dowdy Chapter of the DAR

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Corporate Names
Daughters of the American Revolution. Betsy Dowdy Chapter (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
Topical
Women--Societies and clubs
Container list
Box 1 Scrapbooks, 1939-1961
Box 2 Scrapbooks, 1961-1963
Box 3 Scrapbooks, 1963-1965
Box 4 Scrapbooks, 1965-1967
Box 5 Scrapbooks, 1967-1969
Box 6 Scrapbooks, 1969-1971
Box 7 Scrapbooks, 1971-1973
Box 8 Scrapbooks, 1973-1975
Box 9 Scrapbooks, 1975-1977
Box 10 Scrapbooks, 1977-1979
Box 11 Scrapbooks, 1979-1981
Box 12 Scrapbooks, 1981-1983
Box 13 Scrapbooks, 1983-1985
Box 14 Scrapbooks, 1985-1986
Box 15 Scrapbooks, 1987-1988
Box 16 Scrapbooks, 1997-1998
Box 17 Scrapbooks, 2003-2008
Box 18 Scrapbooks, 2008-2009
Box 19 Scrapbooks, 1988-1999
Box 20 Scrapbooks, and Constitution Scrapbook, 2006-2007
Box 21 Financial Records, 1992-2004
Box 22 Minutes, 1938-2010
Box 23 Scrapbooks, 2003-2012
Box 24 Scrapbooks, 2004-2005
Box 25 Scrapbooks, 2003-2004
Box 26 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 1999-2000
Box 27 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 1979-1980
Box 28 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 1981-1982
Box 29 Treasurer Reports, Awards, Publications, Loose Items, 1938-2014
Box 30 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 2001
Box 31 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 2003
Box 32 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 2004-2005
Box 33 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 2007
Box 34 Constitution Week Scrapbooks, 2008