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Daughters of the American Revolution, Princess Timpanogos Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1526

Scope and Contents

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Princess Timpanogos Chapter records (1960-2008) include the chapter's meeting minutes from its inception in February 1960. The collection also contains books, historian's correspondence, newsletters, certificates, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks. The minutes of the meetings give a year-to-year written report of chapter activities and the scrapbooks give a visual and in-depth coverage of the organization. The scrapbooks include the original bylaws of the chapter, information on the legend of Princess Timpanogos (the chapter's namesake), photographs of chapter meetings and functions, messages from national and state presidents, and convention programs.

Dates

  • 1960-2008

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (3 boxes and 3 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Princess Timpanogos Chapter records (1960-2008) include the chapter's meeting minutes from its inception in February 1960. The collection also contains books, historian's correspondence, newsletters, certificates, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks. The minutes of the meetings give a year-to-year written report of chapter activities and the scrapbooks give a visual and in-depth coverage of the organization. The scrapbooks include the original bylaws of the chapter, information on the legend of Princess Timpanogos (the chapter's namesake), photographs of chapter meetings and functions, messages from national and state presidents, and convention programs.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harriet Arrington in 1995, 1997 and 2001.

Box 6 donated by Frances Merrill (regent of chapter in 2011) in 2012.

Related Materials

Separated Materials

See also the Daughters of the American Revolution, Princess Timpanogos Chapter photograph collection (P0678) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Jane Chesley in 1996.

Addenda processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2001, Karen Carver in 2006 and Maggie Anderson in 2013.

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Title
Inventory of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Princess Timpanogos Chapter records
Author
Finding aid created by Jane Chesley.
Date
1996 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2001-2006: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Elizabeth Rogers and Karen Carver.
  • 2013: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Betsey Welland.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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