JONESBORO WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION COLLECTION

JONESBORO WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION COLLECTION
Minutes 1895-1899

East Tennessee State University
Archives of Appalachia
Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338

INTRODUCTION

Title:	The Jonesboro Woman's Christian Temperance Union Collection
Collection Numbers:	Accession No. 36; L. C. No. MS 82-581
Physical Description:	2 file folders
Creator:	The Jonesboro Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Repository:	Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Jonesboro Woman's Christian Temperance Union Collection was given to Sherrod Library, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. The date and donor are unknown. The collection was transferred to Archives of Appalachia on February 15, 1979 and opened to research on May 30, 1979.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: David Goodin completed processing of the collection in 1979.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The Jonesboro Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded sometime before August 1887 and met regularly through 1899. The organization's goal was to prevent the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Important subjects covered in the collection include:

Jonesboro Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Tenn.)
Jonesborough
Prohibition
Temperance--United States--Societies, etc.
Women

Folder 1

A ledger containing the constitution of the Jonesboro Woman's Christian Temperance Union; several newspaper clippings; and the minutes of the Union, January 25, 1895-December 28, 1899.

Folder 2

A photocopy of the original ledger.

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